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Climate change may open the door to toxic fish in the Mediterranean, new study warns. The Pagasitikos Gulf in central Greece has become the focus of an international scientific study published […]
Harnessing decades of ocean acidification research to shape marine carbon removal solutions. Drawing upon over two decades of research from leading ocean acidification experts, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) community shares vital lessons learned, in hopes […]
How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters. Plymouth Marine laboratory’s Dr Sevrine Sailley, Ecosystem Modeller, has written for The Conversation UK on how climate change is reshaping fish habitats, […]
The heatwave that shattered ecosystems, starved whales, and drove fish north. A record-breaking marine heatwave reveals how climate change could rewrite the rules of life in the ocean. New research from […]
Blue Carbon Finance Toolbox released. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference in June 2025 saw the release of the Blue Carbon Finance Toolbox, with PML’s Dr Olivia Rendón as a Reviewer and Plymouth […]
Deep trouble: future seafloor marine heatwaves will surpass surface extremes. A new study shows that marine heatwaves on the seafloor could be more than 50% more frequent in future than […]
Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn. New paper highlights critical knowledge gaps into the impacts of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technology. […]
What decades of data on plankton populations are telling us about climate change. Unique long term UK-led ocean monitoring may explain why plankton populations thousands of miles apart are rising […]
Mission shrimpossible: Vietnam’s carbon-absorbing shrimp farms amongst the mangroves. WWF is supporting shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta to increase yields and protect carbon-absorbing mangroves Maintaining mangroves in shrimp farms […]
Governments leave ISA negotiations without promised ocean action. “We are rushing to prepare regulations atop a foundation of scientific uncertainty, in direct contradiction of our obligation under Article 145 of […]
The Blue Belt Programme. The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments. The Blue Belt is the UK Government’s international […]
How plastic pollution may influence antimicrobial resistance. New study reveals an alarming number of mechanisms throughout the life-cycle of plastic that could enhance or spread antimicrobial resistance. Plastic pollution, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) […]
Harvest time at world’s first co-located seaweed farm and offshore windfarm. Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is leading the science on the North Sea Farm 1 project. The first-ever harvest at […]
Species loss prompts seaweed scientists’ global conservation call. A research programme investigating the threat to wild seaweed stocks caused by climate change has called on the international community to better […]
French public strongly backs ocean protection ahead of UN Summit, but trust in leaders lags behind. As the world prepares for the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice […]
RV Celtic Explorer accepted as Ireland’s first ICOS ocean station for CO₂ observation. The RV Celtic Explorer has been officially recognised as Ireland’s first Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) ocean station, marking a significant milestone […]
Accelerating climate action through marine spatial planning: the opportunity lies ahead. A new PML-led study identifies key enablers to implementing climate-smart Marine Spatial Planning. An international team of researchers and marine planning […]
The Nature Conservancy awarded pioneering grant from Bezos Earth Fund’s AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. The grant supports innovative AI-driven solutions to tackle urgent environmental challenges. The Nature […]
Chip-shop fish among key seabed engineers. Many of the fish we eat play a key role in maintaining the seabed — and therefore our climate, new research shows. Convex Seascape Survey […]
Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod. How life in different parts of the Barents Sea reacts to climate change. Since 2005, many species of zooplankton, fish, and benthic […]
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