Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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A world leader in the field of marine research, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) delivers impactful science in support of a sustainable ocean future.
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Heard about the UK #octopus bloom but haven't had time to read our full report? Check out our 'user friendly' summary in @uk.theconversation.com instead: theconversation.com/octopus-numb...
Kudos to my co-authors: Tim Smyth & Emma Sheehan @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social 🐙
Kudos to my co-authors: Tim Smyth & Emma Sheehan @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social 🐙
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Heard about the UK #octopus bloom but haven't had time to read our full report? Check out our 'user friendly' summary in @uk.theconversation.com instead: theconversation.com/octopus-numb...
Kudos to my co-authors: Tim Smyth & Emma Sheehan @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social 🐙
Kudos to my co-authors: Tim Smyth & Emma Sheehan @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social 🐙
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Announcing the 2026 IOCCG Platt Scholar B Goutami, Xim University, who will work with Dr. Gemma Kulk @pml.ac.uk on Satellite-Based Assessment of Phytoplankton Phenology as an Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Coastal and Estuarine Environments. Congrats! Read more ioccg.org/2026/02/feb-...
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Announcing the 2026 IOCCG Platt Scholar B Goutami, Xim University, who will work with Dr. Gemma Kulk @pml.ac.uk on Satellite-Based Assessment of Phytoplankton Phenology as an Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Coastal and Estuarine Environments. Congrats! Read more ioccg.org/2026/02/feb-...
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How is an octopus bloom reshaping the Southwest UK’s marine ecosystem? The latest findings from @pml.ac.uk, @thembauk.bsky.social & University of Plymouth research explined in my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...
Octopus bloom reshapes Southwest UK’s marine ecosystem
What affect is a growing octopus population having on the fisheries and marine ecosystem off the Southwest coast?
www.yourweather.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
How is an octopus bloom reshaping the Southwest UK’s marine ecosystem? The latest findings from @pml.ac.uk, @thembauk.bsky.social & University of Plymouth research explined in my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...
A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic #CoralReefs to assess their vulnerability to #ClimateChange - and inform ways the #reefs can be protected now and in the future 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-pr...
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
£3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic coral reefs
The five-year initiative will assess the response and resilience of mesophotic coral reef communities to future climate change
pml.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic #CoralReefs to assess their vulnerability to #ClimateChange - and inform ways the #reefs can be protected now and in the future 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-pr...
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
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It was a real pleasure to talk to BBC Spotlight about the UK #octopus bloom this week. You can watch the full interview here. Huge thanks to our research partners @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk & funders: Defra & Plymouth City & Devon County Councils 🐙
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It was a real pleasure to talk to BBC Spotlight about the UK #octopus bloom this week. You can watch the full interview here. Huge thanks to our research partners @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk & funders: Defra & Plymouth City & Devon County Councils 🐙
PML scientists have solved a long-standing puzzle in marine science: why does #nitrification only switch on under certain conditions?
Why does the ocean sometimes stop converting
#ammonium into #nitrate - even when the ammonium is
right there? Answer 👉 pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
Why does the ocean sometimes stop converting
#ammonium into #nitrate - even when the ammonium is
right there? Answer 👉 pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
The shift that sparks nitrification: PML research resolves long-standing mystery within the nitrogen cycle
New PML research has shed light on a long-standing puzzle in marine science: why does nitrification – a key process in the ocean’s nitrogen cycle – only ‘switch on’ under certain conditi
pml.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
PML scientists have solved a long-standing puzzle in marine science: why does #nitrification only switch on under certain conditions?
Why does the ocean sometimes stop converting
#ammonium into #nitrate - even when the ammonium is
right there? Answer 👉 pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
Why does the ocean sometimes stop converting
#ammonium into #nitrate - even when the ammonium is
right there? Answer 👉 pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
🎮🌊 Did you know, one of our senior scientists used to write & sell computer games in the 1980s - and that hobby incredibly U-turned his career from algal physiology, to plankton modelling!
A fascinating story, from a fascinating scientific career. Meet Prof Kevin J Flynn: pml.ac.uk/news/staff-s...
A fascinating story, from a fascinating scientific career. Meet Prof Kevin J Flynn: pml.ac.uk/news/staff-s...
Staff spotlight: Professor Kevin J Flynn – Plankton ecophysiologist
pml.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🎮🌊 Did you know, one of our senior scientists used to write & sell computer games in the 1980s - and that hobby incredibly U-turned his career from algal physiology, to plankton modelling!
A fascinating story, from a fascinating scientific career. Meet Prof Kevin J Flynn: pml.ac.uk/news/staff-s...
A fascinating story, from a fascinating scientific career. Meet Prof Kevin J Flynn: pml.ac.uk/news/staff-s...
Hear directly from the scientists uncovering the mystery behind the #OctopusBloom: Dr Bryce Stewart, Prof Tim Smyth & Prof Emma Sheehan explain why #octopus numbers exploded off the #UK’s #SouthWest coast in 2025 - in their new article for @uk.theconversation.com🔗 theconversation.com/octopus-numb...
January 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Hear directly from the scientists uncovering the mystery behind the #OctopusBloom: Dr Bryce Stewart, Prof Tim Smyth & Prof Emma Sheehan explain why #octopus numbers exploded off the #UK’s #SouthWest coast in 2025 - in their new article for @uk.theconversation.com🔗 theconversation.com/octopus-numb...
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Have you heard about our new report on the UK #octopus bloom? This article in @theconversation.com aims to bring the situation to life and links to the full report theconversation.com/octopus-numb... @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social #climatechange #fisheries🐙
Octopus numbers exploded around the UK’s south-west coast in 2025 – a new report explores this rare phenomenon
Climate-driven shifts in ocean and atmospheric dynamics underpin these recent blooms in octopus numbers in UK waters.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Have you heard about our new report on the UK #octopus bloom? This article in @theconversation.com aims to bring the situation to life and links to the full report theconversation.com/octopus-numb... @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social #climatechange #fisheries🐙
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New evidence reveals how Greenland's seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean - @pml.ac.uk
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New evidence reveals how Greenland’s seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean
An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from the coastal waters of Southwest Greenland to deep-sea carbon reservoirs, pot
pml.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New evidence reveals how Greenland's seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean - @pml.ac.uk
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
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@bd-stew.bsky.social Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences of the 2025 Octopus Bloom
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
The 2025 Octopus Bloom | Dr Bryce Stewart Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences
YouTube video by The Marine Biological Association
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
@bd-stew.bsky.social Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences of the 2025 Octopus Bloom
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
A #NewStudy shows, for the first time, floating mats of #macroalgae (or #seaweeds - including #kelp) in Southwest #Greenland can travel 100s of kms offshore - and may ultimately sink into the deep ocean, locking away #carbon for the long term:
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
@ostseeforschung.bsky.social
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
@ostseeforschung.bsky.social
New evidence reveals how Greenland’s seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean
An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from the coastal waters of Southwest Greenland to deep-sea carbon reservoirs, pot
pml.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A #NewStudy shows, for the first time, floating mats of #macroalgae (or #seaweeds - including #kelp) in Southwest #Greenland can travel 100s of kms offshore - and may ultimately sink into the deep ocean, locking away #carbon for the long term:
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
@ostseeforschung.bsky.social
pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...
@ostseeforschung.bsky.social
The ocean is getting crowded🌊 From #fishing & #shipping, to #offshore infrastructure & #conservation, marine trade-offs are getting tougher. New research from @exeter.ac.uk / @exetermarine.bsky.social + PML explores how decisions are made, and why #BlueJustice matters: pml.ac.uk/news/navigat...
Navigating tricky trade-offs in busy seas
Study shows how ‘Blue Justice’ is key to delivering fairer and more equitable use of marine space.
pml.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The ocean is getting crowded🌊 From #fishing & #shipping, to #offshore infrastructure & #conservation, marine trade-offs are getting tougher. New research from @exeter.ac.uk / @exetermarine.bsky.social + PML explores how decisions are made, and why #BlueJustice matters: pml.ac.uk/news/navigat...
While #ozone shields us in the upper atmosphere, nearer the surface it harms health and ecosystems.
New research led by PML's Dr Mingxi Yang reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...
New research led by PML's Dr Mingxi Yang reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...
Good and bad ozone: new study sheds light on the Ocean’s role in removing and protecting us from harmful ozone
While ozone shields us in the upper atmosphere, nearer the surface it harms health and ecosystems. New research reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away.
pml.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
While #ozone shields us in the upper atmosphere, nearer the surface it harms health and ecosystems.
New research led by PML's Dr Mingxi Yang reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...
New research led by PML's Dr Mingxi Yang reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...
#Marine decisions need more than environmental data🌊
A new Defra-commissioned report reveals widespread support for a "one-stop hub" to link #social + #economic #data with #environmental data - helping protect seas, livelihoods and coastal communities: pml.ac.uk/news/one-sto...
A new Defra-commissioned report reveals widespread support for a "one-stop hub" to link #social + #economic #data with #environmental data - helping protect seas, livelihoods and coastal communities: pml.ac.uk/news/one-sto...
One-stop ocean data hub could help protect seas and communities
A new Defra-commissioned report gathered stakeholder views on how to improve access to marine social and economic data and outlined steps to better link these data with environmental information to
pml.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#Marine decisions need more than environmental data🌊
A new Defra-commissioned report reveals widespread support for a "one-stop hub" to link #social + #economic #data with #environmental data - helping protect seas, livelihoods and coastal communities: pml.ac.uk/news/one-sto...
A new Defra-commissioned report reveals widespread support for a "one-stop hub" to link #social + #economic #data with #environmental data - helping protect seas, livelihoods and coastal communities: pml.ac.uk/news/one-sto...
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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine:
🌊 How #microplastics sink in ocean;
💰 What can you do for #Davos?
🚢 #Hybrid icebreaker for Arctic;
♻️ #Lisbon reverse-vending capital;
🇫🇮 #Wood designs on waterfront;
⌨️ E-waste: True cost of #IT.
Read in full + free: buff.ly/FyjBdtsblished
@pml.ac.uk @ieo.es
🌊 How #microplastics sink in ocean;
💰 What can you do for #Davos?
🚢 #Hybrid icebreaker for Arctic;
♻️ #Lisbon reverse-vending capital;
🇫🇮 #Wood designs on waterfront;
⌨️ E-waste: True cost of #IT.
Read in full + free: buff.ly/FyjBdtsblished
@pml.ac.uk @ieo.es
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine:
🌊 How #microplastics sink in ocean;
💰 What can you do for #Davos?
🚢 #Hybrid icebreaker for Arctic;
♻️ #Lisbon reverse-vending capital;
🇫🇮 #Wood designs on waterfront;
⌨️ E-waste: True cost of #IT.
Read in full + free: buff.ly/FyjBdtsblished
@pml.ac.uk @ieo.es
🌊 How #microplastics sink in ocean;
💰 What can you do for #Davos?
🚢 #Hybrid icebreaker for Arctic;
♻️ #Lisbon reverse-vending capital;
🇫🇮 #Wood designs on waterfront;
⌨️ E-waste: True cost of #IT.
Read in full + free: buff.ly/FyjBdtsblished
@pml.ac.uk @ieo.es
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News: How fast microplastics go through gut of zooplankton is key to how much polluting material gets transported down to ocean depths daily — story on new research by @pml.ac.uk in partnership with @ieo.es, published on SustMeme Biodiversity & Conservation Channel: buff.ly/Vu7RkSW #SustMemeBandC
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
News: How fast microplastics go through gut of zooplankton is key to how much polluting material gets transported down to ocean depths daily — story on new research by @pml.ac.uk in partnership with @ieo.es, published on SustMeme Biodiversity & Conservation Channel: buff.ly/Vu7RkSW #SustMemeBandC
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🪸 Coral reefs are already under severe stress. 2026 is seen as a key year of risk, with the return of El Niño.
With less time to recover, another prolonged warming phase could trigger extensive collapse across many regions.
#ClimateChange #CoralReefs
@pml.ac.uk
With less time to recover, another prolonged warming phase could trigger extensive collapse across many regions.
#ClimateChange #CoralReefs
@pml.ac.uk
Will 2026 be the year when coral reefs pass their tipping point?
Many coral reefs are already very vulnerable, and another El Niño is forecast.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🪸 Coral reefs are already under severe stress. 2026 is seen as a key year of risk, with the return of El Niño.
With less time to recover, another prolonged warming phase could trigger extensive collapse across many regions.
#ClimateChange #CoralReefs
@pml.ac.uk
With less time to recover, another prolonged warming phase could trigger extensive collapse across many regions.
#ClimateChange #CoralReefs
@pml.ac.uk
A very special interview with Dr Tom Vance, Chief Executive of PML Applications (@pml-applications.bsky.social). Tom shares his journey, values and vision for the future - and why integrity, people and the ocean sit at the heart of everything he does: pml-applications.co.uk/news/intervi...
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A very special interview with Dr Tom Vance, Chief Executive of PML Applications (@pml-applications.bsky.social). Tom shares his journey, values and vision for the future - and why integrity, people and the ocean sit at the heart of everything he does: pml-applications.co.uk/news/intervi...
"There has been erosion to the point there was nothing left for the sheep to eat.”
In the #Falklands, eroded peat is entering coastal waters and reshaping marine ecosystems, discover the latest from our 2 week research mission:
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/eroding...
In the #Falklands, eroded peat is entering coastal waters and reshaping marine ecosystems, discover the latest from our 2 week research mission:
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/eroding...
January 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"There has been erosion to the point there was nothing left for the sheep to eat.”
In the #Falklands, eroded peat is entering coastal waters and reshaping marine ecosystems, discover the latest from our 2 week research mission:
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/eroding...
In the #Falklands, eroded peat is entering coastal waters and reshaping marine ecosystems, discover the latest from our 2 week research mission:
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/eroding...
#Microplastics are often framed as a surface ocean problem, but new research shows that #copepods may be driving 100s of microplastics down the water column per cubic metre of seawater every day, by packaging #plastics into their negatively buoyant faecal pellets. Read 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/watch-n...
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
#Microplastics are often framed as a surface ocean problem, but new research shows that #copepods may be driving 100s of microplastics down the water column per cubic metre of seawater every day, by packaging #plastics into their negatively buoyant faecal pellets. Read 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/watch-n...
#StormGoretti: conditions are brighter today, still pretty choppy out there. Access our live data from the data buoys for free on the Western Channel Observatory website: www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#StormGoretti: conditions are brighter today, still pretty choppy out there. Access our live data from the data buoys for free on the Western Channel Observatory website: www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk
#StormGoretti: we saw a maximum wave height of 12 metres at our E1 data buoy! With winds consistent at around 35–40 mph, and gusts exceeding 60 mph.
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
#StormGoretti: we saw a maximum wave height of 12 metres at our E1 data buoy! With winds consistent at around 35–40 mph, and gusts exceeding 60 mph.
#StormGoretti: time to batten down the hatches in the #SouthWest, with a red weather warning for #Cornwall and the #IslesOfScilly. Our autonomous data buoys are starting to feel the effects of the storm, with our L4 buoy (about 6 miles south of Plymouth) seeing strong, near-gale winds of 33mph.
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#StormGoretti: time to batten down the hatches in the #SouthWest, with a red weather warning for #Cornwall and the #IslesOfScilly. Our autonomous data buoys are starting to feel the effects of the storm, with our L4 buoy (about 6 miles south of Plymouth) seeing strong, near-gale winds of 33mph.
🍃 More than #BlueCarbon: New research finds that when the full suite of ecosystem services provided by #BlueEcosystems is included, their monetary value increases by 10- to 100-fold beyond #CarbonSequestration alone: 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/whats-t...
#Carbon #BCEs
#Carbon #BCEs
What’s the real economic value of blue ecosystems? New research reveals holistic benefits boost value by 10-100x
The paper’s findings are crucial for decision-makers looking to nature-based solutions, to mainstream a holistic value of blue ecosystems beyond carbon
pml.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🍃 More than #BlueCarbon: New research finds that when the full suite of ecosystem services provided by #BlueEcosystems is included, their monetary value increases by 10- to 100-fold beyond #CarbonSequestration alone: 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/whats-t...
#Carbon #BCEs
#Carbon #BCEs