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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A new study by GEOMAR and Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows that the exchange of gases between air and sea is not symmetric, and that the global ocean has taken up around 15 per cent more CO2 than suggested by conventional estimates.
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📸 Ming-Xi Yang
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📸 Ming-Xi Yang
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A new study by GEOMAR and Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows that the exchange of gases between air and sea is not symmetric, and that the global ocean has taken up around 15 per cent more CO2 than suggested by conventional estimates.
🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...
📸 Ming-Xi Yang
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📸 Ming-Xi Yang
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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine:
🚜 Investors in AVs bet the #farm;
🌊 Bubble study rethinks #ocean CO2;
🐕 #Microbial protein dog treats;
🧺 Eco #laundry does dirty washing;
🛣️ Carbon-negative #roadbuilding;
♻️ #Resale good fit for #fashion.
Read free: buff.ly/nKzhUKx
@pml.ac.uk @geomarkiel.bsky.social
🚜 Investors in AVs bet the #farm;
🌊 Bubble study rethinks #ocean CO2;
🐕 #Microbial protein dog treats;
🧺 Eco #laundry does dirty washing;
🛣️ Carbon-negative #roadbuilding;
♻️ #Resale good fit for #fashion.
Read free: buff.ly/nKzhUKx
@pml.ac.uk @geomarkiel.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine:
🚜 Investors in AVs bet the #farm;
🌊 Bubble study rethinks #ocean CO2;
🐕 #Microbial protein dog treats;
🧺 Eco #laundry does dirty washing;
🛣️ Carbon-negative #roadbuilding;
♻️ #Resale good fit for #fashion.
Read free: buff.ly/nKzhUKx
@pml.ac.uk @geomarkiel.bsky.social
🚜 Investors in AVs bet the #farm;
🌊 Bubble study rethinks #ocean CO2;
🐕 #Microbial protein dog treats;
🧺 Eco #laundry does dirty washing;
🛣️ Carbon-negative #roadbuilding;
♻️ #Resale good fit for #fashion.
Read free: buff.ly/nKzhUKx
@pml.ac.uk @geomarkiel.bsky.social
A bit of Christmas cheer was had at the lab yesterday, drawing a reindeer with GPS in the PML Christmas Fun Run!
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A bit of Christmas cheer was had at the lab yesterday, drawing a reindeer with GPS in the PML Christmas Fun Run!
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What is nitrification and what role does it play in the ocean’s nitrogen cycle? @pml.ac.uk scientists believe they've solved this mystery. One of my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...
Why does nitrification only switch on under certain conditions?
What is nitrification and what role does it play in the ocean’s nitrogen cycle? Scientists believe they have solved this mystery.
www.yourweather.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What is nitrification and what role does it play in the ocean’s nitrogen cycle? @pml.ac.uk scientists believe they've solved this mystery. One of my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...
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News: Researchers find ocean may absorb up to 15% more CO2 than thought, challenging assumptions around carbon and climate — story on key study by @pml.ac.uk, with @geomarkiel.bsky.social + @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel: buff.ly/8S1ObfL
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@uniheidelberg.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
News: Researchers find ocean may absorb up to 15% more CO2 than thought, challenging assumptions around carbon and climate — story on key study by @pml.ac.uk, with @geomarkiel.bsky.social + @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel: buff.ly/8S1ObfL
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social
#NewStudy from the lab provides evidence that the ocean may have absorbed as much as 15% more #CarbonDioxide than previously thought, requiring a re-think of future #CO2 flux assessments and global #ClimateModels 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/how-bub...
How bubbles may speed up CO2 uptake by the ocean
New study provides evidence that the ocean may have absorbed as much as 15% (0.3-0.4 Pg C yr-1) more CO2 than previously thought, requiring a re-think of future CO2 flux assessments and global climat
pml.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#NewStudy from the lab provides evidence that the ocean may have absorbed as much as 15% more #CarbonDioxide than previously thought, requiring a re-think of future #CO2 flux assessments and global #ClimateModels 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/how-bub...
One year ago today, a routine maintenance trip became a lifesaving mission! After hearing a Mayday call for a missing diver, the PML Explorer crew sprang into action - locating the diver and supporting a safe transfer to the heroes at Plymouth RNLI 👏
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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One year ago today, a routine maintenance trip became a lifesaving mission! After hearing a Mayday call for a missing diver, the PML Explorer crew sprang into action - locating the diver and supporting a safe transfer to the heroes at Plymouth RNLI 👏
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/mainten...
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/mainten...
The Antipodean #albatross is declining by 6% each year due to #fishing #bycatch. New international research co-authored by PML shows how ocean currents can predict where risks are highest - enabling targeted action to reduce bycatch & support conservation: pml.ac.uk/news/followi...
Following ocean currents to predict and prevent seabird deaths
A new study seeks to support conservation and management strategies by identifying zones of overlap between fishing and bird activity.
pml.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Antipodean #albatross is declining by 6% each year due to #fishing #bycatch. New international research co-authored by PML shows how ocean currents can predict where risks are highest - enabling targeted action to reduce bycatch & support conservation: pml.ac.uk/news/followi...
We’re proud to be part of the newly launched National Research Organisations Group (@nro-group.bsky.social) - together with 40 UK research centres, we’re working to deliver measurable impact, foster innovation & strengthen resilience. More: pml.ac.uk/news/uks-top...
UK’s top science organisations unite to support national priorities and policy-making
The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group is designed to ensure science-based insight informs decisions and connects major national priorities to improve people’s lives
pml.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re proud to be part of the newly launched National Research Organisations Group (@nro-group.bsky.social) - together with 40 UK research centres, we’re working to deliver measurable impact, foster innovation & strengthen resilience. More: pml.ac.uk/news/uks-top...
Think the weather has been pretty rough in the #UK lately? Spare a thought for our L4 #AutonomousBuoy, situated about 6 nautical miles south of #Plymouth, which faced some pretty hefty waves from #StormBram yesterday.
#autonomy #MarineAutonomy #DataBuoy
#autonomy #MarineAutonomy #DataBuoy
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Think the weather has been pretty rough in the #UK lately? Spare a thought for our L4 #AutonomousBuoy, situated about 6 nautical miles south of #Plymouth, which faced some pretty hefty waves from #StormBram yesterday.
#autonomy #MarineAutonomy #DataBuoy
#autonomy #MarineAutonomy #DataBuoy
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The shift that sparks nitrification: PML research resolves long-standing mystery within the nitrogen cycle - @pml.ac.uk
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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
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The shift that sparks nitrification: PML research resolves long-standing mystery within the nitrogen cycle - @pml.ac.uk
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Could 2026 be your year? We've added some more new #PhD opportunities to our website, with a total of 12 new incredible studentships across all sorts of disciplines... Check them out here: pml.ac.uk/Working-with...
#PhDopportunity #PhDlife #PhDopportunities
#PhDopportunity #PhDlife #PhDopportunities
PhD studentships
Plymouth Marine Laboratory conducts multidisciplinary research at the cutting edge of marine science to understand the complex marine environment and helpsolve the challenges it faces.
pml.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Could 2026 be your year? We've added some more new #PhD opportunities to our website, with a total of 12 new incredible studentships across all sorts of disciplines... Check them out here: pml.ac.uk/Working-with...
#PhDopportunity #PhDlife #PhDopportunities
#PhDopportunity #PhDlife #PhDopportunities
Wonderful to see the launch of 'Antarctica as a Model for Global Peace', featuring PML's Prof Matt Frost. This is a new international publication exploring Antarctica as a model for peaceful, science-driven governance and collaboration. 🔗 agendaantartica.org/peacebook/
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wonderful to see the launch of 'Antarctica as a Model for Global Peace', featuring PML's Prof Matt Frost. This is a new international publication exploring Antarctica as a model for peaceful, science-driven governance and collaboration. 🔗 agendaantartica.org/peacebook/
🎄Have you got your decs up yet? Forget the 'Little Drummer Boy'… meet our Little L4 Buoy! PML’s Marine Technologist Ross Sanders has crafted a miniature version of our L4 #AutonomousBuoy - now proudly sat at the top of the #Christmas tree in the Marine Technology and Autonomy workshop. (1/4)
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🎄Have you got your decs up yet? Forget the 'Little Drummer Boy'… meet our Little L4 Buoy! PML’s Marine Technologist Ross Sanders has crafted a miniature version of our L4 #AutonomousBuoy - now proudly sat at the top of the #Christmas tree in the Marine Technology and Autonomy workshop. (1/4)
#NitrogenCycle mystery solved ✅ Our scientists have resolved a long-standing puzzle: 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? 🤔
Find out: pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
Find out: 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
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#NitrogenCycle mystery solved ✅ Our scientists have resolved a long-standing puzzle: 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? 🤔
Find out: pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
Find out: pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Proud to be at #IOCS2025 🚀 One of the world’s key gatherings for #OceanColour & #RemoteSensing - where the #ScientificCommunity and #SpaceAgencies unite to shape future #SatelliteMissions, data needs and more.
Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...
Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...
Where Science Meets Space Agencies: PML at IOCS 2025
The International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting is underway in Germany – one of the most important global gatherings for the ocean-colour and satellite remote-sensing community – with a st
pml.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Proud to be at #IOCS2025 🚀 One of the world’s key gatherings for #OceanColour & #RemoteSensing - where the #ScientificCommunity and #SpaceAgencies unite to shape future #SatelliteMissions, data needs and more.
Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...
Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...
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PhD opportunity! "Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management". Do cutting edge research on the deep sea under supervision from Prof Kerry Howell @pml.ac.uk, Dr Angela Stevenson @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social & me @thembauk.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management
Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship: Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management. The studentship will...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
PhD opportunity! "Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management". Do cutting edge research on the deep sea under supervision from Prof Kerry Howell @pml.ac.uk, Dr Angela Stevenson @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social & me @thembauk.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
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PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine environment
Applications are invited for three 3.5 year PhD studentships: Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
Join us! We're #hiring a 'Computer Vision #AI #DataScientist' to work on #DeepVision: a #BezosEarthFund project building cutting-edge Vision Transformer models for underwater species detection. Your work will help safeguard marine ecosystems globally.
Apply: pml.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
Apply: pml.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Join us! We're #hiring a 'Computer Vision #AI #DataScientist' to work on #DeepVision: a #BezosEarthFund project building cutting-edge Vision Transformer models for underwater species detection. Your work will help safeguard marine ecosystems globally.
Apply: pml.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
Apply: pml.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
Despite its shortcomings on #FossilFuels, there was some progress made on #OceanAction at #COP30. PML delegates reflect on the outcomes of the #ClimateChange Conference in #Brazil 👇
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Ocean Action at COP30: Progress Made Despite Fossil Fuel Shortcomings
PML delegates reflect on the outcomes of the Climate Change Conference in Brazil
pml.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Despite its shortcomings on #FossilFuels, there was some progress made on #OceanAction at #COP30. PML delegates reflect on the outcomes of the #ClimateChange Conference in #Brazil 👇
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pml.ac.uk/news/ocean-a...
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Great first day at IOCS!
Oceanographer Prof. Shubha Sathyendranath MBE opened the event, followed by a welcome from our Director-General.
We showcased EUMETSAT’s Ocean Colour applications & research, and the current status and future of Ocean Colour, followed by engaging breakout workshops. 🌊🛰️
Oceanographer Prof. Shubha Sathyendranath MBE opened the event, followed by a welcome from our Director-General.
We showcased EUMETSAT’s Ocean Colour applications & research, and the current status and future of Ocean Colour, followed by engaging breakout workshops. 🌊🛰️
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great first day at IOCS!
Oceanographer Prof. Shubha Sathyendranath MBE opened the event, followed by a welcome from our Director-General.
We showcased EUMETSAT’s Ocean Colour applications & research, and the current status and future of Ocean Colour, followed by engaging breakout workshops. 🌊🛰️
Oceanographer Prof. Shubha Sathyendranath MBE opened the event, followed by a welcome from our Director-General.
We showcased EUMETSAT’s Ocean Colour applications & research, and the current status and future of Ocean Colour, followed by engaging breakout workshops. 🌊🛰️
#NewStudy shows #microplastics can carry harmful pathogens & #AntimicrobialResistant (AMR) bacteria.
With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed.
Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed.
Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
New study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly
pml.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#NewStudy shows #microplastics can carry harmful pathogens & #AntimicrobialResistant (AMR) bacteria.
With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed.
Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed.
Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
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🌊 Big news: @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk win £2 M to use AI to greatly accelerate mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the deep Atlantic.
#MarineScience #AI #Conservation #DeepSea #Plymouth 🌍🦑🧪
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
#MarineScience #AI #Conservation #DeepSea #Plymouth 🌍🦑🧪
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
University co-leads $2m project using AI to study vulnerable deep-sea habitats
University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding through the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate and Nature Grand...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🌊 Big news: @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk win £2 M to use AI to greatly accelerate mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the deep Atlantic.
#MarineScience #AI #Conservation #DeepSea #Plymouth 🌍🦑🧪
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
#MarineScience #AI #Conservation #DeepSea #Plymouth 🌍🦑🧪
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
PML's Prof Pennie Lindeque & Dr Emily Stevenson (@emilymaystevenson.bsky.social) explain how #plastic #BioBeads used in #sewage wastewater treatment can harbour “superbug” #bacteria. Read the full story: theconversation.com/plastic-bio-...
@exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
@exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
PML's Prof Pennie Lindeque & Dr Emily Stevenson (@emilymaystevenson.bsky.social) explain how #plastic #BioBeads used in #sewage wastewater treatment can harbour “superbug” #bacteria. Read the full story: theconversation.com/plastic-bio-...
@exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
@exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk