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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 2h

A beautiful sight to behold!! 🤩

Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 9h

Welcome to #Plymouth, @bas.ac.uk 🌊

The #RRSDavidAttenborough arrived here safe and sound yesterday, and we're excited to share our team will be heading on board later today. Stay tuned for updates!

📹 Filmed by PML's Jani Pewter, from our lab roof!

#BoatyMcBoatface #PolarScience #MarineScience

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 9h

And thank you for the thoughtful discussion 🌊

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Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics: tiny tyre particles found to stick to and be eaten by estuarine animals - @pml.ac.uk

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Microplastics: tiny tyre particles found to stick to and be eaten by estuarine animals

New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of microplastic pollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animal

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 1d

(near the end - under the subheading 'Sargassum Opportunities').

Thank you again Axel for your interest and discussion!

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 1d

And you're right about the opportunities that sargassum can actually bring! Research has documented possibilities of using the seaweed as a resource including as a fertilizer and raw material for biofuels and pharmaceuticals. Check out this article for more info: www.fondriest.com/news/sargass...

Sargassum Surge: How Seaweed is Transforming our Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems

Using remote sensing and monitoring technology, Dr. Yanna Fidai is researching sargassum mats to help protect ecosystems and livelihoods.

www.fondriest.com

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 1d

Thank you for your thoughtful questions Axel, you make some excellent points! So the blooms are thought to be caused by combination of climate change, nutrient pollution & shifting ocean–atmosphere patterns. So a solution is not easy, but reducing emissions and nutrient pollution could help.

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Charlotte Woodhouse @charlwoodhouse.bsky.social · 5d

‼️New Publication‼️

I’m excited to be able to share the first publication from my PhD!

Huge thank you to my incredible supervisors and co-authors for their support throughout this research.

FULL ARTICLE: doi.org/10.1021/acs....

#TyreParticles#Ecotoxicology #Microplastics#MarineScience

Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 5d

🚗💨 New research reveals #TyreParticles are both eaten by – and cling to – tiny estuarine animals.

These particles can make up 73% of #microplastics in such habitats.

Led by PhD researcher Charlotte Woodhouse (@charlwoodhouse.bsky.social) at PML & Exeter University.

🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 5d

Charlotte Woodhouse is a final-year PhD researcher at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of Exeter - @exetermarine.bsky.social / @exeter.ac.uk

Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 5d

🚗💨 New research reveals #TyreParticles are both eaten by – and cling to – tiny estuarine animals.

These particles can make up 73% of #microplastics in such habitats.

Led by PhD researcher Charlotte Woodhouse (@charlwoodhouse.bsky.social) at PML & Exeter University.

🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 5d

New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of #MicroplasticPollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animals: pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

#Microplastics #Plastic

Microplastics: tiny tyre particles found to stick to and be eaten by estuarine animals

New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of microplastic pollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animal

pml.ac.uk

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 6d

Huge blooms of #Sargassum #seaweed are swamping #WestAfrica's coasts - causing mayhem for local communities and disrupting #fishing, #tourism, and livelihoods.

A #NewStudy by PML's Dr Yanna Alexia Fidai provides the first attempt to map their patterns: pml.ac.uk/news/why-is-...

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 8d

"This is certainly a very bad sign for the health of our planet and our ocean, and one likely to worsen unless we make significant strides to cut emissions.”

PML's Professor Ana Queirós on #MarineHeatwaves, featured in The Guardian (@theguardian.com) today: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 9d

🛰️ What do satellites have to do with your health? A lot, actually! From tracking #AirPollution to detecting #Disease outbreaks, #EarthObservation (EO) is transforming #PublicHealth.

New research explores how #EO can power the next generation of health insights 👇
🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/how-ear...

How Earth Observation can help public health

A new comprehensive review evaluates how Earth Observation technologies and Big Data platforms are being harnessed to monitor and understand human health. It highlights the potential for disease model

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

They’ve only gone & done it! 🎉 PML team 'Kraken the Code' has been named one of the 3 winners of the Blue-Cloud 2026 #Hackathon, winning €25k. Their project 'OctoPulse' forecasts future #Octopus booms to support fishers by helping them anticipate changes to their catches: pml.ac.uk/news/pml-tea...

PML team celebrates win at Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025!

We’re delighted to announce that, yesterday, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) were selected as one of three winning teams of the Blue-Cloud Hackathon 202

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

His study shows that gaining deeper understanding of the drivers behind public attitudes to renewable energy is the key to minimising opposition to deployment. Read the full story on our website: pml.ac.uk/news/communi...

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

The #NewStudy, led by PML's Andrew Edwards-Jones, has explored how residents of coastal communities perceive #TidalEnergy, and what values shape their acceptance of new developments.

#PhotoElicitation

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

The #BristolChannel has a long history of proposed tidal projects, but the development of such projects can be tricky if there is public opposition. A new study has sought deeper understanding of the drivers behind public attitudes to renewable energy.

#Bristol

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

What makes the #BristolChannel so powerful? We explain.

#Bristol

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

#DidYouKnow: the #BristolChannel in the #UK has extraordinary potential for renewable energy - it is the second-largest #TidalRange on Earth!

#Bristol

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 12d

🌊⚡Did you know #TidalEnergy could power up to 11% of the #UK’s #electricity demand? Follow the thread 🧵👇

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 13d

🌊⚡Did you know #TidalEnergy could power up to 11% of the UK’s electricity demand?

A new study from the lab shows that gaining deeper understanding of the drivers behind public attitudes to #RenewableEnergy is the key to minimising opposition to deployment: pml.ac.uk/news/communi...

Communities hold the key to tidal energy projects, new study finds

A new study shows that gaining deeper understanding of the drivers behind public attitudes to renewable energy is the key to minimising opposition to deployment.

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 14d

Your anonymous participation will help strengthen knowledge, guide decision-making, and shape future opportunities in #BlueCarbonFinance across Europe.

#BlueFinance #NatureFinance #PrivateFinance

Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 14d

Do you work in private #finance for #BlueCarbon #conservation or #restoration in Europe? Could you spare just 1 minute of your time to share your views to help us better understand the finance and investment of #BlueCarbonEcosystems? You can take part here: plymouthlab.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations to Emily Stevenson for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled “Microplastics as vectors of antimicrobial resistance in aquatic systems.” Her supervisors: Prof Angus Buckling and Dr Aimee Murray (@exeter.ac.uk) and Prof Penelope Lindeque and Dr Matthew Cole (@pml.ac.uk).

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