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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.
#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
#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: 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
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
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🎄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
Here's just a few highlights from an action-packed week so far...

🛰️#IOCS #IOCS25
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM