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Professor Richard Thompson recently attended the #OneHealthSummit in Lyon.
The need to consider animal, human and environmental health as one has never been so urgent. Independent scientific evidence will be key to guide long-term policy and protect our planet for future generations.
#ClimateAction
"The reef has survived ice ages - but whether it will survive increasing pressures from industrial fishing, deep-sea mining & climate change is, in part, a question about data. If we don’t know it exists, how can we protect it?"
PML's Prof Howell on #AIforGood🔗 theconversation.com/how-ai-could...
Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t been analysed.
theconversation.com
School of Biological & Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
The University of Plymouth is showcasing its role in driving innovation and education in marine autonomy, supporting cutting-edge research, skills development, and real-world applications 🌊
Read more: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/deliver...
#MarineScience #MarineAutonomy #OceanTech #STEM
Led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth (@plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social), the #DeepVision project is analysing thousands of hours of seafloor footage to identify keystone species that provide vital habitats and support #CarbonStorage in the ocean’s depths.
School of Biological & Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth is part of a city delegation to Oceanology International 2026, the world’s premier biennial...
How do distress calls affect #AnimalWelfare? 🐔📢
New research shows that distress calls can act as social stressors in chickens, with important implications for understanding and improving welfare in group-housed animals.
Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#Behaviour #AnimalScience #Research
Scientists are helping turn the #HighSeasTreaty from historic agreement into real-world impact 🌎
A new paper sets out the scientific roadmap needed to deliver on its ambitions – from closing critical data gaps to scaling up global collaboration. Access the full paper: pml.ac.uk/news/from-tr...
A new partnership is developing a real-time marine mammal detection system to support conservation and reduce human impact at sea 🌊🐋
Read more: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/partner...
#MarineScience #Conservation #MarineMammals #OceanTech #Biodiversity #OceanConservation
Congratulations to Dr Katherine Herborn on her appointment to the RSPCA Hatchery Standards Technical Advisory Group 🐔
Supporting evidence-based welfare standards for UK poultry and helping inform policy and industry.
#AnimalWelfare #Poultry #Research #RSPCA #OneHealth
For those interested in reading the paper that first discovered ocean darkening, co-authored by both PML's Prof Tim Smyth and Dr Thomas Davies of the University of Plymouth, it is open-access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory
In case you missed it: huge news for Plymouth! Last week, the UK Government announced a £50 million investment to accelerate defence-focused innovation across #Plymouth and the #Southwest 👇
pml.ac.uk/news/50-mill...
