| Established | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Field of Research | Marine science |
| Prof. Stephen de Mora (Chief Executive) | |
| Staff | 122 |
| Students | 30 |
| Address | Prospect Place |
| Location | Plymouth |
| Telephone | 01752 633100 |
| Website | www.pml.ac.uk |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (sometimes referred to as PML) in the city of Plymouth, England is an independent collaborative centre of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). PML's Chairman is Terence Lewis and PML's Chief Executive is Prof. Stephen de Mora.
They focus global issues of climate change and sustainability. They monitor the effects of ocean acidity on corals and shellfish and report this information to the UK government. It also cultivates algae that could be used to make biofuels or in the treatment of waste water by using technology such as photo-bioreactors. They work alongside the Boots Group to investigate the usage of algae in skin care protects, because of their content of compounds that adapt to protect themselves from the sun.[1]
PML has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, PML Applications Ltd, which has been created to facilitate the exploitation and application of PML research and its products and to provide a more appropriate interface for working with end users, industrial and commercial partners.
Core Capabilities: Biogeochemistry and systems science, Health of the environment and human health, Sustainable ecosystems and biodiversity
Cross-cutting capabilities: Earth observation, Modelling, Microbial ecology, Molecular science, Blue biotechnology, Technical solutions, Socio-economics, Policy advice
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The Plymouth Marine Laboratory was founded in 1988, mainly due to the recommendations of a House of Lords Report. It was formed by drawing some elements of the Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) with the NERC Institute for Marine Environmental Research (IMER).
On 1 April 2002, PML changed from being a wholly owned NERC research centre to an independent organisation with charitable status.
Founding member of the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership (PMSP)
Partner in the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting (NCOF)
Member of the Peninsular Microbiology Forum
Co-ordinator of the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT)
Member of the Natural Environment Research Council's Oceans 2025 programme
Member and Secretariate host of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO)
Non-country partners of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
Member of the Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (MarBEF) EU Network of Excellence