Fish - the missing ingredient in climate models?
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 8 February 2026
New research shows that including fish in marine ecosystem models fundamentally changes predictions of ocean carbon absorption, revealing a 7% reduction in CO2 uptake through fish-plankton feedback loops.
Keywords: fish, climate models, carbon cycle, marine ecosystems, ocean carbon uptake, biogeochemistry, plankton dynamics
Deep Vision project harnesses artificial intelligence to map Atlantic biodiversity
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 4 March 2026
PML and University of Plymouth launched the Deep Vision project, using AI to create the first comprehensive maps of vulnerable marine ecosystems like deep-sea coral reefs and sponge fields across the entire Atlantic Ocean.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, deep-sea biodiversity, vulnerable marine ecosystems, Atlantic Ocean, seafloor mapping, cold-water corals, marine conservation
Simple ocean model predicts El Niño 15 months in advance
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Published: 30 April 2026
UH researchers developed the Wyrtki-CSLIM model that predicts El Niño and La Niña 15 months ahead using ocean surface temperature and sea level data, currently forecasting a strong El Niño for late 2026.
Keywords: El Niño, ENSO prediction, ocean modeling, sea level, climate forecasting, Pacific Ocean, Wyrtki-CSLIM
