The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced funding for three ambitious new projects to generate new data on how ocean biology impacts the storage of carbon.
The PARTITRICS project will be led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), with the further two projects also involving NOC scientists.
The UK is at the forefront of a global shift to using high-tech robots to explore the ocean. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) BIO-Carbon programme is investigating how marine life stores carbon dioxide (CO2).
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has appointed a BIO-Carbon champion to lead a programme that will provide new insights into the role of marine life in ocean carbon storage.