This year is expected to see a record-breaking amount of Sargassum biomass in the Atlantic Ocean according to forecasts from the Mexico based National Earth Observation Laboratory (LANOT), who estimate that 40 million tonnes of the biomass will be circulating … Continue reading
Phytoplankton are microscopic organisations that live in both fresh and seawater and form one of the lowest levels of the aquatic food chain, with many marine creatures eating them. Phytoplankton contain chlorophyll, like plants, and therefore require sunlight to survive … Continue reading
Exciting News! Pixalytics made its television debut last night on BBC2’s Springwatch programme as part of a feature on plankton. We were asked to put together a video from satellite imagery showing the progress of a phytoplankton bloom around European … Continue reading
