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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI (SAMS UHI) has been delivering independent marine science since 1884. Based in Oban, 150 staff are working for healthy and sustainably managed seas and oceans through world-class marine research, education and engagement with society.
We undertake research into all aspects of the marine system and exchange our new understanding with society, policy makers, business and the next generation, so that it can become useful and improve practices.
Science areas: SAMS science focuses on three major and urgent challenges which humankind and our natural world must face
- to discover the physical, chemical, geological and biological processes that drive the marine system so that we have the knowledge needed...
- to describe and quantify how our coastal environment, where more than half the human population resides, responds to ever-increasing man-made pressures such as climate change, habitat destruction, pollution and resource overexploitation and to work with society on developing and testing mitigation and adaptation measures and finally
- to develop a sustainable blue economy so that we can use the marine environment for the benefit of people without degrading its health and productivity.
To address these major challenges SAMS science is multi-disciplinary, drawing on the expertise from physicists, mathematicians, biologists, geologists, chemists, social scientists, computer scientists, technologists, engineers and communicators.
Ships and robotics: Coastal vessels RV Calanus and RV Seol Mara; Robotics: North Atlantic Glider Base; Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (2); Remotely Operated Vehicle; Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems; Coastal and Acoustic Drifters; UK Lander Centre; Moorings and Ocean Observatories; Polar Technology
National facilities: Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa; Scottish Marine Robotics Facility
Partners: University of the Highlands and Islands; United Nations University; Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland; Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society; Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
SAMS News on twitter; @SAMSoceannews
SAMS UHI current science projects
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Profiles
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Dmitry Aleynik
- SAMS UHI - Marine Modeller
- Energy Innovation Team
Person: Academic - Research and Teaching or Research only
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SAIC Plankton Predict
Davidson, K. (PI), Arthur, G. (PI) & Whyte, C. (PI)
10/09/24 → 9/12/25
Project: Research
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AQUA-PLANKTON: 2536GA Plankton monitoring and risk assessment tosafeguard finfish aquaculture (Aqua-Plankton)
Arthur, G. (PI)
1/05/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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A DNA-based investigation of endolithic community succession on shells of the limpet Patella depressa Pennant 1777
Wyness, A. J., Oróstica, M., Monsinjon, J. R. & McQuaid, C. D., 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 587, 9 p., 152103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adverse impacts of off-road vehicles on coastal dune vegetation are widespread, substantial, and long-lasting : Evidence from a global meta-analysis of sandy beach-dune systems
Schlacher, T. A., Weston, M. A., Orchard, S., Kelaher, B. P., Maslo, B., Dugan, J. E., Hubbard, D. M., Costa, L., Bishop, M. J., Kostoglu, K. N., Gilby, B. L., Henderson, C. J., Amaro, T., Lucrezi, S., Crosby, C., Elliott, M., Emery, K. A., Lucia, F., Hesp, P. A. & Kirsty, H. & 8 others, , 1 Jan 2025, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 312, 14 p., 109038.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity
Hofmann, L. C., Brakel, J., Bartsch, I., Montecinos Arismendi, G., Bermejo, R., Parente, M. I., Creis, E., De Clerck, O., Jacquemin, B., Knoop, J., Lorenz, M., Machado, L. P., Martins, N., Orfanidis, S., Probert, I., Rad Menendez, C., Ross, M., Rautenberger, R., Schiller, J. & Serrao, E. A. & 4 others, , 29 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Phycology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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UK Invasive Species Database
Minchin, D. (Creator), Cottier-Cook, E. (Creator) & Bishop, J. D. (Creator), DAISIE - EU Programme, 2009
http://192.171.199.232/daisie/ and one more link, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/39f36f10-559b-427f-8c86-2d28afff68ca#geographicCoverages (show fewer)
Dataset
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Dissolved nutrient samples collected in the Barents Sea during CAO cruise JR16006.
Brand, T. (Creator), Norman, L. (Contributor), Henley, S. F. (Contributor), Tuerena, R. (Contributor), Mahaffey, C. (Contributor) & Crocket, K. (Contributor), UHI Research Repository, 23 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.5285/b4c1537e-c729-6463-e053-6c86abc0c7de
Dataset
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Nitrate isotope measurements from CTD niskin depth profiles from Changing Arctic Ocean cruise JR16006 in the Barents Sea during summer 2017
Tuerena, R. (Creator) & Ganeshram, R. S. (Contributor), UHI Research Repository, 6 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.5285/b2e5007e-f3a8-429c-e053-6c86abc0ba4f, https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b2e5007e-f3a8-429c-e053-6c86abc0ba4f/
Dataset
Activities
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Detection of derelict creel fishing gear in Scottish waters and characterisation of whale entanglement risk
Benjamins, S. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Evaluating secondary entanglement risk of marine megafauna among offshore renewables: a framework approach
Benjamins, S. (Speaker)
15 Apr 2024 → 19 Apr 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Avoiding a tangle: The potential for marine megafauna entanglement in seaweed mariculture and how we might prevent it from happening
Benjamins, S. (Speaker)
15 Nov 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
Impacts
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Bioenergy-Technology Innovation Needs Assessment
Stanley, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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FSA Phytoplantkon Monitoring
Davidson, K. (Participant), Swan, S. (Participant) & Whyte, C. (Participant)
Impact: Economic or commercial Impacts
Student theses
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Assessing the impact of multiple environmental stressors on Atlantic Ocean deep-sea sediment ecosystems functioning.
de Jonge, D. S. W. (Author), Sweetman, A. (Supervisor) & Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor), 4 Mar 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Understanding the source and distribution of marine macro-plastics in coastal environments
Allison, N. (Author), Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor) & Dale, A. (Supervisor), 21 Mar 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Utilising novel methods to determine potential interactions between subsea power cables and benthic reef forming species limaria hians and modiolus modiolus
MacKenzie, E. (Author), Fox, C. (Supervisor) & Howe, J. (Supervisor), 11 Nov 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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