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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
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Profiles
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AGRI-SATT: Agricultural Growth using Remote-sensing, IoT, Satellite and Autonomous Telecomm and Technology
Aleynik, D., Dale, A. & Holloway, M.
1/09/20 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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RiseUp: Resilience of the UK seafood system to the Covid-19 disruption
Franco, S. C. & Sharmina, M.
6/07/20 → 5/01/22
Project: Research
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Climatic change of precipitation mechanisms over a topographically complex coastal hinterland region
Turnewitsch, R.
Project: Research
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A community perspective on the concept of marine holobionts: current status, challenges, and future directions
Dittami, S. M., Arboleda, E., Auguet, J., Bigalke, A., Briand, E., Cárdenas, P., Cardini, U., Decelle, J., Engelen, A. H., Eveillard, D., Gachon, C. M. M., Griffiths, S. M., Harder, T., Kayal, E., Kazamia, E., Lallier, F. H., Medina, M., Marzinelli, E. M., Morganti, T. M., Núñez Pons, L. & 11 others, , 25 Feb 2021, In: PeerJ. 9, 34 p., e10911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Age and growth of the Critically Endangered flapper skate,Dipturus intermedius
Régnier, T., Dodd, J., Benjamins, S., Gibb, F. M. & Wright, P. J., 28 Jun 2021, In: Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A marine zooplankton community vertically structured by light across diel to interannual timescales
Hobbs, L., Banas, N. S., Cohen, J. H., Cottier, F., Berge, J. & Varpe, Ø., 24 Feb 2021, In: Biology Letters. 17, 2, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure)
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 0202
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
Prizes
Activities
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We can predict the effects of climate change by the salt in our oceans
Stuart Cunningham (Member), W. John Gould (Member), Robert Marsh (Member) & Simon A. Josey (Member)
26 Jul 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Predicting droughts and floods: why we’re studying 19th-century ocean records
Stuart Cunningham (Member), Robert Marsh (Member), Simon A. Josey (Member) & W. John Gould (Member)
26 Jul 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS (Journal)
Clare Louise Johnson (Peer reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
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Eat this to save the world! The most sustainable foods – from seaweed to venison
29/06/21 → 11/09/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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SAMS scientists and subs return safe from melting glacier in Svalbard
11/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) | Official News ReleaseBlue carbon
6/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Bioenergy-Technology Innovation Needs Assessment
Michele Stanley (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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FSA Phytoplantkon Monitoring
Keith Davidson (Participant), Sarah Swan (Participant) & Callum Whyte (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts
Student theses
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Organic Enrichment of Scottish Salmon Fish Farm Sediments: A Quantitative Analysis of Sulphur Biogeochemistry
Author: Gosling, J., 14 Jan 2020Supervisor: Crocket, K. (Supervisor), Black, K. (Supervisor) & Stahl, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Sediment Deposition in the Deep Sea: from Seamounts to the Hadal Trenches
Author: Stehlikova, J., 7 Jan 2020Supervisor: Turnewitsch, R. (Supervisor), Howe, J. (Supervisor) & Glud, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Microplastic pollution in the deep sea ecosystem: a study from the Rockall Trough, North East Atlantic Ocean
Author: Courtene-Jones, W., 4 Jun 2019Supervisor: Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor), Gary, S. (Supervisor) & Quinn, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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