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Latest news

VisitScotland chief executive Malcolm Roughead, right, and Argyll regional director David Adams McGilp get a tour of the Ocean Explorer Centre with SAMS' head of communications Dr Anuschka Miller

Wed, Jan 15, '20

Tourism chief gets marine science lesson

VisitScotland CEO stops off at SAMS during Argyll tour

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SAMS staff with the donation

Thu, Dec 19, '19

A SAMS Christmas gift

staff at SAMS held a Christmas raffle with a difference

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The SAMS Marine Mammals team

Thu, Dec 19, '19

World Marine Mammal Conference

The marine mammals team at SAMS attended the world’s largest marine mammal conference.

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SAMS UHI PhD student Jacob Bentley

Thu, Dec 19, '19

Assessing fish stocks in the Irish Sea.

SAMS Scientists devise a new way of assessing fish stocks in the Irish Sea.

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Latest papers

Effects of mine tailings exposure on early life stages of Atlantic cod
Authors:

Reinardy HC, Pedersen KB, Nahrgang J, Frantzen M.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 38 (7)
07, 1, 2019
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'Ectrogella' Parasitoids of the Diatom Licmophora sp are Polyphyletic
Authors:

Garvetto A, Perrineau MM, Dressler-Allame M, Bresnan E and Gachon CMM

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
07, 8, 2019
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Common and Antarctic Minke Whales: Conservation Status and Future Research Directions
Authors:

Risch D, Norris T, Curnock M, Friedlaender A

Frontiers in Marine Research Vol 6
05, 14, 2019
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Biosecurity implications of the highly invasive carpet sea-squirt Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 for a protected area of global significance
Authors:

Cottier-Cook, E.J., Minchin, D., Geisler, R., Graham, J., Mogg, A., Sayer, M.D., Matejusova, I.

Management of Biological Invasions Vol 10
05, 14, 2019
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