Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables
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Dr Simon Waldman of Heriot Watt University will be part of an unusual keynote address at the EIMR2026 conference

Thu, Mar 19, '26

Transatlantic link-up reflects global interest in renewables research

Keynote speech to examine scale-up impacts of marine renewables

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A counsellor from HECA is captivated by SAMS' decades-old samples from the deep sea

Fri, Mar 13, '26

University advisors dive in to UHI experience at SAMS

International education advisors become marine scientists for the day

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The RRS Sir David Attenborough will be central to the research efforts in the Arctic and North Atlantic

Wed, Mar 11, '26

Scientists race to understand Atlantic climate tipping point

SAMS joins 16 other institutes on ocean expedition to Greenland

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The teaching building at SAMS, erected in 2010, is named after Sheina Marshall.

Sun, Mar 8, '26

Sheina Marshall: Celebrating the queen of copepods

How one trailblazing woman became one of the most respected scientists in SAMS' history

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Latest papers

A Comparison of Detection Methods for Identifying the Presence of Active Sonar in Long-Term Passive Acoustic Data: A Case Study Within a Scottish Marine Protected Area
Authors:

Dell BL, White EL, Risch D, Bull JM, White PR, van Geel NCF

The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life IV
03, 20, 2026
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Automatic enumeration of chains of marine diatoms using "You Only Look Once"-a machine learning approach
Authors:

Groves GJJ, Arthur G, Bresnan E, Whyte C, Arce P, Davidson K

Journal of Plankton Research 48 (2)
02, 14, 2026
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Producing Local Common Bottlenose Dolphin Abundance Estimates to Fill Species Knowledge Gaps in the Eastern Mediterranean Surrounding Türkiye
Authors:

Akkaya A, Awbery T, Ozdemir C, Israpilova L, Kammsteeg S, Dalkiliç A

Marine Mammal Science 42 (2)
02, 11, 2026
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Understanding the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery: Applying global findings to the North Sea
Authors:

Squire M, Madgett A, Burdon D, Scott B, Marlow J, Gormley K

Ecosystem Services 78
02, 10, 2026
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