SAMS Strategy 2025-2030
SAMS Strategy 2025-2030

World-leading science for a healthy ocean and thriving people.
SAMS response to the marine planning zone consultation
SAMS response to the marine planning zone consultation

Read our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on extending marine planning zones to 12 nm from the coastal baseline.

EIT Food course INSPIRE Restorative Aquaculture
EIT Food course INSPIRE Restorative Aquaculture

Interested in setting up a business in the Seaweed, Microalgae and the Aquaculture sector? 13 Oct to 11 Nov 2025 in Oban.

Latest news

SAMS Enterprise seaweed nursery manager Rob Grisenthwaite examines a seaweed sample during the seaweed nursery course

Thu, Aug 21, '25

First seaweed nursery course meets industry need

Favourable feedback for first course of its kind

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Seagrass is one of the keystone species in UK waters. Photo: Alasdair O'Dell/SAMS

Tue, Aug 19, '25

Landmark reports outline path to further marine restoration

Native oysters and seagrass get industry backing

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Shenley Lloyd scooping up whale poop in The Minch. Image: Steve Truluck

Wed, Jul 23, '25

Community scooping whale poop to study the diet of whales in Scotland

Community collects whale pooh for new research project

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Drone operator Richard Dale prepares for a flight

Tue, Jul 22, '25

UK can become leader in environmental monitoring

New course will provide training in robotics capability

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Latest papers

Seasonality of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic: density flux as a metric for understanding the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Authors:

Fox AD, Fraser NJ, Cunningham SA

Ocean Science, 21
08, 11, 2025
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From science to policy: evolving marine biodiversity targets
Authors:

Dajka JC, Eilrich AK, Franke A, Halpern BS, Snow B, Lombard AT, Jacob U, Laakmann S, Luhede A, Hillebrand H

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
08, 11, 2025
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Harnessing citizen science for marine conservation in Malta: a comparative analysis of GAM and MaxEnt models in bottlenose dolphin habitat mapping
Authors:

Soster F, Awbery T, Vérité-Taulet N, Zammit T, Terribile K

PeerJ 13
08, 5, 2025
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Common bottlenose dolphin habitat suitability in Malta's coastal waters as a human-altered environment
Authors:

Soster F, Galdiers C, Awbery T, Gauci A, Metzger B, Barbara N, Díaz López B

Marine Environmental Research 211
08, 5, 2025
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