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  • Home » News » Archive » Archive 2021 — SAMS
  • Scientists make lumpfish breeding breakthrough
  • Professor makes 'Highly Cited' list
  • Global seaweed industry must adapt to survive
  • Funding will 'kelp’ the UK’s Blue Economy
  • SAMS represented at COP26
  • SAMS scientist joins WiSA advisory group
  • From the seabed to space: new postgraduate projects underway
  • Ocean observations can aid climate predictions
  • Teaching at SAMS UHI among best in UK
  • SAMS scientist awarded prestigious fellowship
  • Students all smiles as face-to-face teaching returns
  • Uncovering the hidden link in glacier melting
  • Scientists get blue-sky thinking with airborne lab
  • University club makes a splash with student award
  • BLOG: Do fishing quotas need more scrutiny?
  • Acoustic research sheds new light on whale sounds
  • Seafood industry survey to assess Covid-19 impact
  • Seaweed success as SAMS Enterprise wins gold
  • SAMS annual lecture goes virtual for 2021
  • Tributes paid to Dr John Gordon OBE
  • Deep water camera to help SAMS explore the ocean
  • 'Seal scarer' noise may harm porpoise
  • SAMS UHI academic recognised with professorship
  • Funding boost for seaweed nursery plan
  • Lifeboat volunteer is up to the test
  • Historical ocean data gives new insight on climate change
  • Scientist makes climate change 'hot list'
  • SRSL Becomes SAMS Enterprise
  • Algae scientist retires after 35 years at SAMS
  • Seaweed scientist joins UN-led coalition
  • Photophobia may help zooplankton to adapt
  • Algae study can help shellfish industry to grow
  • SAMS Review of the Year 2020
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