My job at SAMS
My responsibility is to oversee all operations of the Seaweed Nursery based within SAMS Enterprise, with a particular emphasis on seeded-line production for commercial and academic clients.
This requires managing the propagation, health and wellbeing of client-sourced seaweed during all stages of development in order to maximize yield for out-planting, as well as curating and building our growing kelp gametophyte biobank.
In addition, I will support business development activities for seeded line product and provide input to seaweed consultancy, including client engagement and product development.
Prior to this, I worked in a technical capacity on research projects investigating algae:pathogen interactions in the context seaweed husbandry and farming
Qualifications
2019 MPhil Marine Science. Newcastle University
2016 BSc (Hons) Marine Biology. Newcastle University
Training courses
2016 Introduction to Bioinformatics Course. Bioinformatics Support Unit. Newcastle University
2015 Sea Survival Course. South Tyneside College
2011 PADI Advanced Open Water & Nitrox Diver
Development of a pan-european Saccharina latissima seedbank (Poster; presented at the International Phycological Conference, March 2021)