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Steven Benjamins @sbenjamins.bsky.social · 2d

Great first visit at the European Elasmobranchs Association's Annual Science Conference in #Rotterdam #blijdorp talking about flapper skates #skatespotter #EEA2025

EEA2025 @eea2025.bsky.social · 2d

✨ Steven is a marine ecologist with an interest in how marine megafauna interacts with offshore infrastructure and fisheries. #offshorewind #marine #energy #cetaceans #elasmobranchs #bycatch #marineecology #EEA2025 @sbenjamins.bsky.social

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations, Dr Sands! 🎉🍾🎊

Huge congratulations to SAMS @thinkuhi.bsky.social and @bas.ac.uk (BAS) PhD student Chester Sands who today successfully defended his viva.

Chester, a father of three, works at BAS as a molecular ecologist and completed his PhD while working in this role.

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 9d

Bluesky - can you help us?

Drones & Droids is an innovative STEM strategy game created by scientists at SAMS.

We've only 5 days to raise the money needed to bring this project to life. If we don’t reach 100%, we lose match funding.
✅ Back the campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droids

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations, Dr Francis! 🎉 🧑‍🔬 🌊 🥂

Huge congratulations to SAMS and University of Edinburgh PhD student Adam Francis who yesterday successfully defended his viva: The role of new nitrogen inputs and recycling on nutrient dynamics in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 11d

Fully-funded MRes opportunity!

"Determining the origins and ages of plastic arriving on Scotland's shoreline"
www.sams.ac.uk/study/postgr...

App deadline: 31st October

This one-year project aims to understand marine litter conditions in a pre-determined location on the west coast of Scotland.

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 19d

Only 14 days left to bring Drones and Droids to life!

Drones and Droids is a strategic card game with a difference, fusing robotics, science, and imagination.

We’re crowdfunding to get a small production run off the ground - and we’re almost there.
👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droids🌊

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National Oceanography Centre @noc.ac.uk · 20d

New report that outlines UK's vision for Arctic science is a UK-wide collaboration co-led by NOC.

The report which highlights knowledge gaps, ambitions and capabilities for Arctic science will be presented this week at the Arctic Circle #Assembly2025.

Read here👉 lnkd.in/gEjxhurR
#IPY5

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 23d

Adam Hughes, Professor of Innovation in the Blue Economy at SAMS and @thinkuhi.bsky.social, delivered his inaugural lecture to an audience of over 100, with a powerful personal message of resilience, determination, and diversity of thought.

Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

SAMS scientist highlights neurodiversity in academic success

Prof. Adam Hughes delivers inspirational inaugural lecture

www.sams.ac.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 24d

What do porpoise conservation, AI for aquaculture, Christmas Island crabs and algae have in common..?

A warm welcome to our new postgraduate students, who are embarking on fascinating and extremely varied topics!

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🌊🧪

SAMS welcomes new postgraduate students

From porpoise conservation to Christmas Island crabs, students represent diverse research portfolio

www.sams.ac.uk

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Oct 3

Our online EIT Food Algal Biotechnology course is back 4-5 November 2025 📆. apply.eitfood.eu/en_GB/course...

This professional development programme provides an introduction to developments in industry.

📆 Deadline: 29 October 2025
🗺 Place: Online
💶 Course fee: € 99 (incl. VAT)
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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Oct 2

We're involved in crucial research programmes trying to safeguard global seaweed stocks.

There's a race against time to assess and protect stocks which are under severe pressure from factors such as ocean warming, disease & non-native species introduction.

Read more www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

Mission to save seaweed stocks from the impacts of climate change

Project aito improve livelihoods for seaweed farming communities in Southeast Asia

www.sams.ac.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Oct 2

Some generous pledges have injected new momentum to the #Crowdfunder campaign to develop our table-top game Drones and Droids.

Straight from the SAMS 🤖 lab, the game is a fun - and educational - way to experience real #marinescience missions.

Please support us www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/drones-and...

Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!

A thrilling collaborative strategy game about flying, roving and diving scientific robots - can you help make Drones and Droids a reality?

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · Sep 25

9th October the MASTS Marine Artificial Intelligence is hosting a open Forum session with talks from Dr Zonghua Liu ( @robertgordonuni.bsky.social ) and Gary Groves PhD ( @samsocean.bsky.social, UHI ).
📍Sign up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/903dd9...

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jul 7

Important #Arctic #research involving SAMS scientist Laura Castro de la Guardia. 🌊🧪

www.face-it-project.eu/2025/07/02/e...

Ecosystem metabolism and nitrogen budget of a glacial Fjord in the Arctic - FACE IT PROJECT

Fjords in the Arctic are changing rapidly due to multiple factors including increasing air temperatures, the influx of Atlantic Water ...

www.face-it-project.eu

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎧New podcast episode!
"A new wave of ocean exploration"

Real-life Octonauts Drs Neil Fraser & Lewis Drysdale explain how new technology is a game changer in the quest for 🌊 data.

👂https://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.🧪
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social

Female scientist looking out to the open ocean from the deck of a ship.

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎧New podcast episode!
"A new wave of ocean exploration"

Real-life Octonauts Drs Neil Fraser & Lewis Drysdale explain how new technology is a game changer in the quest for 🌊 data.

👂https://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.🧪
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jun 25

What if rocks could make oxygen? This sci-fi sounding “what if” may be true! Researchers at @samsocean.bsky.social were shocked to find oxygen production in the deep sea and traced its most probable source to metallic rocks on the sea floor. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

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Sarah Cryer @sarahcryer.bsky.social · Jun 24

This morning we have moved away from yesterdays unofficial theme of #coccolithophores to nutrients with talks by Robyn Tuerena
@samsocean.bsky.social and the #C-streams project, Anna Belcher @ukceh.bsky.social and @biopole.bsky.social project and a keynote by @altagliabue.bsky.social on #iron

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you were listening this morning to BBC Radio 4's Farming Today, you would have heard a great feature on the future of #seaweed farming.

The story opens today's episode (link below) and includes interviews with Professor Michele Stanley of SAMS.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 🧪

Farming Today - 17/06/25 Agricultural jobs, organised livestock crime, seaweed science - BBC Sounds

Anna Hill finds out how new farming technology could mean more jobs, not fewer.

www.bbc.co.uk

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jun 13

The GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR programme, led by SAMS, has asked the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 in Nice to recognise the importance of #seaweed to ocean health and food security and requested it gets conservation status similar to coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses.🧪🌊

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

Seaweed species loss prompts UN Ocean Conference call

UNOC3 is being held at a critical moment for the world’s ocean

www.sams.ac.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jun 11

Fascinating insight on ocean health from President Moetai Brotherson of French Polynesia on BBC #R4today programme today bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

(From 2:17) President Brotherson references the discovery of deep-sea oxygen production by SAMS scientist Andrew Sweetman www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

Today - 11/06/2025 - BBC Sounds

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

bbc.co.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · Jun 4

Today, #SeaweedDay, SAMS is announced as a partner in a @wwf.org.uk project to explore seaweed farming in coastal communities.🌊🧪

Through this £1m project, funded by the The National Lottery Community Fund, we're analysing public perceptions around seaweed farming. 👇

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

Project to explore community-led seaweed farming plan

SAMS to probe public perceptions on industry

www.sams.ac.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · May 19

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · May 16

#Ocean science outreach activities in Scotland have received a boost following a charitable donation worth £10,000 to SAMS.🌊

The donation of £8,000, plus Gift Aid, from Oban resident Robert Kincaid will buy kit including an ROV, a hydrophone, & a field microscope.

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

Ocean education donation will help inspire young minds

Local donor continues legacy of generosity

www.sams.ac.uk

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · May 16

SAMS has been in front of politicians and policy makers to inform the Scottish Parliament on 🌊 matters.

Prof. Andrew Sweetman gave a seminar at parliament on his Dark Oxygen discovery & Prof. Paul Tett gave evidence to parliament on offshore #aquaculture. 👇
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/rura...

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee | Scottish Parliament TV

www.scottishparliament.tv

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