Female scientist looking out to the open ocean from the deck of a ship.
π§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 π data.
πhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.π§ͺ
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social
04.07.2025 14:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Female scientist looking out to the open ocean from the deck of a ship.
π§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 π data.
πhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.π§ͺ
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social
04.07.2025 14:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
What if rocks could make oxygen? This sci-fi sounding βwhat ifβ 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...
25.06.2025 18:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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.
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/... π§ͺ
17.06.2025 12:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Seaweed species loss prompts UN Ocean Conference call
UNOC3 is being held at a critical moment for the worldβs ocean
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.π§ͺπ
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
13.06.2025 14:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today - 11/06/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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...
11.06.2025 09:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Project to explore community-led seaweed farming plan
SAMS to probe public perceptions on industry
Today, #SeaweedDay, SAMS is announced as a partner in a @wwf.org.uk project to explore seaweed farming in coastal communities.ππ§ͺ
Through this Β£1m project, funded by the The National Lottery Community Fund, we're analysing public perceptions around seaweed farming. π
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
04.06.2025 14:53 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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19.05.2025 15:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ocean education donation will help inspire young minds
Local donor continues legacy of generosity
#Ocean science outreach activities in Scotland have received a boost following a charitable donation worth Β£10,000 to SAMS.π
The donation of Β£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...
16.05.2025 15:06 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
SAMS has been in front of politicians and policy makers to inform the Scottish Parliament on π matters.
Prof. Andrew Sweetman gave a seminar at parliament on his Dark Oxygen discovery & Prof. Paul Tett gave evidence to parliament on offshore #aquaculture. π
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/rura...
16.05.2025 13:18 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π£Next month @noc.ac.uk are running a 2-day workshop on the contribution of UK Arctic Ocean science to the International Polar Year 32/33.
πThe deadline to register is 16th May - TOMORROW
All the info about how to join and workshop are here: noc-events.co.uk/workshop-con...
15.05.2025 14:05 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
An amazing project, made all the more complex by the Covid pandemic. We were proud to play a very small part in the project; our SIMBA devices were used to measure sea ice thickness.
16.05.2025 08:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you, Winnie! Is it too presumptuous to ask whether the plastic pollution episode is on your list to listen to..?
16.05.2025 08:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A common dolphin leaping out of the water
A robotic scientific instrument floating in the water
Our marine robotics team have been out beyond the #Hebridean islands to deploy a glider in the north-east Atlantic over the coming months.
Gliders are able to gather data in hard-to-reach parts of the ocean, filling gaps in our understanding of large-scale currents.π
The dolphins were a bonus!π¬
13.05.2025 12:03 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Newly Discovered Algae May Speed Melting of Antarctic Ice - Eos
Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily melting.
Scientists have discovered abundant algae in Antarctica. It could lead to faster melting of Antarctic ice.
New research from Alex Thomson @samsocean.bsky.social, comments from @alexanesio.bsky.social @au.dk. Story by @andrewchapman.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/new...
09.05.2025 14:08 β π 25 π 12 π¬ 2 π 0
Loss of seaweeds will affect ocean health
State of the World's Seaweed report highlights global challenges
π£New report launched
State of the World's #Seaweed
This report from our GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR programme highlights how human-induced threats could dramatically change the fortunes of the ocean and ultimately impact human health. ππ§ͺ
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
@globalseaweed.bsky.social
07.05.2025 11:59 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Biobanking call to protect seaweeds from climate change
Warning issued by European experts
A new report published this week in the European Journal of Phycology highlights the need for a co-ordinated European effort to preserve seaweed genetic diversity against a backdrop of rapid species loss.π§ͺ
Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
01.05.2025 15:29 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Harbour porpoise swimming at the water's surface
Funded #PhD opportunitiesπ§ͺπ
Looking for a PhD? We currently have three funded opportunities to work with us here at SAMS.
To find out more, see: www.sams.ac.uk/study/postgr...
#MarineScience #FindAPhD #ThinkUHI
29.04.2025 08:41 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Scottish Entanglement Alliance is a fascinating project involving SAMS that works with creel fishermen to reduce the entanglement risk to marine mammals. ππ³
Read more here: www.countryside-jobs.com/article/2025...
23.04.2025 10:54 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Plastic litter on a beach
Plastic litter in a mangrove habitat
π§NEW PODCAST EPISODE
Drowning in plastic pollution π§ͺπ
www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/epis...
SAMS scientists Prof. Bhavani Narayanaswamy and Dr Geslaine Lemos Concalves explain the extent of plastic pollution in our ocean and what we can do to mitigate some of the worst impacts.
#MarineScience
22.04.2025 15:13 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Natural History Museum leads seaweed resilience research project - Oceanographic
The UK's Natural History Museum has launched a project to protect seaweed farming in southeast Asia from the worst impacts of climate change.
#GlobalSeaweed-Protect researches biodiversity, aquaculture & sustainable livelihoods with Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines: led by Juliet Brodie #NHMLondon plus @samsocean.bsky.social - @ukri.org funded
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/natural...
www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...
16.04.2025 16:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A deep-sea polymetallic nodule in a water tank
Fully-funded #PhD opportunity!ππ§ͺ
"Exploring benthic biogeochemical cycling in the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean"
Want to help answer one of the biggest questions in #deepsea science?
Apply by 30th April, or find out more π
www.sams.ac.uk/study/postgr...
@mastscot.bsky.social
08.04.2025 16:04 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
School pupils step inside giant humpback whale
Outreach event focuses on marine mammals and climate change
Remember that time there was a a 15-metre humpback whale in the gym at Oban High School..? ππ³
The inflatable giant was the centrepiece to SAMS' Whale of a Time outreach event, the conclusion to the Scottish Government-funded GENESIS project.
Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
01.04.2025 15:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Study reveals long-term impacts of deep-sea mining
Publication is crucial evidence in deep-sea mining debate
A new deep-sea study involving SAMS scientists and led by @noc.ac.uk and @nhm-london.bsky.social has revealed the long-term impacts and the first signs of biological recovery in seabed mining tracks, 44-years after deep-sea trails in the Pacific #Ocean.ππ§ͺ
Read more π www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
27.03.2025 09:12 β π 11 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
Antarctic algae discovery is like finding βa forest in a desertβ
Red and purple algae contribute to surface melting on Antarctic ice cap
Antarctic scientists have unveiled communities of photosynthetic algae, which add to melting of the ice caps in the region.ππ§ͺ
Dr Matthew Davey of SAMS (@scienceisnotfun.bsky.social) led the research team during 2 months of fieldwork on a remote ice cap.
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
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25.03.2025 10:20 β π 14 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Last year, @samsocean.bsky.social scientists made the groundbreaking discovery of #DarkOxygen production by polymetallic nodules, a target of #DeepSeaMining.
As #ISA30 negotiations unfold, findings like this highlight the urgent need to close scientific gaps in Earthβs least explored biome.
24.03.2025 18:45 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
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