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Previous ASMs

Previous ASMs

To find out more from previous MASTS Annual Science Meetings please use the links below.

 

YearTitleLinks
2024Marine science in an ocean of change
  • 2024 programme (session and ePosters abstracts linked within, plus workshop information)
  • Best poster – Thomas Baxter (University of St Andrews) – Hatchery reared European lobster (Homarus gammarus) release behaviour and impact of lobster hatchery operation.
  • Runner up poster – Laura Thomson (University of Strathclyde) – Honeycomb: modelling the effects of oil and gas structures on the abundance and distribution of saithe (Pollachius virens) in the North Sea.
  • Best talk – Magnus Janson (Edinburgh Napier University) – Assessing associated biodiversity and status of European flat oyster beds using analysis of soundscapes, eDNA and visual survey.
  • Runner up talk – Tim Awbery (SAMS) – Using Dynamic Habitat Suitability Models Based on a Twenty-Year Dataset to Assess the Potential Risk of Entanglement of Minke Whales.
  • Report from the MASTS ASM 2024 Workshop Proceeding: Tracking Top Predators in Marine Renewable Energy Development Areas 
2023Science, Sustainability and Society – valuing and protecting our marine systems
  • 2023 programme (session and ePosters abstracts linked within, plus workshop information)
  • Photo of PGR prize winners here.
  • Best poster – Julia Steel (Heriot Watt University) – Turning the Tide: Investigating Barriers to Women’s Inclusion in Scottish Aquaculture.
  • Runner up poster – Grant Ellis (University of St Andrews) – Towards improved conservation of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population: quantifying and understanding a major range expansion into northeast England.
  • Best talk – Amber Cowans (University of St Andrews) – Remote sensing and machine learning helps quantify spatial variation in bird communities in response to human recreation.
  • Runner up talk – Tim Awbery (SAMS) – Dynamic Habitat Suitability Models of Minke Whales on the West Coast of Scotland.
  • Summary image of 2023 ASM.
2022Supporting Delivery of the Blue Economy Vision
2021Working to Reverse the Tide on Climate and Global Change
2020 MASTS – A decade of innovation
2019Bold science to meet grand challenges
2018Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Seas
2017Sea Change – Changing Seas, Changing Times
2016Our Marine Environment – A Shared Resource
2015Influencing our Marine Future
2014Making Waves
2013MASTS – Advances & Impact
2012Oceans & Society: 21st Century Challenges
2011Science to Support the Marine Plan
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