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  • February 2025

  • Thu 27
    salmon farm in the sea

    MASTS Open Forum Session “Harmful Algal Blooms in Salmon Farms”

    Featured February 27, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MASTS Open Forum Sessions

    The MASTS Sustainable Aquaculture Forum is excited to host a free Open Forum Session on: Innovative Photocatalytic Barrier for Targeted Elimination of Harmful Algal Blooms in Salmon Farms Speakers: Indira Menezes and Diana Souza Moura (Robert Gordon University) Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can cause significant loss of farmed salmon, particularly through gill damage and oxygen […]

  • March 2025

  • Wed 5

    MASTS Webinar “Application of Peridynamics for Marine Structures”

    Featured March 5, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 2025 MASTS Webinars

    Register Here! Speaker: Selda Oterkus (University of Strathclyde) Marine structures are subjected to harsh marine environment which can cause various damage types including fatigue and corrosion. Prediction of fracture and failure is a challenging research area. There are various methods available for this purpose including well-known finite element (FE) method. FE method is a powerful […]

  • Tue 11

    Marine restoration webinar series: Policy and Regulation

    March 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    Join the second in the OCF series of free marine restoration webinars continues with a focus on the policy and regulatory landscape.

  • Tue 18
    View of Rocky Shore

    SMMR-Net Webinar: “Measuring Ocean Ecosystem Wealth in the Context of Global Change and Conflict”

    March 18, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Wed 19

    MASTS Webinar “Marine environmental forensics”

    Featured March 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 2025 MASTS Webinars

    Marine environmental forensics: disentangling physiological, ecological and environmental signals in stranded cetaceans using paired bulk and biomarker signatures   Cetacean strandings have been reported in increasing numbers in coastal areas worldwide, causing pervasive scientific concern about their cause(s) with respect to environmental change and human activities.  Unsettling as such trends might be, strandings can uniquely […]

  • Wed 26

    SUPERGEN Webinar – The use of Dynamic Bayesian Network Modelling for the Spatial and Temporal Understanding of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics

    March 26, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Chaired by: Dr Neda Trifonova, University of Aberdeen, who will discuss the use of machine learning techniques to understand the ecosystem-level effects at regional and shelf-wide scales following the deployment of large-scale offshore wind and under alternative fishing and climate change scenarios. Bayesian ecosystem models will be discussed with a focus on how they can […]

  • Thu 27

    The genetics of salmon migration timing in a changing climate

    March 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Swimming against the clock: The genetics of salmon migration timing in a changing climate with Dr Samantha Beck

  • April 2025

  • Tue 1

    Native Oyster Network

    April 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 2, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    Join us in Galway City from 1st to 2nd April for a two-day conference hosted by the Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), bringing together the Native Oyster Network community to exchange insights, share project updates, and discuss key developments in oyster restoration, monitoring, and oyster production. The event will explore how policymakers can […]

  • Wed 2

    MASTS Webinar “Harmful Algal Blooms in SE Asia”

    Featured April 2, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 2025 MASTS Webinars

    Prof Keith Davidson will discuss the HAB early warning system jointly developed in Scotland and Malaysia. Dr Hoa Nguyen will introduce a modelling approach to investigate the increasing HABs along Vietnam’s coast over the past decade, considering the scarcity of in situ monitoring data and limited computing resources.

  • Wed 2

    Data & AI Meetup: Life Sciences

    April 2, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Life sciences encompass the study of all living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, and interactions. The field includes biology, genetics, microbiology, and ecology with the aim of understanding life at all levels – from molecules and cells to ecosystems. Innovations in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and environmental conservation are all driven by life sciences. […]

  • Thu 3

    MASTS Open Forum Session “Deep Computer Vision & Benthic Ecosystems”

    Featured April 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am MASTS Open Forum Sessions

    The MASTS Artificial Intelligence Forum is excited to host a free Open Forum Session with an interesting talk on: Understanding the Current State of Southern Ocean Benthic Ecosystems Using Deep Computer Vision Speaker: Dr Cameron Trotter, Machine Learning Research Scientist, British Antarctic Survey Credit: Cameron Trotter, British Antarctic Survey Loss of marine biodiversity is a […]

  • Fri 4

    Exploring AI Ethics in Life Sciences: Online Workshop

    April 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

    The Scottish AI Alliance will facilitate an interactive digital workshop exploring how ethics relates to the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies. Starting with a wide introduction to the history of ethics to establish a common understanding of the language and importance of ethics within the world of tech, we will then explore where ethical issues […]

  • Tue 8

    Online invitation: Marine Data 4 Sustainable Oceans

    April 8, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    The Copernicus Marine Service is organizing a training workshop dedicated to the health and sustainability of the oceans.  An event that aims to engage the marine communities of all around the world, and share its ocean data products and knowledge. After last edition's training dedicated to Africa, gathering around 1300 participants, it is clear training sessions are much appreciated […]

  • Tue 8
    Drawing of a rock under water with crabs and plants on top of it

    MASTS Open Forum Session “Climate Change Drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish deep seas”

    Featured April 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MASTS Open Forum Sessions

    The MASTS Marine Climate Change Forum is excited to host a free Open Forum Session with 2 interesting talks! Register Here! Talk 1: Investigating climate driven changes on marine invertebrates and macroalgae using long-term time-series data in UK regional seas Speaker: Dr Heather Sugden, Newcastle University Anthropogenic climate change has been re-shaping biogeographic patterns of […]

  • Wed 9
    cold-water coral reefs behind a fish

    MASTS Open Forum Session “Cold-Water Corals & Environmental Drivers”

    Featured April 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am MASTS Open Forum Sessions

    The MASTS Aquatic Stressors Forum is excited to host a free Open Forum Session with an interesting talk on: Physiological response and skeletal dissolution of cold-water corals to multiple environmental drivers Speaker: Dr Kristina Beck, University Teacher in Marine Science, University of Edinburgh Credit: Kristina Beck (University of Edinburgh) Some cold-water coral (CWC) species are […]

  • Fri 11

    EMB webinar – Deep-sea knowledge for effective Ocean management

    April 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Despite its immense ecological importance, the deep sea remains underrepresented in policy considerations and global conservation efforts. With 90% of ocean species undescribed and many natural functions poorly understood, the deep sea faces significant threats from unsustainable resource exploitation and climate change. Europe has a pivotal role to play in leading international measures to protect […]

  • Mon 14

    Supergen ORE Hub Annual Assembly

    April 14, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - April 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    14 April (evening reception) & 15 April (Conference), University of Manchester The Annual Assembly is an opportunity to discover the latest research and keep pace with advancements in the rapidly evolving offshore renewable energy sector.  All are welcome at our annual event which brings together academics, industry professionals, and policymakers working in offshore wind, wave […]

  • Wed 16

    Kuzma Kirillovich Tereshchenko – A Hidden Ichthyologist and His Mathematics

    April 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Webinar by Takaaki Iwai Fisheries are internationally crucial in food supply, so it is important to understand the origin of mathematical models used in the field. Kuzma Kirillovich Tereshchenko (1893-1930), who had a career background in politics, published a paper on bream (Abramis brama) population in 1917. This influenced famous On the Question of the […]

  • Tue 22
    View of Rocky Shore

    SMMR-Net Webinar “Setting thresholds for good status in marine ecosystem management”

    April 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Wed 23
    View of Rocky Shore

    SMMR-Net Webinar “Natural capital approaches to understanding ecosystem service delivery”

    April 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Mon 28

    Online training: Qualitative Methods for Conservation

    April 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am - May 2, 2025 @ 3:00 pm

    Do you need to build your skills in qualitative research methods? Are you planning to conduct research interviews…but you’ve not had any training? If you’ve answered yes to either of these questions, you need the Qualitative Methods for Conservation course running online at the end of April. Qualitative research methods such as interviews or focus […]

  • Tue 29

    Free webinar: Three secrets of social science everyone in conservation needs to know

    April 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Join this free webinar to discover three secrets of social science to prompt the sorts of discussions, skills and respect which could transform the way nature conservation works and therefore the impact it has.

  • Tue 29

    Citizen engagement for Open Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI)

    April 29, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    This online workshop and clinic will explore how you can effectively include citizens in your research programmes and why citizen engagement is crucial to Open Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI).

  • May 2025

  • Tue 6

    Horizon Europe info days – Cluster 5 Focusing on the twin green and digital transitions to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050

    May 6, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    The European Commission’s Info Day will present the research and innovation topics proposed under the Work Programme 2025 of Horizon Europe Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility. The event will provide prospective applicants with an opportunity to learn more about the funding options under the new work programme (budget: €1.2 billion), which focuses on the […]

  • Sun 11

    Storytelling with SeaVoice: Scottish Folklore and Ocean Connections

    May 11, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    LOCATION: Upper Hall, Portobello Town Hall, 147 - 149 Portobello High Street, EH15 1AF Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Scottish folklore as we bring to life the stories shaped by the sea.

  • Wed 14

    Mining Battery Metals: What, how, where, sustainable?

    May 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Mini Conference, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews Bute Building, Weds 14th May 1-6pm Metals such as lithium, nickel, and copper, underpin modern battery technology and are critical to global decarbonisation efforts. The majority of future supply will come from mining in developing nations, an activity associated with opportunities, but also […]

  • Wed 14

    Coast-R Webinar: Co-benefit solutions for resilient coasts, and ocean literacy strategies for engaging communities

    May 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Tue 20

    Marine restoration webinar series: Finance

    May 20, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    In this webinar, a range of experts will share their experience in relation to financing marine restoration projects, both currently and in the future.

  • Sat 24

    Beach of Dreams Ceilidh on West Sands

    May 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Feel the sand between your toes and dance to the high-energy music of Kilrymont Ceilidh Band at our Beach of Dreams finale. What could be a better gathering place for the closing celebration of this coastal festival than one of Scotland’s best beaches on a late Spring evening? All are welcome at our free event on West Sands […]

  • Wed 28

    Webinar – where ocean literacy meets EU business

    May 28, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Coastal and maritime tourism are major drivers of economic growth across Europe. But they also pose significant risks to marine ecosystems if not managed responsibly. Episode 8 will take a closer look at how ocean literacy can empower tourism businesses to balance economic development with environmental stewardship.

  • Thu 29

    Marine Directorate Event- Proposed Fisheries Management Measures within Marine Protected Area (MPAs) Update

    May 29, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

    The Marine Directorate MPA and PMF Update event is happening Thursday 29 May at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue. Marine Directorate are hosting this meeting to provide an update to stakeholders on the proposed fisheries management measures for inshore and offshore MPAs. The Cabinet Secretary for NetZero and Energy, Gillian Martin will be opening […]

  • June 2025

  • Mon 2

    European Digital Ocean Pavilion

    June 2, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 13, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    From 2 to 13 June, you will be able to discover cutting-edge EU assets and technologies and explore the EU's advancements in ocean knowledge and monitoring through a series of events and exhibitions. We can't wait to welcome you (both on-site and online)

  • Wed 4

    Seascape Symposium II: Reconnecting the Seascape

    June 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 5, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    On 4th and 5th June 2025, ZSL will hold a second Seascape Symposium, “Reconnecting the Seascape”, in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth and the University of Edinburgh. Seascape Symposium II aims to connect coastal habitat experts to explore the principles of seascape restoration, update on advances in restoration science, habitat connectivity and monitoring, and […]

  • Mon 9

    2025 UN Ocean Conference

    June 9, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 13, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025. The overarching theme […]

  • Tue 10

    Nutrients in Aquaculture and Fisheries

    June 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 12, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    uPcycle is delivering a workshop on nutrient sustainability in the aquaculture industry, in partnership with the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), who are coordinating the event alongside partners in Norway. The workshop will explore key topics including: Nutrient flows Best practices in nutrient management Phosphorus recycling Emerging regulatory changes

  • Tue 10

    1st International Conference on the Cultural Significance of Fish

    June 10, 2025 @ 9:30 am - June 11, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    The conference will seek to explore the myriad ways in which fish have influenced, shaped and been depicted in cultures throughout history and around the world. The conference will bring together speakers and delegates from around the globe for two days of presentations, posters and panel sessions. The conference will also provide opportunities for networking […]

  • Wed 11

    Marine Measurement Forum 68

    June 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Join us for the Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) 68 on the 11th June in Tongham at the Hogs back Brewery, hosted by OceanWise. The MMF is a series of one-day, non-profit making events that has been running since 1983 which provides excellent opportunities for networking and the informal exchange of ideas, knowledge, techniques and developments […]

  • Wed 11
    View of Rocky Shore

    SMMR-Net Webinar “Marine Planning Process in the United Kingdom”

    June 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Wed 11

    Workshop on the contribution of UK Arctic Ocean science to the International Polar Year 32/33

    June 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - June 12, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

    NOC Southampton In-person (with online option) Registration deadline 16th May REGISTER HERE Pre-meeting questionnaire (open to all)   The purpose of this workshop is for the UK Ocean Science community to discuss and then draft a prospectus document outlining the priority Arctic research questions the community would like to address during the run up to, […]

  • Wed 18
    A seagull flying over the ocean, wind farms in the background

    MASTS Open Forum Session “Anthropogenic Energy in the Marine Environment”

    Featured June 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am MASTS Open Forum Sessions

    The MASTS Numerical & Experimental Hydrodynamic Modelling (NEHM) Forum is excited to host this free Open Forum Session with several interesting talks: ~ Energy Pollution by Offshore Wind Farms Speaker: Dr Rory O'Hara Murray (NEHM Forum Convenor; Scottish Government) Offshore wind farms are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our shelf seas. The recent ScotWind leasing round […]

  • Wed 18

    Webinar: OceanMind: Advanced technology for marine monitoring and enforcement

    June 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    This webinar will provide an overview of how advanced technology can be used for effective enforcement of marine regulation, including case studies from the UK’s network of MPAs that cover almost 4.5 million square kilometres in some of the most remote locations on the planet, drawing comparisons to the enforcement needs of high seas MPAs.

  • Mon 23

    One Ocean – joint seminar from SJINML & MASTS

    June 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

    A joint seminar between St John's Island National Marine Laboratory, Singapore & the Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (MASTS)

  • Mon 23

    Structures in the Marine Environment (SIME) 2025 conference

    June 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    The INSITE Programme and OCF are pleased to announce that the 2025 Structures in the Marine Environment (SIME) conference will be held once again at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh on 23 - 24 June 2025. Join us on Day 1 to hear about research from a variety of subject areas centred around the […]

  • Mon 23

    Exploring Acoustic and Oceanographic Data

    June 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    HiAOOS invites you to join us for a special training workshop on “Exploring acoustic and oceanographic data, including methods and tools”. The workshop will take place from Monday 23rd – Wednesday 25th June 2025, Bath, UK. Please note that while the training will be provided free of charge, participants will be responsible for their own […]

  • Mon 23

    Joint MASTS-Challenger Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry Meeting (AMBIO)

    Featured June 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am - June 24, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
    ECCI High School Yards, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    The MASTS Marine Biogeochemistry Forum are delighted to be partnering with the Challenger Society to host the next Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry (AMBIO) conference on Monday 23rd June (9am) – Tuesday 24th June (4pm) 2025 AMBIO provides a technical forum for students, educators, researchers and governmental and industrial partners with shared interests in marine biogeochemistry. […]

    £45.00 – £95.00
  • Mon 23

    Launch event of the open-access Sea-Swallows Engineering Tool

    June 23, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 4:00 pm

    We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the Sea-Swallows Engineering Tool, a new open-access engineering tool that delivers fast and accurate predictions of nonlinear wave loading on monopile-type offshore wind-turbine foundations. The Sea-Swallows Engineering Tool is developed by a consortium led by the Universities of Bath, Oxford, and Strathclyde, and is one […]

  • Tue 24

    FMRI-Coastal Autonomy Workshop

    June 24, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - June 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    FMRI invites you to a one-day workshop exploring the opportunities in autonomous observing for inshore and coastal research and statutory monitoring. Hosted by the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy in partnership with Defra, NOC, NPL and the Scottish Government, this workshop will bring together stakeholders from across the public and private sectors.

  • Wed 25

    Translation Rights of the More-Than-Human – Thoughts on Whale Bioacoustics

    June 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    Inaugural Lecture: Şebnem Susam-Saraeva

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