Hello! My name is Xiangru and I am a masters student in MSc Marine Systems and Policies at the University of Edinburgh. I am looking for Scottish fisheries-related stakeholders who
Researchers from across the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) partnership have secured two major UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) awards totalling £2.4 million; to investigate how pharmaceutical pollution
What makes a Marine Protected Area (MPA) ‘effective’? Tamara Darbar, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews, is looking for individuals with at least 2 years of experience
PhD Research: Marine Net Gain in England – Stakeholder Interviews My name is Samana Tiwari, and I am a PhD researcher at the University of Aberdeen (NETGAIN programme), supervised by
A new report, Developing Principles for Responsible Investment in Coastal and Marine Natural Capital, sets out how private finance can support restoration across Scotland’s coasts and seas. Funded by Scotland
UHI announces new associate professors from across the partnership The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has awarded the title of associate professor to four colleagues across its partnership,
2026 Summer Courses at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (ASU BIOS), a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State
UKRI and Defra are seeking views to help inform a potential future innovation programme in environmental monitoring, and we would be grateful for your support in responding to this short
On 29 September 2025, the options for proposed fisheries management measures for PMFs within inshore waters were published on NMPi. This is in line with the commitment made by the
The launch of this project will include designing and manufacturing next-generation tidal stream turbine blades in Wales. This project, backed by the Welsh Government through the VInnovate program, brings together
Monitoring water quality and plankton in the Irish sea involves the joint effort and expertise of several government agencies, including Cefas, the Environment Agency, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and
A further 10,000 oysters have been reintroduced into the Firth of Forth thanks to the help of an Edinburgh charity. It means that in total, 40,000 European flat oysters have
MASTS SUPER DTP. Matthew Hatton’s first (!) PhD paper is out, mapping the potential expansion of large-scale trawling off West #Greenland as sea ice retreats. New fishing grounds, new bottom
We would like to make you aware of an opportunity to review grants and fellowships for the European Commission and get paid to do so! There is a permanently open
The University of Stirling and Nofima are holding a workshop on Climate Action in Aquaculture at Nofima in Ås, Norway on 24th April 2025. The workshop will include a range
In 2012, MCCIP published a series of scientific reviews looking at the implications of climate change for fish, fisheries and aquaculture in UK seas. Since then, there have been significant
This week, the MASTS Working Group on Climate Change Impacts on Scottish Deep Seas has been meeting for a Workshop in Edinburgh to continue the development of their Story Map.
Beaches of Scotland – Discover a visual history of Climate Change through the work of Prof. William Ritchie Historical photographs of Scotland’s coastline represent a priceless archive of information of
As of March 2023, MASTS is proud to announce that the University of Essex has successfully applied to become our 18th partner institute. Since its inception in 2009, MASTS has
2022 was a busy year for MASTS as its members and team saw the reintroduction of in-person meetings and conferences. The year included our first in-person Annual Science Meeting
The One Ocean Summit or the One Planet Summit for the Ocean is a three-day conference happening in Brest, France from 9 – 11th February. The goal of the One Ocean
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