Save the date – WCMB 2026
April 22, 2025
The 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026
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The 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026
We invite you to submit a Session or Town Hall proposal to the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026! Submission Deadline: 28 May 2025, 23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC OSM is the flagship conference for
This consultation provides an opportunity for stakeholders to influence how the MRF will function. We will use the responses to this consultation to finalise the design of the MRF, including
14th Annual Meeting: 15th – 16th May 2025 (Virtual Meeting) The NOCA Steering Board looks forward to joining colleagues from member institutes of the NOC Association of Marine Science National Capability Beneficiaries (NOCA), the Marine Alliance
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
We invite original research, systematic reviews, methods papers, and policy analyses that illuminate new pathways for sustainable seafood standard development. Contributors are encouraged to challenge conventional models and propose principles
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.
We would like to warmly invite you to an online workshop on “Breaking down scientific silos: towards Source to Sea research in Scotland” on 21st June, 11:00 – 13:00. This
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme is now open to deliver its final year of funding, providing valuable grants to match-fund projects over the next year. Up to £6 million is
NERC, through the Future Marine Research Infrastructure (FMRI) programme, is seeking to develop and deliver a research infrastructure that enables the UK’s marine science aspirations and ambitions. It is important
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
The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards is the flagship event that celebrates the partnerships between business, third sector or public sector organisations and academia. Now in its ninth year the annual
Dr Ingrid Kelling and Ibrahim Lawan, both from Heriot Watt University, have just published a paper titled ‘Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the aquaculture sector in Scotland’. Read on
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
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