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

  Scottish Government are running additional online information sessions to support anyone interested in responding to our consultation on HPMAs in Scotland. The sessions are

Introduction Welcome to the first National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2) update. In October 2022, Scottish Ministers announced, through Programme for Government 2022-23, their intention to

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

Have you been lucky enough to watch killer whales in Scotland? Or do you enjoy watching seals in areas visited by killer whales? Do you

  Are you working on environmentally focused research, training, and/or policy programmes based in the UK? If so, ACCESS would really like to learn from

Climate-related ocean actions are actions taken for the ocean that address climate change and fall under both Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 14 (Life below water)

2022 saw the UK strengthen its position as one of the leading nations in the research, innovation and development of the ocean energy sector, according

  Would you be interested in an exciting opportunity to contribute to current and future funding priorities and investment whilst also developing your skill as

On 3 February 2023, the IOC launched the Ocean CD-Hub (http://oceancd.org/), a global repository of information on capacity development in ocean science and management. the

The Marine Facilities Advisory Board is pleased to welcome the following five new members: Dr Gaye Bayrakci, National Oceanography Centre, Dr Veronique Creach, Centre for

Prof Elizabeth Cottier-Cook of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), a partner of UHI, has today been presented with WiSA’s Outstanding Contribution award in

The consultation on the Scottish Government’s draft Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA) policy framework, site selection guidelines and supporting documents will close on 20 March.

The new EOOS Strategy 2023-2027 and Roadmap for Implementation have been released! They will be officially launched this Thursday 2nd March. The next five years

NERC is seeking ideas for research challenges that should be priorities for strategic research investment through highlight topics. NERC would welcome ideas from both researchers

Today, the Commission is presenting a package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sector. It includes four

Blue Planet III will use the latest filming techniques to reveal brand new and untold stories from the underwater world – connecting people to the

A new Resilient UK Coastal Communities and Sea research programme has been announced on the 22nd of February with the release of a pre-announcement for