Aquarium and Mesocosm tanks – St Abbs Marine Station
A research aquarium with a clear roof to allow natural light throughout the research area A 100,000 litre capacity mesocosm tank which is 4 metres
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A research aquarium with a clear roof to allow natural light throughout the research area A 100,000 litre capacity mesocosm tank which is 4 metres
Established in 1978, the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), based at the Scottish Oceans Institute, St. Andrews University is recognised internationally for its work on
The aquarium has multiple rooms with light and temperature controls (some for 5-30C and some for 15-30C). All have circulating seawater and freshwater, as well
The wide dissemination of the research that the MASTS community conducts is pivotal to its long-term success. Maintaining a productive dialogue with government, educational, industrial,
The Doubly-labelled water (DLW) method is an isotope based technique that allows us to measure CO2 production; hence energy expenditure in completely free-living humans and
We have both freshwater and seawater tank facilities: The freshwater facility comprises three indepedent streams with 10 tanks (500L each) per stream of recirculated water
The specialist aquaculture infrastructure at Shetland UHI are our two production resources – the marine farm ‘Lea of Trondra’ and our onshore tank facility ‘Marine Hatchery’. Over the last twenty
It comprises 3 rooms with seawater, filtered freshwater and air on-tap. The aquarium is built around flexibility, allowing any system to be stripped out and
We have eight temperature-controlled aquarium rooms (with both seawater and freshwater supply) and 12 rooms for holding other vertebrates, all are Home Office-designated and maintained
The “Maitland Building” provides high quality wet and dry field laboratories, an aquarium and space for experimental studies.
Oceanlab has a substantial indoor fresh water tank capable of accommodating offshore assemblies for testing. The tank has dimensions of 5 x 5 x 5
MASTS was founded in 2009 to be a unique collaboration between marine research organisations, government and industry.
Charity Number: SC045259
Company Number: SC485726
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