Scottish Association for Marine Science
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SAMS
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| Type |
Research institute University |
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| Established | 1884 |
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Administrative staff
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ca 150 |
| Students | 160 |
| Undergraduates | 100 |
| Postgraduates | 30 |
| 30 | |
| Location |
Oban, Argyll, Scotland Coordinates: 56°27′04″N 5°26′27″W / 56.45115°N 5.440741°W |
| Campus | Dunbeg |
| Director | Prof N Owens |
| Affiliations |
UHI UNU NERC MASTS |
| Website | www |
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is one of Europe's leading marine science research organisations, one of the oldest oceanographic organisations in the world and is Scotland’s largest and oldest independent marine science organisation.
Sited on the Dunstaffnage peninsula, beside Dunstaffnage Castle and near Oban, Argyll on the Scottish west coast, SAMS marine research and teaching portfolio is diverse in topic and discipline, global in outlook and relevance, and delivered in partnership with academic, business, government, regulatory, voluntary and civic society colleagues.
Advanced research is carried out in the marine environment, including polar research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
SAMS delivers marine science for a productive and sustainably managed marine environment through innovative research, education and engagement with society.
The Association was founded following the landmark Challenger expedition during the 1870s. The Scottish Marine Station, as it was known back then, was the first of such "marine stations" set up in Scotland. It grew quickly and just three years later, Millport Marine Station (now University Marine Biological Station Millport) was founded to further the research.
The site that SAMS now occupies was first developed by the Scottish Marine Biological Association in the late 1960s as a replacement for their outdated laboratory facilities in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae.
The research laboratories at Dunstaffnage were rebuilt and re-equipped in 2004 and new teaching facilities were provided in 2010.
The Ocean Explorer Centre, at Dunbeg, allows visitors to learn about the marine environment and the academic research going on at SAMS.
SAMS science focuses on three major and urgent challenges which humankind and our natural world must face:
In addition to marine research, in the fields of marine processes and climate change, renewable energy, the Arctic, marine prosperity and sustainability, and mining impacts, the institute has a commercial branch and an education department.
SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) is the wholly owned trading subsidiary of SAMS and is also based at the Scottish Marine Institute, Dunstaffange. SRSL has been a part of the SAMS Group since 2002. The subsidiary delivers specialist marine consultancy and survey services, underpinned by the scientific research taking place at the research institute. SRSL aims to mitigate the risks involved in industry interaction with the marine environment, while promoting sustainable and productive oceans. SRSL provides environmental services to multiple industries, including aquaculture, renewable energy, marine mining, oil & gas (decommissioning), seafood security and marine biotechnology. The company also manufactures devices for autonomous snow and ice measurement used in polar environments.
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