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Past Projects

Arctic ABC

... designing innovative autonomous drifting observatories for ice covered Arctic waters

3D-Marg

... predicting biomass and volume of marine growth using 3D-photogrammetry

ABACUS

...producing high-value products from microalgae

ACIDCOAST

... understanding how coastal zone governance and management can effectively respond to ocean acidification

AGRI-SATT

... enhancing natural micro-algae growth at the remote world-largest AI-automated zero-emission protein production site

ALFF

...training 15 PhD students in omic-empowered research on the micro- and macroalgal microbiomes

ALLIANCE

... matching users to services, facilities and experts to take a blue biotech product to market

AlterEco

... a novel monitoring framework for shelf sea ecosystem drivers

AquaSpace

... identifying key constraints to the growth of the aquaculture industry in Europe

Arctic PRIZE

... investigating how change in sea ice and ocean properties will affect Arctic ecosystem structures

ARISE

Can we detect changes in the Arctic ecosystem?

ASSEMBLE Plus

... improving the long-term sustainability of marine stations

ASTRAL

... sustainable, profitable and resilient aquaculture through IMTA

ATLAS

... assessing the Atlantic’s deep-sea ecosystems to plan for sustainable blue growth

Blue-Action

... understanding the impact of a changing Arctic on northern hemisphere weather and climate

BGF

The Blue Growth Farm aims to develop and demonstrate a renewable energy-based, automated, modular and environmentally friendly multi-functional platform for open sea farming.

CACHE

... studying shell production for shellfish farming and biotech in a changing world

CAMPUS

... improving evidence base for marine management and identifying an optimised observing network

CLASS

... filling knowledge gaps on ocean variability, climate regulation and ocean services of the Atlantic Ocean

COASTFRAG

Investigating how habitat fragmentation, temperature, water quality, wave exposure and predation affect intertidal seaweed communities across Europe

CoCoast

... an experimental citizen science project studying the UK's changing rocky shore ecology

COMPASS

... creating a cross-border network of buoys to track, model and monitor aquatic life and oceanographic processes

COSPIDS

... investigating distribution and movement of individual skates using photo-identification techniques

DIAPOD

... investigating how Arctic zooplankton like Calanus will be affected by climate change

Diverseafood

Evaluating the potential of aquaculture diversification (IMTA) to improve nutrition and ecosystem sustainability in the UK

EMBRC

... furthering marine biological research through pan-European infrastructure access

EMBRIC

... a pan-European initiative to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and innovation from marine bio-resources.

EnergyInnov

...furthering Knowledge Exchange for the UHI Energy Innovation Group

ENTiCE

... studying the interactions between physical, chemical and basic biological processes in coastal waters

FAABULOUS

... studying the combined effect of changes in light, acidification and species composition on Arctic algal blooms in sea ice and water.

FROZEN LIPidS

...determining how highly-branched isoprenoid lipids are biosynthesized in ice

Genesis

Inspiring youth advocacy for the ocean through intergenerational climate & conservation conversations in west coast schools and communities

GENIALG

... increasing the sustainable production of sugar kelp and sea lettuce

GlobalSeaweed

...creating a global network tackling emerging issues in seaweed cultivation including pests, invasives and pathogens.

GlobalSeaweedSTAR

... growing the research and innovation capability of developing countries engaged in seaweed farming

HyStorPor

HyStorPor is a multidisciplinary research project evaluating the large-scale geological storage of hydrogen as a potential low-carbon energy option.

iAtlantic

... determining the tipping points for deep and open ocean ecosystems in the Atlantic

IFCA_Drone

Demonstrating the potential of machine and deep learning tools for the identification and quantification of hand gathering activity in the near shore.

IFCB

... providing automated phytoplankton monitoring by Imaging FlowCytobot.

IMPAQT

...promoting the eco-intensification of EU aquaculture

INNO-MPP

... proposing a multi-purpose platform for offshore renewables and aquaculture

INTEGRATE

... fostering green growth, eco-innovation and environmental efficiency by developing IMTA practice

LAkE-ICE

...investigating how available carbon sources fuel lake ecosystems.

Macrofuels

... producing advanced biofuels (eg ethanol, butanol, furanics, biogas) from seaweed

Malaysian HAB reports

... developing harmful algal bloom technology to protect Malaysian seafood production

Marine Acoustics

…. monitoring underwater ambient noise and marine mammal presence

MarPAMM

... a cross-border environment project developing tools for monitoring and managing protected coastal marine environments in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland.

MeioMetBar

... developing a method of classifying seabed quality against environmental standards

MERP (Immerse)

... improving our understanding of the whole UK marine ecosystem by addressing key knowledge gaps.

MeyGen Noise

Using underwater noise measurements of MeyGen turbines to develop 3D noise model for the MeyGen array site

Nephrops Survival II

...assessing the survivability of Nephrops from trawl fisheries to inform Landings Obligation high-survivability

NEUROSHELL

Environmental and neuroendocrine control of reproduction and early development in the native oyster

Off-Aqua

...evaluating environmental conditions needed for offshore aquaculture

PipeFish

...mapping the overlap between pipelines and fishing activity

Polyzyme

... identifying novel polysaccharide-degrading enzymes for commercial exploitation

PRIMROSE

... strengthening risk management and early warning systems to predict harmful algal blooms in the Atlantic Arc area

RAZOR

... razor clam surveys around Scotland helping to evaluate electrofishing

Razor 2017

... assessing razor clam stocks to provide info for Scottish Government about establishing a managed electro-fishery

RiseUp

...investigating COVID-19 impact on the UK seafood industry

SACriFice

...informing the development of sustainable Arctic fisheries by quantifying the sources of organic carbon consumed by deep water fish.

SAGA

... determining distribution and physiology on Antarctic snow algae

SEA-AI

... using machine-assisted underwater video analysis for cost-effective, accurate, rapid, and consistent seabed-image collection and analysis that facilitates timely, transparent decision-making.

SEAGAS

...assessing the viability of farming sugar kelp for bioenergy production through anaerobic digestion

ShellEye

... developing tools to help shellfish farmers monitor and forecast water quality

SIFIDS

... providing a voluntary system to collect, analyse and share data from the Scottish inshore fishing fleet.

SNIPH

... exploring new fish food ingredients that promote human health through more omega 3 fats in tilapia, catfish and carp

STREAM

... establishing the cost-benefit of using autonomous systems to perform long-term environmental monitoring.

SustainFish

... exploring sustainability in aquaculture

TIDES

... developing an environmental monitoring plan for a pilot tidal turbine

Towards a marginal Arctic sea ice cover

... quantifying the impact of more marginal ice zone on Arctic climate, and exploring the processes responsible for loss of Arctic sea ice

UK-Japan

A UK-Japan research networking project developing an interdisciplinary international team to research resilience in the coastal and marine environment.

UK-OSNAP

...developing an observing system and modelling techniques to characterise the circulation and fluxes of the N Atlantic Subpolar Gyre

WeedBiome

Developing mitigating methods agaist disease outreaks in seaweed aquaculture based on sea cucumber co-cultivation.

ҹѰ VNP Peat

... investigating ecological, social, economic and cultural aspects of ecosystem tipping points in peatlands