Global overview SAMS STATISTICS
SAMS’s current aquaculture research focuses on interactions between aquaculture and the environment, diversification in aquaculture practices and socio-economic systems related to aquaculture In the 1990s SAMS became a partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands and developed its
portfolio of education activities
SAMS offers a range of BSc (Hons), Masters, MRes and PhD degrees, as well as a short course on seaweed cultivation and breeding Class sizes are small (up to 25 students), which optimises student learning AquaSpaces is a new course that offers a masters- level module looking at marine spatial planning for aquaculture
SAMS’s infrastructure includes Europe’s
largest collection of algae and protozoa, a modern 160m2
research aquarium, two coastal research vessels and a diving facility with a
recompression facility
New masters programme Highly talented and motivated students driv-
en to contribute towards a more sustainable global aquaculture industry have until June 1 to apply to join the first international cohort on a new and reputable Erasmus plus joint master degree programme in Aquaculture, Environ- ment and Society (ACES). Students will spend the first semester of this
two-year programme at SAMS in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to gain an overview of global aquaculture and to explore its environ- mental interactions. On the Greek island of Crete, the relocat-
ed cohort of students will spend the second semester studying finfish aquaculture, before exploring shellfish aquaculture during their third semester in France’s sixth largest city at the University of Nantes. The final six months will be devoted to an industry based research project. A brand new European research project called
AquaSpaces kicked off at the end of last month, and one of its outputs will be a masters level module looking at marine spatial planning for aquaculture.
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“SAMS offers internationally recognised teachers,
amazing research infrastructure and a dazzling outdoor-facing lifestyle
Research training: MRes and PhD training in aquaculture Internationally recognised researchers, amazing research infrastructure and a dazzling outdoor-facing lifestyle make SAMS an exciting place to conduct your own research project on route to collecting an MRes or even PhD qualification. The infrastructure of interest for aquaculture
related research includes Europe’s largest culture collection of algae and protozoa, a flexible and modern 160m2
research aquarium,
two coastal research vessels, a diving facility in- cluding a recompression facility, well equipped laboratories, two experimental seaweed farming sites, an experimental artificial reef, and substantial computing power in support of a thriving modelling community.
Current research projects look at questions ”
related to seaweed cultivation, biochemistry in reducing sediments below fish farms and the effect of increasing calcification on commercial shellfish.
May 11-12: short course on seaweed cultiva- tion and breeding SAMS runs short training courses to pro- vide established practitioners access to new information. The next course of interest to the aquaculture industry runs from May 11 to 12 at SAMS and focuses on seaweed cultivation and breeding. This course is particularly for those interested in the genetic improvement of seaweed crops and anyone who wants to keep up with the rapid technological evolution in population genetics. FF
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