SAMS Ocean Explorer
Scottish Association for Marine Science
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About This Podcast
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland is an ocean research charity and investigates various elements of our marine environment, from algae to oceanography. In this podcast, we meet staff and students from SAMS to learn more about our vast and mysterious ocean.
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S3E8 Prof. Mike Burrows: A career in climate change
He is one of the world's most cited climate scientists and is part of the research collaboration that defined the term 'marine heatwave', but after 35 years at SAMS Prof. Mike Burrows is sailing into…
S3E7 The Ellett Line: Decades of ocean discovery and 30-metre waves!
You might not have heard of The Ellett Line, but it's one of the most important and influential projects in ocean science today.A series of data points in the Atlantic between Scotland and Iceland,…
S3E6 The state of ocean science: politics, pressure, and what comes next
In a very special episode of the SAMS Ocean Explorer podcast, recorded at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 in Glasgow, we discuss the current state of ocean research as it navigates reductions in…
S3E5 Ocean carbon storage: how much is too much?
Like a giant carbon sponge, the ocean has been absorbing much of the excess carbon dioxide humans have produced - but for how long can that last?While we see the effects of climate change more…
S3E4 The robots helping us to protect nature
The term 'robotics' is fairly wide reaching. From amateur enthusiasts to teams of developers working on the next ingenious idea, there are many applications too.Environmental scientists are excited…
S3E3 Marine restoration: why it's everyone's business
Marine restoration is the helping hand that nature needs in the battle against biodiversity loss and also a way to offset human impacts in the ocean.But the benefits can be more than ecological.In…
S3E2 Ten years of ACES: Training aquaculture's future leaders
With a global human population in excess of eight billion, governments and planners are looking to aquaculture to provide food security in a sustainable way.But this is a diverse global industry that…
S3E1 A new wave of ocean exploration
Oceanographers spend a lot of time exploring the deep sea, but what is it really like taking measurements in the middle of the ocean and how is it done? In this episode real-life Octonauts, Drs Neil…
S2E7 Drowning in plastic pollution
Images of a seahorse clutching a cotton bud, or a marine mammal choking on a plastic bag provoke shocking and saddening reactions - but how much change is made as a result?As they discover a new…
S2E6 Dark Oxygen: a deep sea discovery
A discovery in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean has been challenging the scientific consensus of how oxygen is produced and has even called into question how life on Earth began.Photosynthetic…
S2E5 Plankton: Earth's hidden hero
From creating the atmosphere that led to life on Earth, to providing food for the entire ocean food web, plankton have been pivotal to the world we know today. Indeed, by absorbing vast quantities of…
S2E4 Flapper skate: the little known giant of the sea
They are giants of the sea in northern Europe, yet not many people have heard of them, let alone seen any...The flapper skate, considered critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened…
S2E3 Poetic sampling: when art and science collide
We've all heard creepy noises in the forest, but you probably haven't heard one like this...In this episode, we hear an artist's take on what a kelp forest looks like below the water surface and…
S2E2 The Nick Owens interview (part two): Antarctica and beyond
In part two of our season-opening episode, SAMS Director Prof. Nick Owens talks to host Euan Paterson and guest co-host Ross Lupton about his time as Director of the prestigious British Antarctic…
S2E1 The Nick Owens interview (part one): generational change and climate change
To kick off season two of the Ocean Explorer podcast, host Euan Paterson and guest co-host Ross Lupton, an undergraduate student at SAMS, quiz SAMS Director Prof. Nick Owens on how marine science has…
S1E7 CSI Cetaceans: Investigating whale strandings
Whether it's an attack by another marine creature, or disorientation in a noisy ocean, there are various reasons for marine mammals to wash up on the shoreline.So how do we find out the cause of each…
S1E6 Weighing up the wonders of seaweed farming
A superfood, a sustainable source of fuel and an overall environmentally-friendly industry; there's plenty to like about seaweed farming!But following some recent unsuccessful planning applications…
S1E5 Whales of the west coast
Can whales be famous? Are they becoming more of less common in our coastal waters? How are they affected by climate change and pollution?Despite being among the largest creatures on the planet,…
S1E4 SIMBA: Using technology to predict ice melt, avalanches and floods
It's all contained within a yellow case, the size of a small suitcase, but the SIMBA instrument is revolutionising the way scientists measure ice melt rate and thickness and, more recently, how they…
S1E3 Feeling the heat: Marine heatwaves on the rise
Marine heatwaves are becoming more common and more intense.They can have devastating effects on ocean life, particularly corals and other species that are fixed in one location.This year, large parts…
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SAMS Ocean Explorer has published 22 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Earth Sciences, Life Sciences.
SAMS Ocean Explorer is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 36m.
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