SAMS Ocean Explorer
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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SAMS Ocean Explorer
Latest Episodes
The scientists saving seaweed!
Seaweeds have been on our planet for 1.6 billion years and are a nursery ground and haven for so many marines creatures. The crop also supports the livelihoods of more than six million seaweed farmers throughout parts of Asia and Africa....
The biodiversity crisis: How do we halt the losses?
We're sadly all too familiar with the terms 'pollution' and 'climate crisis' when it comes to talking about the natural world. But what about the 'biodiversity crisis'?All around the world, we humans are making our mark in an often harmf...
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 retirement.In this special episode, h...
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, The Ellett Line is visited by a researc...
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 funding while facing an urgent demand for new kno...
