During February’s Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deb Bronk recorded an episode of the Scottish Association for Marine Science’s Ocean Explorer podcast.
Deb and Janice Lachance, chief executive and director of the American Geophysical Union, discussed the current state of ocean research, including the impact of funding cuts on discovery and innovation. Deb and Janice also inferred what the future might hold for ocean science, including the role of AI in helping to understand the smallest forms of marine life.
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.
Please consider supporting this important work https://www.sams.ac.uk/support-sams/
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 research ship every two years to collect data from equipment at each of these points.Â
More than 50 years since it was established, The Ellett Line has given scientists a foundation of knowledge and a unique insight into how large scale ocean currents are affected by climate change and other factors. This in turn has improved climate and weather forecasting and helped oceanographers studying Atlantic and Arctic waters to answer some of the biggest questions in marine science today.
In this episode, recorded during the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, guests Prof. Mark Inall of SAMS and Prof. Penny Holliday of the National Oceanography Centre discuss their own histories with The Ellett Line, what its future may hold – and what it's like being on a research ship in 30-metre waves!
The Ocean Explorer podcast is produced by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), an ocean research charity and partner of UHI based in Oban.
In each episode, we take a deep dive into marine science topics with SAMS scientists and special guests.
Interested in working or studying with us, or helping with our work? Visit www.sams.ac.uk to find out more.
As we look ahead, we’re also grateful to give a final parting glance to #OSM26. Check out these fun behind-the-scenes snaps of Bigelowians at the event in Glasgow last month!
Photos:
- Colleagues supporting projects across the Center for Seafood Solutions pose in front of the OSM sign. Back row (left to right): Jeremy Rich (Kelp Blue Carbon), Dave Ernst (Mussel eRNA), Robin Sleith (Kelp Blue Carbon), Kyle Oliveira (Kelp Blue Carbon), Sarah Douglas (Kelp Blue Carbon). Front row: Melissa Melendez (Team HALO), Nichole Price (all projects), Brittney Honisch (Mussel eRNA, Kelp Blue Carbon, Team HALO, Coast-Cow-Consumer), Sophia Riazi-Sekowski (Kelp Blue Carbon & Team HALO), Evelyn Marchand (Kelp Blue Carbon), Aurora Ricart (Team HALO).
- Sydney Greenlee, a UMaine PhD student, presents her poster Uncovering Seasonal Patterns of Microbial Diversity in a Changing Gulf of Maine with Environmental DNA at OSM.
- Senior Research Scientist Karen Stamieszkin leads a presentation about the Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series in front of a packed room.
- Daniel Clements, Rebekah Shunmugapandi, Kyle Oliveira, and Hannah Blair pose at OSM.
- Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deborah Bronk served on a panel to help early career researchers prepare resumes during OSM.
