Marine
Impact
and Policy
Marine Alliance for Science and Technology
for Scotland
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Pools the majority of Scotland’s marine science capacity within a
single organisation.
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Assures Scottish marine science remains internationally competitive.
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Provides the academic platform for marine governance and
commerce to support a Scottish Marine strategy.
MASTS
• Network development
• Impact examples
MASTS GOVERNANCE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
ABERDEEN
EDINBURGH
EDINBURGH NAPIER
DUNDEE
GLASGOW
UNIVERSITY SECTOR
HERIOT WATT
ST ANDREWS
STIRLING
MEMBERS
STRATHCLYDE
UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND
MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE
GOVERNMENT
MAST
CHARITIES
UK REPRESENTATION
SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE
ST ABBS MARINE STATION
MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY DECOM GROUP
MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE ADVISORY GROUP
SCOTTISH REPRESENTATION
SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE
INNOVATION CENTRE
SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE FORUM
SCOTTISH FUNDING COUNCIL
FISHERIES INNOVATION SCOTLAND (FIS)
COMMERCIAL LINKS
SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE
INNOVATION CENTRE (SAIC)
SENSOR AND IMAGING SYSTEMS (CENSIS)
A changing KE landscape!
Centres of
Expertise
MRPs+HEIs - Provide Applied
Policy/Industry Relevant Advice and R&D
SFC + SE + Industry - Provide Funds (mainly
to HEIs) to provide innovation for industry
Scottish Government + Fishing Industry and
Supply Chain - Provide Funds to provide
innovation for industry and fisheries
management
MASTS Science Structure
Research Themes
Dynamics and properties
of marine systems
Research Forums
Hydrodynamic Modelling
Biogeochemistry
Technology and Instrumentation
Dr Stuart Cunningham
Marine Energy - Oil and Gas
Productive seas
Marine Planning and
Governance
Prof. Jimmy Turnbull
Marine Energy - Renewables
Marine biodiversity,
function and services
Sustainable Aquaculture
Deep Sea
Fisheries Science
Coastal Dynamics
Prof. Teresa Fernandes
Coastal Zone
Resources and Capabilities
Physical and intellectual
MAST Scotland (also known as MASTS) – legal status
MAST-Scotland Board
of Trustees
(All Full Member VPs
+ Assoc Member Rep
+ Int, Advisory
Committee Rep)
Function
Board works in
the best
interests of
MAST Scotland
and
is legally
responsible for
its Governance
Function
Institutional
Marine Science
representatives
formulating
MASTS strategy,
advising and
making
recommendation
's to the Board.
Oversight of
MASTS
Directorate and
Science
Programme
MASTS Executive
Committee
(Heads of Units and
Institutional Reps +
Assoc Member Rep.
Theme Leaders)
MASTS
Directorate
Exec D. Ops D.
Prog Co-ord.
Finance Co-ord.
Admin
MASTS
Themes and Forums
Function
Themes define high level research “strategy”.
Forums develop specific areas of research and collaborations
International
Advisory
Committee
Associate
Members
(Affiliates and
Organisational)
Function
Day to day
Direction,
management ,
operation
Secretariat for
MAST Scotland
Governance
and science
structure.
MASTS
• Network development
• Impact examples
760K 400K MASTS
Related to management of fisheries
policy under EU regulations
TERRAWATT
ECOWATT 20150
EPSRC £3 Million: Tools for industry
and regulators for modelling impacts
of wave and tidal power
The core of the Working Group was drawn from members of the Marine Alliance for Science
and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) through its Sustainable Aquaculture Research Forum.
We are grateful to the MASTS Directorate and Marine Scotland for providing the necessary
Secretariat services required to organise Working Group meetings and in delivering the
strategy document.
© Crown copyright 2014
Aquaculture Europe 2016
Edinburgh, September 20-23, 2016
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AE events
Industry focus
Promoting Scottish aquaculture
Tours
Sponsorship
MASTS Graduate School
Building Future Capacity through Training
The MASTS Graduate School is a pan-Scotland initiative which provides education and
training to the MASTS student community. This training includes both technical and
core skills to ensure that MASTS graduate students have the full complement of skills
required to achieve the best in their future careers.
Establishing their own
subculture – networks – self
help!
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
Dr Penelope
Donohue
Marine Scotland Fisheries
Division, VQ Edinburgh
Ms Flora Kent
Marine Environment: Marine
Planning & Policy Division
Mr Ewan Edwards
Marine Analytical Unit: Marine
Planning & Policy Division
Ms Sally Rouse
Offshore Energy Environmental
Advice Group
Ms Monica Arso
Environmental Management
Team of DECC O&G Environment
and Decommissioning Unit
MAKING THE MOST OF MASTERS
MASTS Annual Science Meeting
• 30th September – 2nd October 2015
• Taking place at the Technology & Innovation Centre,
Glasgow
• The conference dinner and ceilidh will be held on the
evening of Thursday 1st October at the Millennium
Hotel.
"INFLUENCING OUR MARINE
FUTURE" The 2015 ASM will promote
the latest advances in marine science,
explore our current state of knowledge,
encourage global perspectives, appraise
long-term data series, and explore how
well we are equipped to address future
research needs.
Now the largest marinefocussed conference in the UK?
MASTS Outreach and Engagement
At MASTS we are continually seeking new and inventive ways of engaging with not only members
of the marine science, academic, policy and industry sectors but also the general public. Raising
awareness of the issues effecting the Scottish marine environment is one of our key goals.
MASTS ‘Future Seas’ exhibition in the Grand Gallery and Marine Science Cabaret evening at the
Museum of Scotland (part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival 2013)
132,000 visitors
Prof David Paterson opening the 2012 MASTS ASM
Thank you for your attention!