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    91ֱ (91ֱ) is Scotland's premier independent marine science organisation generating new knowledge for the benefit of the marine environment and society since 1884.
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Executive team

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Professor Keith Davidson

Associate Director for Science and Education
Expertise

Marine microbial ecology; harmful algal blooms

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Professor Axel Miller

Deputy Director
Expertise

Institutional leadership; business planning; resource planning and management; management of complex infrastructure

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Professor Nicholas J P Owens

91ֱ Director
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Leadership and management

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Professor Ben Wilson

Associate Director for Science and Research
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Animal-industrial interactions; underwater sound; marine mammal ecology; marine renewable energy

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91ֱ (91ֱ) has been delivering independent marine science since 1884. Based in Oban, 150 staff are working for healthy and sustainably managed seas and oceans through world-class marine research, education and engagement with society.

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