Collection of diatom mutant strains
Facilities for crystallisation, gene expression and identification of crystalline materials using x-ray diffraction
Provision of satellite and GSM relayed data loggers for deployment on marine mammals or gliders including pressure, salinity, temp, fluorescence, and turbidity. Passive acoustic tags for marine mammals. Passive acoustic monitoring equipment for remote monitoring of marine acoustic environments and real-time transmission of data to a ground station via GSM or satellite
Extensive seawater pool facility for marine research and equipment testing. Aquaria for fish, benthos, algae, biofilms. Disease challenge facilities (fish). 8 m seawater flume supported by ADV and PIV systems
Licenced by EU regulatory body to carry out scientific research with seals. Maximum capacity of 9 animals
Field equipment and operators for sediment geotechnical and ecological survey (GIS mapping, side-scan sonar, sediment stability, invertebrate biodiversity). PAM fluorescence and radiometry for microphytobenthos biomass. Sediment dynamics (field operable MagPI and CSM systems). Safety equipment and appropriate risk assessments. Benthic, mudflat and saltmarsh sampling through photography, grab, and coring
Specialist, robust (6-m aluminium-hulled) vessel designed and equipped to capture seals. Vehicular access to ecosystems with a laboratory-owned van
Sampling of intertidal flora and fauna, microphytobenthos, benthic bacteria, shallow benthic infauna