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[email protected] W: WWW.SAMS.AC.UK ANNUAL REPORT OUR PARTNERS 2016-2017 SAMS IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE, REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND (NO. SC009292), INDEPENDENT MARINE SCIENCE FOR SCOTLAND SINCE 1884 AND A REGISTERED SCOTTISH CHARITY (NO 009206) OFFICE BEARERS AS Audit committee external SAMS Honorary Fellows and CONFIRMED AT 102ND AGM members Research Associates SAMS STAFF OF THE ASSOCIATION Paul Brennan Dr Bob Batty 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 SAMS President Carol Phillips Dr Ruth Brennan Dr Clive Craik DIRECTORATE Martino, Dr Simone EDUCATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT Michalek, Kati Prof Geoffrey Boulton Council observers Dr Katherine Duncan Director: Owens, Prof Nicholas Head: Calder, Dr Lois SERVICES Narayanaswamy, Dr Bhavani Deputy Director: Miller, Prof Axel Bury, Dr Helen Head: McInnes, Jacqueline Dr John Gordon O’Donnell, Dr Christopher Sophie Laurie (NERC) Hatton, Prof Angela Crooks, Polly Beard, Adrian Chairman of SAMS Board Prof Richard Gowen Payne, Dr Ben Jennifer Nicoll (HIE) Davidson, Prof Keith Magill, Dr Shona Black, Derek Dr Fiona Hannah Day, Stafford Pond, Prof David Morrison, Leah Campbell, Elizabeth Professor Clive Mulholland (UHI) Commodore Angus Ross Prof Angela Hatton MacKinnon, Lorna Porter, Dr Marie Tindall, Fiona Hart, Fiona Dr Ken Jones Risch, Dr Denise MacEachen, Janice COUNCIL MEMBERS Dr Ray Leakey SCIENCE Robinson,