A DUNSTAFFNAGE science facility is at the forefront of a majo new research project in the North Atlantic.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has a key role to play in the ATLAS (a transtlantic assessment) initiative by carrying out modelling work to help calculate currents, salinity and temperature across parts of the ocean.
SAMS staff will also be taking water samples to study nutrients and how they are varying, as little is known about the subject.