The EMB Autumn Plenary convened
on 19-20 October in Glasgow, UK. The meeting brought together 28 delegates and was hosted by EMB member MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland). Guests attended from The Swedish Research Council Formas, the University of Bangor, the European Commission and JPI Oceans. The Autumn Plenary open session was included as part of the 2016 MASTS Annual Science Meeting and featured presentations by Mark James (MASTS), Murray Roberts (University of Edinburgh), Beth Scott (University of Aberdeen), Jan de Leeuw (NIOZ), Marco Weydert, (European Commission), Iain Shepherd (European Commission), David Mills (Bangor University) and Alan Evans (NOC). At the plenary reception two young researchers from MASTS provided flash presentations on their PhD research investigating the effects of anthropogenic noise on the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and marine spatial planning and innovation in governance. EMB delegates, guests and participants of the MASTS Annual Science Meeting also joined together for a session of traditional Scottish ceilidh dancing. You can read more about the highlights of the Autumn Plenary here.