{"id":8177,"date":"2018-05-18T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T09:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/?p=8177"},"modified":"2019-04-04T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T10:57:57","slug":"new-governemnt-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2018\/05\/18\/new-governemnt-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"New Marine Scientific Advisor for Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our scientific work is at the heart of what we do and to reflect this, we have made some changes to our Senior Management and created the new post of a Chief Scientific Advisor for Marine (CSAM).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8198 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat.jpg\" alt=\"OCSAM Prof Colin Moffat\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat.jpg 858w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/OCSAM-Colin-Moffat-632x420.jpg 632w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/299;\" \/><\/a>We are delighted that our former Head of Science, Professor Colin Moffat, has taken up\u00a0a new post\u00a0as the Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine (OCSAM).\u00a0Sitting as part of Marine Scotland,\u00a0OCSAM will help shape critical decisions on the future of Scotland\u2019s marine and freshwater environment, natural resources and aquaculture and their contribution to growing Scotland\u2019s economy while working to ensure that Scotland\u2019s marine and freshwater fisheries science base is secure and is developed in support of those areas.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Moffat will work closely with the other Chief Scientific Advisors within the Scottish Government, the Heads of Analysis and others in associated organisations such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH);<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA);<\/li>\n<li>Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC);<\/li>\n<li>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA);<\/li>\n<li>Natural Resources Wales (NRW); and<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He will also look to develop active links within the research community in the UK, using the networks already established through the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS).<br \/>\nSpeaking about the change Professor Moffat said: \u201cI\u2019m very excited about this role and look forward to engaging in a wide range of collaborative opportunities within the marine science community not only in Scotland, but around the rest of the UK and internationally. In addition, the other members of the OCSAM team will help us to ensure the continuing integrity of our evidence and data.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced on Twitter, the former Head of Science post is now Head of Marine Laboratories and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2018\/03\/29\/celebrating-our-most-excellent-colleague\/\">Dr Ian Davies<\/a>\u00a0has taken up that role on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/marine\/science\/OCSAM\">Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/marine\/science\/Researchers\/ColinMoffat\">Directory of Scientists &#8211; Professor Colin Moffat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/marine\">Marine Scotland website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masts.ac.uk\/\">Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our scientific work is at the heart of what we do and to reflect this, we have made some changes to our Senior Management and created the new post of a Chief Scientific Advisor for Marine (CSAM). 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