Marine Scotland Communications
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Fisheries data brought to life with a new interactive tool
2nd December 2016
Marine Scotland’s Analytical Unit has developed a new interactive data visualisation tool as an easy way to view changes in fish landings into Scotland by Scottish registered vessels. Showing weight and value of landings from 2000-2015, information can be viewed for Scotland as a whole or for one of the 18 administrative districts: Aberdeen Fishery Office Anstruther Fishery Office…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – November 2016
1st December 2016
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit is now available with the most up to date information about the fish price index, nephrops prices and key facts and figures on Scottish fisheries, and also includes an article and link to the new Scottish Sea Fisheries interactive visualisation. We will also be doing a blog about…
Beaches in Scotland see a decrease of 18% in overall marine litter levels
24th November 2016
Readers of this blog will be aware of the work that some of our colleagues in Torry, Aberdeen, have been doing on tidying up the local beach area there. Colleagues from SEPA, SNH, JNCC and Marine Scotland have been cleaning up the area for some time now and in September, we were delighted to promote and be…
International Meeting on Aquaculture Disease
16th November 2016
On the 12-13 October 2016, the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen hosted the 2016 PD TriNation (Pancreas Disease) meeting, led by Marine Scotland scientist Dr Sandy Murray with the help of Norwegian colleagues Mona Dverdal Jansen and Britt Bang Jensen of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. The PD TriNation initiative was established in 2005 with the aims of integrating…
Refining Estimates of Collision Risk for Harbour Seals and Tidal Turbines
15th November 2016
As the offshore marine renewables industry grows, understanding the way that marine mammals, interact with these are of particular importance. This is especially true of tidal devices, and one particular concern is the risk of collision between marine wildlife and rotating turbine blades below the sea surface. This is a particular issue for harbour seals…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – October 2016
2nd November 2016
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit is now available with the most up to date information about the fish price index, nephrops prices and key facts and figures on Scottish fisheries. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
MeyGen Inauguration Ceremony
31st October 2016
The extensive area of very strong tidal currents in the Pentland Firth between Orkney and the Scottish mainland has meant there has been a lot of interest in developing tidal stream generation in that area, and several large developments are envisaged. The most advanced is MeyGen project in the Inner Sound, between Stroma and the mainland. The projects is…
How do seals interact with shipping vessels?
17th October 2016
As shipping activity continues to increase around the world, understanding the way that marine mammals interact with vessels is of particular importance. Such concerns generally relate to potential harmful effects of increased shipping noise on marine mammals and the potential for physical injury due to collisions. This is a particular issue for harbour seals (Phoca…
New topic sheet – age estimation in fish
14th October 2016
How can you tell how old a fish is? Any why bother? Age estimation is a fundamental part of studies of the life history of fish. In commercial marine fisheries, it is a key area in the monitoring, assessment and management of fish stocks because age determined parameters (such as age profiles, age at first…
The Buckland Foundation lecture – 2 November 2016
12th October 2016
The Buckland Foundation: How smart are fish? Integrating what scientists and fishers know. 2nd November 2016, Institute of Zoology, Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY from 18:00 to 2100 The talks in this event will challenge the commonly-held view of fish as robot-like animals with no intelligence and a 30 second memory, which often…