Marine Scotland Communications
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Scottish Natural Heritage newsletter – It’s all about… our natural health service
7th October 2016
The latest edition of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) newsletter is out now, with articles about developing our natural health service, outdoor learning experiences with Education Scotland and more. Further Information Read the newsletter Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
Do you use fisheries statistics?
6th October 2016
How much fish is landed in Scotland every year? How much is it worth? Which species are landed and where? You might not be aware, but the role of Marine Scotland’s Analytical Unit is to provide data on a range of marine and fisheries topics such as this (any others). This data, which is gathered from industry, research and others, is…
Joint Warrior Training Activity: 8th to 20th October 2016
6th October 2016
Joint Warrior (JW) 162, will take place between 8th and 20th October 2016 and will comprise of a programme of exercises conducted across the UK by land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft from 15 Nations. The majority of the exercise will be focussed in the airspace, offshore and coastal waters to the North and North…
A National Marine Centre for Scotland
4th October 2016
The Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick fulfils an important role in helping people to understand the importance of some of Scotland’s most important sea-bird populations. Looking to the future, they are proposing to extend the Centre into a National Marine Centre for Scotland, and Marine Scotland is delighted to be working with them to enable people to…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – September 2016
3rd October 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
MRV Scotia: Survey 1416S Programme
29th September 2016
Duration: 27 September – 9 October 2016 Gear Sea-Bird CTDs, ADCPs and current meter instrumentation, water filtering equipment, freezer, mooring equipment, recovery trawl. Objectives Test the CTD in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead. Perform hydrographic sampling along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term…
MarCRF at ICES
28th September 2016
MarCRF was well represented at the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Annual Science Conference 2016, this week in Riga, Latvia. Research Fellow Jacqui Tweddle (pictured right) presented in the “What is a good pelagic habitat?” session, talking about “Phytoplankton: supporting a good pelagic habitat”, which was well received and started a…
Results of a new diet study on seals around the Scottish coast
21st September 2016
Three new reports have been published looking at the diet of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Scottish waters. The work, commissioned by Marine Scotland, and undertaken by the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews, involved collecting scats seasonally from haul-out sites around Scotland over a 12 month period in…
MarCRF presents at the Challenger Society conference
19th September 2016
The Marine Collaboration Research Forum (MarCRF) was well represented at last week’s Challenger Society 2016 Conference, with presentations featuring within the “Marine science for society” and “Drivers for patchiness and marine vertebrate dynamics” sessions. MarCRF Research Fellow Jacqueline Tweddle presented on why we need to think about phytoplankton patchiness in marine management, and Beth Scott…
Head of Marine Scotland Science inspires next generation
15th September 2016
Last week, Professor Colin Moffat urged graduates from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS UHI) to help convey key public messages about climate change, as they begin their research careers. Prof Colin Moffat was guest speaker at the SAMS graduation ceremony when 12 BSc marine science students and seven PhD students from the Dunstaffnage institute…