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Update from Scotia research survey 1815S: December in the Faroe-Shetland Channel
21st December 2015
Greetings from Scotia from the Faroe-Shetland Channel! A group of experienced scientists and engineers came on-board Scotia on Thursday December 10th to sail into the northern North Sea and on into the Faroe-Shetland Channel. More than a week into our 12-day trip, we can clearly say that we have had exceptional weather for December with…
Making the most of marine data
15th December 2015
In the latest Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) ‘The Nature of Scotland’ magazine is an article highlighting the importance of marine data to managing Scotland’s seas sustainably. This timely article, co-written with Marine Scotland, sets out the growing use of data in support to such initiatives as the designation of Marine Protected Areas and, equally as…
Biologist’s update from Shieldaig: December 2015
14th December 2015
Late summer and autumn are busy periods at the Shieldaig field station. The two main tasks are running the river trap for sea trout (ascending) and silver eels (descending) and carrying out electrofishing surveys of the catchment. After a wet spring and summer, September was reasonably dry, allowing the electrofishing to be conducted without hindrance….
Survey on the environmental impacts of subsea cables: Renewables Grid Initiative
11th December 2015
On behalf of the Renewables Grid Initiative, NIRAS are engaged in a project aiming to assist permitting authorities, project developers and stakeholders, such as environmental protection groups, throughout the development process of subsea grid infrastructure. NIRAS kindly asks for your expert input via a short online survey for environmental impacts on subsea cables. The questionnaire…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 25 November 2015
1st December 2015
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on Stakeholder participation and satisfaction in the process of developing management plans. Read the full update
New report published about the Spatial dynamics of scallops in relation to the Orkney dive fishery
26th November 2015
This new report – a Report of Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) Project 03/12 – has been published in the Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science series. ******** The principal method of fishing for king scallops in Orkney waters is hand collection by divers. Local scallop divers, exploiting small patches of seabed, have reported that these exploited areas…
Message in a bottle
26th October 2015
While digging through the archives of footage we have in Marine Scotland, we came across this footage of drift bottles being thrown in to the sea, to try and help track the current. While we still sample in the Faroe Shetland channel, technology has moved on, as you’ll see from our Tracking the Ocean story from…
Scottish findings presented at ICES Annual Science Conference 2015
13th October 2015
Bringing the ecosystem services concept into marine management decisions – Scottish findings presented at ICES Annual Science Conference 2015 The ICES Annual Science Conference 2015 took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 21-25 September. The biggest marine science conference in the Northern Atlantic welcomed around 700 international scientists, policy- and decision- makers, those who work with marine…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 28 October 2015
11th October 2015
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on mackerel Landings in 2014. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 September 2015
8th October 2015
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014. Read the full update