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Undersea lost world – found!
5th October 2015
Tantalising evidence that there might be a unique and unknown ecosystem lying off the coast of Scotland has led to the discovery of a lost world beneath the sea. Following up on a research cruise in Scottish waters in 2012 when scientists spotted previously unknown creatures brought up from the seabed, a collaborative expedition set…
Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Report Card launched
30th September 2015
The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest Report Card today at the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) annual science conference in Glasgow. It focuses on how climate change could affect the implementation of marine biodiversity legislation – and in particular legislation used to establish marine protected areas. Key…
Mapping the seabed of the north of Scotland
29th September 2015
High resolution seabed bathymetry is now freely available for a section of the north coast of Scotland between the Kyle of Tongue and west of Thurso. MSS surveyed the area in 2014 using a multibeam echosounder. The bathymetric data is of particular interest to the wave energy industry and for the development of a floating…
The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium
28th September 2015
Frank Buckland 1826-1880 Pioneer of Fisheries Research & Public Communication The Buckland Foundation & Edinburgh Marine Network Present The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium Tuesday 20 October 2015, 18:00-20:30 Room LG.09, David Hume Tower, George Square University of Edinburgh “Securing the Supply of Food from Marine Fisheries” Featuring the joint Buckland Professors for 2015 1800–1805:…
Joint Warrior Training Activity: 4th to 15th October 2015
25th September 2015
Exercise Joint Warrior 152, will take place between 4 and 15 October 2015, delivered by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff from Faslane (JTEPS). It is a programme of exercises conducted by land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft across the UK. The majority of the exercise is focussed in the airspace, offshore and coastal waters…
Recoveries of Scottish satellite tags in Scandinavia
24th September 2015
A Marine Scotland Science study investigating the coastal movement of Scottish salmon deployed a number of satellite tags on fish in 2013 to 2014. This work was aimed at determining the potential for marine renewable energy to affect migrating salmon. The satellite tags detach from the salmon at a pre-determined time and transmit their location,…
Marine Scotland to collaborate on analysing underwater noise data
22nd September 2015
Underwater noise in the marine environment is the focus of a new UK-wide research partnership to monitor the ‘soundscape’ in UK waters. The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has teamed up with Marine Scotland Science and the University of Exeter to analyse underwater noise data from subsea sound recorders located around…
Great British Beach Clean
17th September 2015
Over the next few days, the Marine Conservation Society are organising beach cleans all over the country. If you fancy getting involved, why not check out their website and see if there’s one happening near you? More Information Marine Conservation Society Marine Scotland litter collection in Aberdeen
Scotland’s National Marine Plan – how did we do?
1st September 2015
Scotland’s National Marine Plan is the first national Marine Plan that has been published in the United Kingdom and the process used to create it was a new one. Following its publication, we are now looking at how the Plan was created and have created a survey to find out what went well and what went less well. The lessons…
Study on the scientific basis for regulating deep-sea fishing by depth published
28th August 2015
A new study paper entitled “A scientific basis for regulating deep-sea fishing by depth” has been published. The study, which draws upon deepwater trawl survey data collected mainly by Marine Scotland Science over the past 15 years, was undertaken by Glasgow University and Marine Scotland Science. The European Parliament has been debating how to manage its deepwater fisheries…