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Life on a research vessel – sampling on the MRV Scotia in the Faroe Shetland Channel
31st July 2015
Ever wondered what it’s like being on a research vessel? We’ve just added a new film to our Youtube channel to give you an idea of just that. Filmed over a number of years, this short programme shows some of the research work that is carried out by the Marine Scotland scientists on board the MRV Scotia. The…
Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 July 2015
30th July 2015
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on “Approaches to cost reduction in the offshore wind industry”. Read the full update
Ocean Literacy Survey
29th July 2015
Work is currently ongoing to gather information on “Ocean Literacy” in the UK – understanding the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean. A survey has been created, that is part of a research project and based on a framework developed in the United States, that intends to assist institutions in the UK in improving their techniques for imparting ocean…
MASTS Deep Sea Collaboration Project (Survey 0915S) – last update 27th July 2015
27th July 2015
Here’s the last update from the Deep Sea Survey 0915S: Day 9 We continue to work away. The baited lander is retrieved for the last time and the pictures are downloaded successfully. Rather than risk further misfires with the maxicorer we switch gear to the less sophisticated, but more reliable Van Veen grab to get…
MASTS Deep Sea Collaboration Project (Survey 0915S) – update 24 July 2015
24th July 2015
The latest update of the MRV Scotia Survey 0915S… Day 4. After yesterday’s tantalising glimpses of what might have been the cold seep, Jim Drewery, leads the watch in which we begin to deploy the more conventional seabed sampling gear. The first samples suggest we are indeed in the right area. Graham Oliver who did…
Get interactive with Wild Fisheries Reform
23rd July 2015
The consultation on the proposed conservation measures to introduce a licensing system for the killing of any wild salmon in Scotland together with associated carcass tagging regulations and baits and lures regulations closed on 30 April. The proposed measures would apply solely to salmon and not to sea trout. Over 600 replies to the consultation were received….
It’s a Super Saturday with Marine Scotland Science
23rd July 2015
Earlier in July, Marine Scotland Science STEM Ambassador, Jane Mills, took part in Fraserburgh’s Super Saturday – Land and Sea event. The Super Saturdays run between May and December and have a different theme every month. With the help of local skippers who have provided her with fish, Jane hosted a fresh fish counter where people could find…
MASTS Deep Sea Collaboration Project (Survey 0915S) – update 21 July 2015
21st July 2015
Our update of the Deep Sea survey continues….. Day 2 Steaming west, passed the Butt of Lewis, the Flannen Isles, St Kilda, off the continental slope and into the Rockall Trough. The winds are easing and the sea state is improving all the time. Between construction of the multicore and final preparation of the lander,a sperm whale…
Biologist’s update from Shieldaig: June 2015
21st July 2015
Welcome back to Shieldaig, where spring has sprung and we are surrounded by new life. The run of sea trout smolts is now at an end and we have escorted nearly 650 fish on their way to the sea. A number of these have already returned to the river and some were found to have…
Historical footage of the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen
15th July 2015
Did you know that marine and fisheries science has been happening in Aberdeen since the late 1800s? And fisheries protection has been happening since the late 1700s? As part of a historical exhibition about Marine Scotland in Peterhead two years ago, we created a brochure that tells you all about where Marine Scotland came from – but if you want…