Marine
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Citizen Science Project – Can you help?
8th January 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
In the last few years, Sarah Hughes an oceanographer at Marine Scotland has discovered a large dataset of coastal temperature data that sits in the archives of the UK Meteorological Office but has not been entered into ocean databases. These are daily/twice daily observations of coastal temperature taken at numerous coastal sites around Scotland, usually...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 1315S Programme
17th September 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Gear: Sea-Bird CTDs, ADCPs and current meter instrumentation, water filtering equipment (x2), centrifuge equipment (HWU), bacteria sampling equipment (HWU), sediment sampling equipment (UoA), mooring equipment, recovery trawl, drifters, sediment grabs (Van Veen / Day) and sediment corers (MSS / UoA). Objectives: Test the CTD in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead. Collect water samples for salinity...
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Marine Scotland Staff Clean Up: 3 September 2015
8th September 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Our marine litter clean-ups have been continuing well since our last update. Grand totals, as at 3rd September 2015 – Bottles and cans recycled total = 3,472; Full bin-bags of waste total = 175, and Person effort, in minutes, collecting = 14,375 (240 hrs) Most interesting item found on the 3rd of September at the...
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Tracking the ocean
11th August 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Seven ocean drifters have been released off the West of Shetland as part of the latest Marine Scotland Science research to track ocean currents. Understanding ocean currents is essential in planning for any emergency situation in our seas, while the data can also help scientists measure environmental trends such as climate change. The drifters, which...