Marine

  • Celebrating the Importance of Women in STEM

    11th February 2016 by

    Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Unfortunately, according to a study conducted in 14 countries, the probability for female students of graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctor’s degree in science-related field are 18%, 8% and...

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  • Report on UK Public Sector Research Vessels published

    10th February 2016 by

    A report looking at the current fleet of UK Public Sector Research Vessels has been published. The report has been put together on behalf of the Marine Science Co-ordination Committee’s (MSCC) Research Vessel Working Group, who ensure that we get maximum value from the research vessels through collaboration and cooperation.  By working together, the UK gains £4.5M worth of additional scientific...

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  • New report published by the CORPORATES Project

    5th February 2016 by

    This new report provides the background, the process and the outcomes of an interdisciplinary project entitled “The Cooperative Participatory Evaluation of Renewable Technologies on Ecosystem Services (CORPORATES)”, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The report can be found at http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/02/4961 The CORPORATES project involved colleagues from the MarCRF collaborators Marine Scotland Science...

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  • Join us on a mission to save Scotland from ‪#‎ClimateChange

    1st February 2016 by

    The Scottish Government has launched a new mission to tackle climate change. Your Mission Objectives are: Mission 1 – Don’t sweat the small stuff. Turn down your thermostat by just one degree. You’ll cut your energy bills by around £90 a year and help create a cleaner Scotland. You won’t even feel the difference, you’ll still be...

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  • New publication about how seabirds feed underwater

    15th January 2016 by

    It has always been difficult to describe what diving seabirds do underwater – how deep they dive, how they forage and catch their prey. It is important to know about this, for example to assess the risk that underwater renewable energy turbines may present to the birds. In a new publication, The use of an...

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  • MEDIN are upgrading and want your views

    12th January 2016 by

    Marine data are held by many organisations in the UK and are collected for many different purposes: for the timing of tides to determine the position of submerged obstacles about the position of submerged obstacles for marine conservation to monitor and forecast weather and ocean states to site marine structures for scientific research to understand...

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  • Citizen Science Project – Can you help?

    8th January 2016 by

    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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  • Update: Joint industry/science research projects funded under the 2015 FISA call

    5th January 2016 by

    The FISA Steering Group has awarded over £130,000 of Marine Scotland funding for collaborative projects involving Scottish fishermen and scientists. Four new projects are receiving funding directed at improving knowledge on data limited stocks, analysing under-utilised fisheries data and reducing unwanted catches through improved gear technology. Following a call for proposals and selection process, the...

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  • Marine Scotland Science Launch Fish Necropsy Manual

    29th December 2015 by

    Aquaculture and fish health colleagues in Marine Scotland Science (MSS) have recently launched a Fish Necropsy Manual – an online interactive website covering 10 important fish species in aquaculture or fisheries. In addition to the thoroughly illustrated necropsy technique, the manual contains additional information on: functional anatomy, post mortem phenomena, laboratory technical requirements, animal welfare, a dedicated glossary...

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  • Making the most of marine data

    15th December 2015 by

    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...

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