Marine

  • Marine Scotland Scientists Contribute to Management and Control of Important Salmon Parasites

    4th December 2015 by

    Marine Scotland scientists have recently carried out two studies, funded by the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF), to determine the effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) against important parasites of marine salmonids – Lepeophtheirus salmonis, often referred to as the salmon louse, and Paramoeba perurans, which is responsible for amoebic gill disease (AGD). As well as...

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  • Protecting the Ocean Quahog

    3rd December 2015 by

    The Ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, is a large marine bivalve that can live for over 500 years. This makes it one of the longest lived animals known to science. It is found around British and Irish coasts and lives in sediments from just below low water to depths of about 500 metres. They are often...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1815A Programme

    18th November 2015 by

    Duration: 26 November – 1 December 2015 Sampling Gear: BT 158 with 50 mm cod-end; 2 m beam trawl with 50 mm cod-end; Day grab and table; Catamaran and manta neuston net; and Bongo net. Objectives:  To undertake flatfish sampling in St Andrews Bay, and Forth estuary in support of the Clean Seas Environment Monitoring...

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  • MRV Sir John Murray: Survey 0215SJM Programme

    17th November 2015 by

    Duration: 16-22 November 2015 Sampling Gear: SEPA-provided 2 m beam trawl with 50 mm cod-end; SEPA-provided bottom trawl with 50 mm cod-end; SEPA-provided Day grab and table; MSS-provided catamaran and manta neuston net; and MSS-provided bongo nets for plankton sampling. Objectives:  To undertake flatfish and sediment sampling in the Clyde and Solway in support of...

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  • MRV Scotia: An Update on Survey 1515S

    30th October 2015 by

    On the 19th October 2015, MRV Scotia set sail from Aberdeen on survey 1515S to undertake 15 days of cooperative work between JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) and MSS (Marine Scotland Science). The survey covered two sites some 100 miles east of Aberdeen, with all scientific work being carried out by our team of four...

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  • Doors Open for Science Film

    26th October 2015 by

    Following on from our success with Doors Open Day in September, Marine Scotland’s Head of Science, Professor Colin Moffat, has put together a film from the day using pictures and video that he took during the day. So come on in and enjoy a brief overview of Marine Scotland Science in our very first Doors Open Day film. ************************************************ Previous Doors Open...

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  • Scottish findings presented at ICES Annual Science Conference 2015

    13th October 2015 by

    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...

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  • Undersea lost world – found!

    5th October 2015 by

    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...

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  • Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Report Card launched

    30th September 2015 by

    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...

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  • Marine Scotland to collaborate on analysing underwater noise data

    22nd September 2015 by

    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...

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