Marine

  • Women in Research and Innovation (WIRI) Event

    11th November 2014 by

    On Tuesday 4th November, three staff from Marine Scotland spoke at a Women in research and Innovation (WIRI) evening held at Aberdeen City Council Chambers. The WIRI initiative is promoted by the European Commission. The European Union is committed to encouraging girls to pursue science careers. The aim of this event was for the guest...

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  • The many considerations around stocking wild salmon

    25th September 2014 by

    Although young salmon may look very much like one another, it is well established that their metabolic rates when resting are highly variable among families. But what does that mean? A recent publication from an international team, including John Armstrong of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and Simon McKelvey of Cromarty Fisheries (Robertsen et al., 2014)...

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  • Award for the best undergraduate dissertation in marine science

    18th September 2014 by

    At the Challenger Society for Marine Science’s Biennial Conference, a student co-supervised by Dr Bee Berx from the Oceanography Group at Marine Scotland Science (MSS) was awarded a prestigious award for the best undergraduate dissertation in marine science.  Christine McKenna, studying for a BSc in Geography & Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, used...

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  • Scotlands Environment Website want your views!

    26th August 2014 by

    At Scotland’s Environment website, they want to make sure you get the best experience when visiting. They’re currently running a website survey, so why not pop over and tell them what you think and let them know if you have any ideas for further improvements or changes? This only takes a few minutes and we value your...

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  • Update on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) consultation

    12th August 2014 by

    The Government response to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) consultation on proposals for the UK monitoring programmes has now been published. You can find it at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marine-strategy-framework-directive-measuring-progress-in-uk. The UK Marine Strategy Part Two has also been published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-strategy-part-two-uk-marine-monitoring-programmes. This provides a description of the UK’s MSFD marine monitoring programmes. The Directive requires Member...

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  • Scotland’s Environment web launches new volunteer service

    8th July 2014 by

    A new matchmaking service for volunteers looking for opportunities to get involved in environmental projects with local voluntary groups has been launched by Scotland’s Environment web (SEweb). The new Project Finder service is available through the recently re-launched Scotland’s Environment website – www.environment.scotland.gov.uk – and includes an easy to use search feature to help people...

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  • PhD Opportunities available

    2nd July 2014 by

    Marine Scotland Science is supporting a PhD opportunity at UHI SAMS and Marine Scotland Science, funded through the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS)  on the subject of “Impact of basin-scale forcing on the circulation in the Faroe Shetland Channel”:  Read more : Impacts of basin-scale forcing on the circulation of the Faroe...

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  • Wild Dolphins Exhibition in Aberdeen

    24th June 2014 by

    Scientists from Marine Scotland have been involved with the new Wild Dolphins Exhibition that opened in Aberdeen yesterday. The exhibition, part of the Greyhope Bay Project,  involves 50 giant dolphin sculptures that have individually designed and painted by local artists, dotted around the city.  Visit the Greyhope Bay Project facebook page 

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  • Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre launched

    24th June 2014 by

    Over £11m public funding matched by industry. A new innovation centre for aquaculture will help create jobs and support the growth, sustainability and profitability of the industry in Scotland. The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) will bring together industry and research to provide innovative solutions with the aim of growing the already substantial contribution aquaculture...

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations

    3rd June 2014 by

    Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) is pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest in conducting a project with the following title: CRW2014/17: Method to Assess the Role of Catchment Management in Helping to Protect and Improve Drinking Water Quality in a Cost-effective Way. Read the project specification Please note that completed...

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