Marine

  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 27 May 2015

    27th May 2015 by

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on the Provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries 2014 Statistics Read the full update

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  • Reminder: SEWeb Hackathon – 30th & 31st May

    26th May 2015 by

    It’s only 5 days to go until the EcoHack Countdown – Scotland’s Environment Web first Hackathon event at the weekend. If you’re a student who likes to create and innovate to help the environment, there’s still time to register to get involved in EcoHack on the 30th & 31st May at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0815A Programme

    20th May 2015 by

    Duration: 20 May – 08 June 2015 Fishing Gear: Scallop dredges Objectives: To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the East Coast; To assess shell damage on all scallops caught; To collect information on by-catch of other commercial fish and shellfish species; To identify and quantify numbers of starfish species in all dredge...

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  • Marine Scotland staff clean-up: 5th May

    6th May 2015 by

    Not letting a bank holiday stop him our chief litter picker, Danny Pendrey, enlisted the help of his family yesterday to collect some litter on the beach next to the lighthouse. As part of the regular ongoing clean up, colleagues will be going out this Thursday (7th May) to carry on the good work. For...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0515S Programme

    1st May 2015 by

    Duration: 25 April – 8 May 2015 Gear: Sea-Bird CTDs, ADCPs and current meter instrumentation, temperature mini-loggers, water filtering equipment, fridge and freezer (UoA’s), centrifuge equipment (HWU), bacteria sampling equipment (HWU), sediment sampling equipment (UoA), mooring equipment, recovery trawl, glider, sediment grabs (Hammon and Day), and sediment corers (MSS and UoA). Objectives: Test the CTD...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 April 2015

    1st May 2015 by

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on VALMER – an eleven partner, €4.7 million project which aimed to examine how improved marine ecosystem services assessment (ESA) could support effective and informed marine management and planning.  Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit...

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  • Marine Scotland staff clean-up: 30th April

    30th April 2015 by

    Marine Scotland and other colleagues in Aberdeen are continuing with their fight with litter on the beach with our colleagues, Danny and Mike, going out on Monday for a spot of impromptu litter picking around the shore and embankment. The eagle-eyed of you will spot the stats have leapt up. This follows Danny having a catch-up...

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  • Marine Scotland staff clean up: 23rd April

    24th April 2015 by

    A big well done to everyone who has taken part in all of our beach clean-ups so far. The very good news is that we have almost reached the lighthouse – we are about 25 yards away. Once we have completed this stretch we will consider the marine litter clean-up phase complete, at least this...

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  • The Importance of Scotland’s Observers

    21st April 2015 by

    Since the 1970’s Marine Scotland Science has maintained a team of individuals, Observers, who participate in fishing trips all around the Scottish coast. Information collected from commercial catches in Scotland provide valuable data on the health of fish stocks and future catching opportunities. Some of this can be gathered in fish markets but in order...

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  • The Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network

    17th April 2015 by

    Water temperature (Tw) is of critical importance to aquatic ecosystems and particularly to the growth and survival of freshwater fish. Consequently, there are concerns over rising and more extreme temperatures. Currently, there are limited long-term, quality controlled Tw data available in Scotland. In recognition of this gap in knowledge and capacity, the Coordinated Agenda for...

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