Marine
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Marine Scotland supports Science Superhero Day
16th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
On 22 March 2014, 20 volunteers from Aberdeen – including Sarah Hughes from Marine Scotland Science – worked in two shifts to deliver the superhero day at Aberdeen’s Satrosphere. In each session, six scientists from different disciplines attempted to blend into the crowd, not an easy task when wearing a bright red superhero cape and...
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Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement published
15th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
A Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement has been published, giving guidance on best practice for in-situ measurement of underwater sound, for processing the data, and for reporting the measurements using appropriate metrics. From a scientific point of view, accurate acoustic measurements are needed for a diverse range of disciplines such as acoustical oceanography,...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014
10th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on on ‘Fishermen’s perceptions on marine management ’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Oceanographers hit the road with Mini-Tour
4th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
For National Science and Engineering Week (14-23 March 2014), oceanographers from Marine Scotland hit the road with a mini-tour of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, taking their “All At Sea: The story of ocean drifters” workshop to six different primary schools. The workshop, which was developed by Bee Berx and Sarah Hughes, was first presented to Mile End...
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Joint Warrior Exercise – 25 March and 11 April 2014
28th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Every six months, the Ministry of Defence undertakes a major programme of exercises involving land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft from all the NATO partners, across the UK. An important maritime element of Joint Warrior takes place in the offshore and coastal waters to the north east, north and north west of Scotland, which is...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 26 March 2014
27th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on on the ‘Linking Ecology with Marine Planning’. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Scotland Reserach Opportunities
24th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
There are currently two research opportunities that are inviting tenders: Marine and coastal tourism and recreation in Scotland study: Tenders are sought for this research project no later than noon on Monday 28 April 2014 A study assessing the spatial extent and associated socio-economic value of marine and coastal tourism and recreation in Scotland. To include a...
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Marine Scotland Science help with research in to climate change
20th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Since the late 19th century, researchers from the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen (part of Marine Scotland) have made regular observations of the temperature and salinity vertical structure in the Faroe Shetland Channel. In the early days, this was done by taking water samples, but with advances in technology, this is now done using very accurate...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 19 March 2014
19th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on ‘Whitefish prices, 2014: positive early indications’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Dolphin Watching in Aberdeen
13th March 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
It seems more than the sun came out to play in Aberdeen yesterday! Whilst out taking some pictures near the Marine Laboratory, Mhairi Sinclair and Keith Mutch from our Communications Team saw at least five dolphins larking around near the lighthouse. The Comms colleagues got some great pictures – come and have a look...
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