Marine
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Scientists take ‘blue-action’ to help society cope with the impacts of dramatic Arctic climate changes
6th December 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
While the Arctic faces rapid warming and less sea ice currently covers the Arctic Ocean than ever before at this time of the year, an international partnership launches a major project to improve our detailed understanding of the processes and impacts of this changing climate and to construct better long-term forecast systems for the increasingly...
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The Buckland Foundation lecture – 2 November 2016
12th October 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
The Buckland Foundation: How smart are fish? Integrating what scientists and fishers know. 2nd November 2016, Institute of Zoology, Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY from 18:00 to 2100 The talks in this event will challenge the commonly-held view of fish as robot-like animals with no intelligence and a 30 second memory, which often...
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Joint Warrior Training Activity: 8th to 20th October 2016
6th October 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Joint Warrior (JW) 162, will take place between 8th and 20th October 2016 and will comprise of a programme of exercises conducted across the UK by land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft from 15 Nations. The majority of the exercise will be focussed in the airspace, offshore and coastal waters to the North and North...
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Don’t forget this weekend’s Great British Beach Clean
14th September 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Don’t forget this weekend – the 16th – 19th September – is Great British Beach Clean weekend! Organised by the Marine Conservation Society are organising their annual beach cleans all over the country. If you fancy getting involved, why not check out their website and see if there’s one happening near you? Their website also has lots...
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West’s Travel to the East
30th August 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Receiving emails from Jim Manning, a USA-based collaborator, is always exciting. In general, these emails notify us of the wonderful travels of various satellite-tracked objects (e.g. ocean drifters, small unmanned sail ships). Back in April 2015, we received such an email to tell us about a small, 5 foot long, unmanned sail boat, called Crimson...
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SCUBA-diving ‘scientists’ can help monitor global ocean temperature
25th July 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Did you know that each time you scuba dive you are potentially collecting data which can help scientists better understand our seas and oceans? The potential of scuba divers to provide vital information about the temperature of our oceans has been demonstrated for the first time using ‘citizen science’. A study published today in Nature’s...
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Scottish Natural Heritage – June/July newsletter
13th July 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
The latest edition of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) newsletter is out now, with articles about Special Protection Areas for marine birds, the world’s largest skate, Seabird City and more. Further Information Read the newsletter Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
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Glitter-pickers put some sparkle back into the community
1st July 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Last Friday (24th June) the Marine Laboratory took part in a litter pick event, organised by the Aberdeen City Council’s (ACC) environmental team. The Glitterpick, designed to help “make the city sparkle more in the summer months”, involved 24 local schools and community groups; who each took one of the 24 areas selected, around the...
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It’s time to Celebrate the Sea
17th June 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Today is World Ocean’s Day! A day recognized by the United Nations as a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year, individuals and organizations across the planet are celebrating under the theme “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet” and are promoting prevention of plastic ocean pollution with an array of events and...
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Scottish Natural Heritage – May 2016 e-newsletter
25th May 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
The latest edition of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) e-newsletter is now available online. This edition has articles on Pentland Action, the 10th anniversary for Glasgow Green Network and exciting opportunities for students and graduates who will be based across various National Nature Reserves managed by SNH. Further Information Read the newsletter online
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