Marine
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Joint Warrior Training Activity: 11th to 23rd April 2016
30th March 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Joint Warrior (JW) 161, will take place between 11th and 23th April 2016 and will comprise of a programme of exercises conducted by land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft across the UK. The maritime element is focussed in the offshore and coastal waters to the north east, north and north west of Scotland.
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It’s all about YOU…and Science
17th March 2016 by scotgovsadmin
Read the latest newsletter from Scotland’s Environment Web, which this month focuses on articles about Science and You. More Information Read the newsletter
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Marine Scotland Staff Clean Up: 19 February 2016
24th February 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Some plucky colleagues from the Marine Laboratory donned their waterproofs last Friday, and joined forces with Aberdeen City Council companions, for a very wet and windy litter-pick. The area inside Torry battery, the shore and the embankment below, where lots of juice bottles and fireworks were found, were all cleared of waste. A truly great...
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Marine Scotland Staff Clean Up: 11 February 2016
15th February 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
To date over 80 volunteers, including many from the Marine Laboratory, have taken part in the regular Thursday lunchtime clean-ups around the Torry Battery. Last week Danny and three of his colleagues continued the clean-up by arranging for a fish tub, large fender and fridge unit to be removed from the shore. The team was...
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Love is in the air quality
12th February 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Read the latest newsletter from Scotland’s Environment Web, which this month focuses on articles about air quality. More Information Read the newsletter
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Survey on the environmental impacts of subsea cables: Renewables Grid Initiative
11th December 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
On behalf of the Renewables Grid Initiative, NIRAS are engaged in a project aiming to assist permitting authorities, project developers and stakeholders, such as environmental protection groups, throughout the development process of subsea grid infrastructure. NIRAS kindly asks for your expert input via a short online survey for environmental impacts on subsea cables. The questionnaire...
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Marine Scotland Scientists Contribute to Management and Control of Important Salmon Parasites
4th December 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
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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SNH Commissioned Report 894: Harbour seal haul-out monitoring
9th November 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has recently published a study which investigated the consequences of disturbance from boats to seals using haul outs. The work was carried out by the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews and helps to inform our understanding of the effects of disturbance, particularly in relation to the 194 protected...
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Press release – Cornelius Hammer elected new ICES president at Council meeting
27th October 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has elected Dr. Cornelius Hammer as its new President for a three-year term. Hammer, Deputy President of the Thünen Institute in Germany and until recently the director of the Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries in Rostock, Germany, was previously ICES First Vice-President and German Delegate...
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The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium
28th September 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Frank Buckland 1826-1880 Pioneer of Fisheries Research & Public Communication The Buckland Foundation & Edinburgh Marine Network Present The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium Tuesday 20 October 2015, 18:00-20:30 Room LG.09, David Hume Tower, George Square University of Edinburgh “Securing the Supply of Food from Marine Fisheries” Featuring the joint Buckland Professors for 2015 1800–1805:...
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