Marine
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Marine Laboratory hosts Science Grrls Event
10th March 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
On 19th March, the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen will be hosting a careers talk evening aimed at secondary school girls across Aberdeen (and beyond). The event is being run by Aberdeen Science Grrls, some of whom work here at the Laboratory, and they will be joined by other Marine Scotland Science colleagues Dafne Eerkes-Medrano and Lynda Blackadder who will be...
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Oceans and people: The VECTORS Project
3rd March 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
What are ecosystem services and how can our understanding of them help to improve the health of our oceans? The VECTORS project, an EU-funded marine research project, has developed integrated, research-based knowledge of marine ecosystem services, the value of them to society and the willingness of people to accept changes to them. It has also...
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Understanding the State of the Environment Conference
17th February 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
‘Understanding the State of the Environment’ Conference at John McIntyre Conference Centre Edinburgh University – Friday 13 March 2015 Understanding the state of the environment around us is important to inform and influence a range of decisions and activities carried out by all sectors of our society. Reporting on the state of the environment identifies...
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Experts to look at ways of accelerating the approval of offshore energy projects
3rd February 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland Science is currently involved in a new project to accelerate and streamline the environmental requirements associated with consents for offshore wind, wave and tidal projects. The RiCORE project, led by the Robert Gordon University (Scotland) and including teams from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and Scotland, has been awarded €1.4 million from the European Commission’s...
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ICES opens ASC Call for papers
21st January 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Today, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) opens the Call for papers for its Annual Science Conference (ASC) 2015. ICES Annual Science Conference(ASC), 21–25 September, Copenhagen, Denmark, is an exciting week-long forum that brings the international marine science community together to share innovative science with policymakers and stakeholders. Scientists, policy- and...
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ICES Press release: ICES Science Fund – Supporting innovation in ICES
13th January 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) today announced the Call for Proposals for the ICES Science Fund. The DKK 500,000 (EUR 67,000) fund will support innovative projects developed in collaboration with academic and government institutions from ICES member countries, which contribute to attaining the goals of the ICES Strategic Plan. “ICES...
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Marine Scotland Scientist is “Scientist of the Month”
19th November 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
Congratulations to our very own Berit Rabe who is ‘scientist of the month’ on the Science Grrl website!
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Rome Declaration presented at EurOCEAN 2014
9th October 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Today, the Rome Declaration was presented at the EurOCEAN 2014 conference, an official event of the Italian EU Presidency. Setting a vision for seas and ocean science to achieve an ecosystem approach to the management of Europe’s marine resources as a fundamental requirement for sustainable Blue Growth, the Rome Declaration sets out four high level...
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Ministry of Defence Joint Warrior Exercise: 5 – 16 October – Brief for fishing vessels and ferries
26th September 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Information is now available online for the next bi-annual Joint Warrior Exercise that will take place between the 5th and 16th October. The Brief for fishing vessels and ferries is available online: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/JointWarrionOct2014 For any queries or issues, please contact the Staff Officer Submarines at: Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff Northwood Headquarters Sandy Lane Northwood Middlesex HA6 3HP...
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SNH Commissioned Report 783: Understanding the potential effects of wave energy devices on kelp biotopes
24th September 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
This report improves understanding of the potential changes to kelp habitats that could occur as a result of the development of wave energy renewables projects around Scotland’s coasts. An objective risk assessment found that kelp habitats have the potential to be affected by site-specific disturbance by wave energy projects. However, given the extent of kelp...
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