Marine

  • Award for the best undergraduate dissertation in marine science

    18th September 2014 by

    At the Challenger Society for Marine Science’s Biennial Conference, a student co-supervised by Dr Bee Berx from the Oceanography Group at Marine Scotland Science (MSS) was awarded a prestigious award for the best undergraduate dissertation in marine science.  Christine McKenna, studying for a BSc in Geography & Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, used...

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  • New measures to control trade in some shark and ray species

    5th September 2014 by

    From 14th September new trade restrictions will be in place to protect populations of some sharks and ray species. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has added six shark and ray species to Appendix II. Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but...

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  • Scotlands Environment Website want your views!

    26th August 2014 by

    At Scotland’s Environment website, they want to make sure you get the best experience when visiting. They’re currently running a website survey, so why not pop over and tell them what you think and let them know if you have any ideas for further improvements or changes? This only takes a few minutes and we value your...

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  • New Publications on Marine Renewable Energy Developments

    20th August 2014 by

    Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) have recently completed two reports relating to marine renewable energy developments and their potential impact on the environment. These reports offer a risk assessment of the interaction between marine renewable devices and the diving birds and megafauna in the area. The first report, Commissioned Report No. 773. A Diving Bird Collision...

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other Organisations

    14th August 2014 by

    Ship noise puts fish in danger Noise made by passing ships stops eels from using their survival instincts scientists investigating the effects of man-made noise on fish. The study, published in Global Change Biology, found only 38% of the eels that were exposed to ship noise responded to an ambush from a predator compared to...

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  • Update on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) consultation

    12th August 2014 by

    The Government response to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) consultation on proposals for the UK monitoring programmes has now been published. You can find it at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marine-strategy-framework-directive-measuring-progress-in-uk. The UK Marine Strategy Part Two has also been published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-strategy-part-two-uk-marine-monitoring-programmes. This provides a description of the UK’s MSFD marine monitoring programmes. The Directive requires Member...

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations

    16th July 2014 by

    EcoWatt2050 – maximum marine energy extraction, minimum environmental impact Funding of more than £1 million has been awarded to a Scottish-based project that will help to determine the limits to tidal and wave energy extraction before potential environmental and ecological impacts occur. Read the Article  

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations

    16th July 2014 by

    Fishermen scraping the bottom of the barrel in the English Channel Decades of overfishing in the English Channel has resulted in the removal of many top predators from the sea and left fishermen ‘scraping the barrel’ for increasing amounts of shellfish to make up their catch. Sharks, rays, cod, haddock and many other species at...

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations

    12th June 2014 by

    MSCC News: 12 June 2014 During the summer months of 2012 a large scale iron fertilisation experiment took place across a patch of sea west of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, in contravention of international agreements. Beginning with 90 tons of iron sulphate in July and followed by 10 tons of iron oxide in August and...

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  • Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations

    12th June 2014 by

    MSCC News: 12 June 2014 Deep sea fishes remove and store more than one million tons of CO2 from UK and Irish surface waters every year, according to a new study. This natural carbon capture and storage scheme could store carbon equivalent to £10 million per year in carbon credits. Fish living in deep waters...

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