Marine

  • European Maritime Day: Part One – the NorthSEE project

    18th May 2016 by

    The 18th and 19th May celebrate European Maritime Day (EMD) – the annual meeting point for Europe’s maritime community to network, discuss, and agree joint action on work connected to the marine environment. EMD 2016 has been organised in cooperation with the City of Turku and the Finnish government and focuses on the theme of “Investing in competitive...

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  • MV Clupea changes course from Research to Rescue

    17th May 2016 by

    Marine Scotland’s former research vessel Clupea has recently found a new vocation turning from research cruises to rescue missions.  Now known as Sea-Watch 2, the MV Clupea underwent some major refit works in Hamburg, including the addition of a medical ward, to allow it to operate all year round and under bad weather conditions when,...

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  • STEM in Scotland – what do you think?

    16th May 2016 by

    This year, Equate Scotland is celebrating 10 years of increasing the number of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment.  Significant progress has been made and issue is a national priority, but there is still a long way to go make equality in STEM a reality. Marine Scotland Science is a huge supporter of...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0816A Programme

    12th May 2016 by

    Duration: 10-17 May 2016 Equipment:  BIGG sledge (Benthic Interactions with Ground Gear) Netting frames and netting samples Rubber matting Load cells Sequoia LISST 100X particle size analysers Aquatec 210TY turbidity meters Video Cameras and Flashback recorders Scanmar units Flowmeters Day grab (including table) Objectives: To estimate hydrodynamic drag for netting samples towed close on the...

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  • The Skye’s the limit

    10th May 2016 by

    In October last year, we featured a blog by the now retired Marine Scotland scientist, John Dunn, about the success of Nuffield student and Albyn School pupil, Skye Arnott, from Aberdeen. At the Nuffield celebration event in Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh, Skye was awarded a Crest Gold award for her project “Can we predict jellyfish blooms?” and she...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – March and April 2016

    9th May 2016 by

    This bumper blog has the March and April updates from the Marine Scotland Marine Analytical Unit and features articles reporting on the Scottish Marine Recreation & Tourism Survey (March) and the Fish Price Index (April). Read the full March update Read the full April update

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  • Alba na Mara Survey 0716A Programme

    6th May 2016 by

    Duration: 28 April – 07 May 2016 Gear: Surface and subsurface PAM moorings Objectives: To deploy a series of moorings comprising dhan buoys (eight surface marked moorings) and acoustic release systems (22subsurface moorings) with attached acoustic recording devices (30 C-POD and 10 SM2M) as part of the east coast marine mammal monitoring programme (see Table...

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  • Round-up of the latest Scottish Marine & Freshwater Science publications

    23rd March 2016 by

    March has seen a bumper number of Scottish Marine & Freshwater Science publications being released. In case you’ve missed any, here they are: Measurement of Hearing in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 11 Collection of Data to Inform the Implementation of a Discards Ban: Scottish Marine and...

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  • New report on the swimming depth of sea trout published

    22nd March 2016 by

    The potential risk which marine renewable developments pose to animals at sea, including fish, is partly dependent on their swimming depth. For example, fish species which predominantly occupy space close to the surface will be at less risk from bottom-mounted tidal turbines than fish species that have a bentho-pelagic lifestyle. The sea trout is an...

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  • Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan approved

    22nd March 2016 by

    The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan has now been finalised following endorsement by Orkney Islands Council and the Highland Council and ministerial approval. Now the Plan has been approved it will be used by the Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team as a material consideration in the determination of marine licensing and...

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