Marine

  • MRV Sir John Murray: Survey 0215SJM Programme

    17th November 2015 by

    Duration: 16-22 November 2015 Sampling Gear: SEPA-provided 2 m beam trawl with 50 mm cod-end; SEPA-provided bottom trawl with 50 mm cod-end; SEPA-provided Day grab and table; MSS-provided catamaran and manta neuston net; and MSS-provided bongo nets for plankton sampling. Objectives:  To undertake flatfish and sediment sampling in the Clyde and Solway in support of...

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  • MRV Scotia: An update on survey 1615S

    12th November 2015 by

    We sailed from Aberdeen on 4th November to undertake comparison trials of a new ground gear (ground gear E), with a standard ground gear (ground gear B). The survey began with instrumentation trials, before moving to commercial fishing grounds to undertake catchability trials. Once the required number of hauls were completed for ground gear E,...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1715A Programme

    6th November 2015 by

    Duration: 10-23 November 2015 Gear: Surface and subsurface PAM moorings Objectives: To retrieve a series of moorings comprising dhan buoys (eight surface marked moorings) or acoustic release systems (22 subsurface moorings) and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (30 C-POD and ten SM2M/SM3M) as part of the east coast marine mammal monitoring programme (see...

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  • MRV Scotia: An Update on Survey 1515S

    30th October 2015 by

    On the 19th October 2015, MRV Scotia set sail from Aberdeen on survey 1515S to undertake 15 days of cooperative work between JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) and MSS (Marine Scotland Science). The survey covered two sites some 100 miles east of Aberdeen, with all scientific work being carried out by our team of four...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1615S Programme

    29th October 2015 by

    Duration: 4-15 November 2015 Fishing Gear: GOV Trawl (BT137) and ground gear B and new light rockhopper (E rig). 2 sets ground gear bags (port, starboard and center). Objectives: To compare the catchability of a GOV trawl rigged with a new light rockhopper ground gear (E Rig) against the same net rigged with the bobbin...

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  • Message in a bottle

    26th October 2015 by

    While digging through the archives of footage we have in Marine Scotland, we came across this footage of drift bottles being thrown in to the sea, to try and help track the current. While we still sample in the Faroe Shetland channel, technology has moved on, as you’ll see from our Tracking the Ocean story from...

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  • Doors Open for Science Film

    26th October 2015 by

    Following on from our success with Doors Open Day in September, Marine Scotland’s Head of Science, Professor Colin Moffat, has put together a film from the day using pictures and video that he took during the day. So come on in and enjoy a brief overview of Marine Scotland Science in our very first Doors Open Day film. ************************************************ Previous Doors Open...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1615A Programme

    20th October 2015 by

    Duration: 24 October – 7 November 2015 Objectives: To conduct an acoustic survey designed to survey both the open and enclosed areas of the Clyde to ultimately provide an estimate of the abundance and distribution of herring and sprat. To obtain samples of herring and sprat for biological analysis, including age, length, weight, sex, maturity...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1515S Programme

    16th October 2015 by

    Duration: 19 October – 2 November 2015 Background: The aim of this survey is to gather the initial dataset of a site monitoring time-series for the East of Gannet and Montrose (EGM) and Norwegian Sediment Plain (NSP) Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPA), see Figure 1. This will contribute information on the habitats found at...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1315S

    15th October 2015 by

    So this is what life on the MRV Scotia looks like…. Some fabulous pictures taken during our recent Scotia survey 1315S. Further Information View the programme for survey 1315S.  

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