Marine
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1814A – Scallop Abundance
8th October 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 16-24 October 2014 Sampling Gear: Pyramid frame 2 x UW TV cables (one armoured) Digital stills camera AV support equipment Objectives 1. Collect time series data on scallop abundance in the Lamlash Bay area In September 2008 part of Lamlash Bay, Arran, became a community marine reserve and is now a No Take Zone...
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MRV Scotia: 1514S and 1614S – Mackerel surveys
8th October 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Loading: Aberdeen, 8 October 2014, Departure: Aberdeen, 11 October 2014 Arrival and unloading: Aberdeen, 23 October 2014 Sampling Gear Midwater trawl PT160 x 2 Edgetech broadband towed system Seabird 911 CTD Go-pro camera system with additional sensors (depth, temp, attitude etc) Towed hydrophone array Overall Objectives To investigate the use of a broadband system as a...
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Assessing environmental impacts of offshore wind farms: lessons learned and recommendations for the future
3rd October 2014 by Paul Stainer
Marine Scotland Science have been involved in a recent publication reviewing the assessments carried out for offshore wind farms. The article describes the lessons learned from recent experiences in the European offshore wind industry and makes recommendations for future monitoring and assessments in this internationally growing industry. It focusses mostly on assessments relating to marine mammals...
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MS Scientist talks about Ocean Sampling Day
1st October 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
Marine Scotland Scientist Eileen Bresnan was interviewed recently by American Public Radio about our involvement in Ocean Sampling Day. Click here to listen to the interview.
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The many considerations around stocking wild salmon
25th September 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
Although young salmon may look very much like one another, it is well established that their metabolic rates when resting are highly variable among families. But what does that mean? A recent publication from an international team, including John Armstrong of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and Simon McKelvey of Cromarty Fisheries (Robertsen et al., 2014)...
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Crossing the edge: from coastal seas to open ocean
5th September 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
By Bee Berx The Faroe Shetland Channel (FSC) is a key connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nordic Seas. The flow of warm, saline Atlantic water polewards, and the underlying equatorward cold overflow are important branches of the Atlantic overturning circulation. Marine Scotland Science (MSS), in collaboration with the Faroese Marine Research Institute (FAMRI)...
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Erin’s aiming to ride high on the Crest of a wave
2nd September 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Erin Warner, a 6th year pupil from South Uist, has become the latest pupil to enjoy a six week placement with Marine Scotland Science (MMS), through the Nuffield Science Bursary Programme. The six-week Nuffield Foundation Science Bursaries allow pupils to spend a summer working alongside practicing scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Erin, who was 17...
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Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 22 August 2014
22nd August 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article about “New entrants to the fishing industry: challenges and responses” Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA): Call for ideas
21st August 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland is funding joint industry science research projects to commence from October 2014 and ideas are invited for work under the Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA). Read more
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New Publications on Marine Renewable Energy Developments
20th August 2014 by Paul Stainer
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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