Marine
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World Leading Mammal Acoustic Monitoring Programme in its second year
18th August 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland is currently running a world leading monitoring programme to detect the presence of dolphins and porpoises at 30 sites along the east coast of Scotland. The aim of the programme is to establish the distribution of dolphins and porpoises, providing valuable information on which to base future marine renewable developments. In May 2014,...
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EIMR International Conference 2014 – Stornoway, Scotland
13th August 2014 by Paul Stainer
The EIMR (Environmental Impacts of Marine Renewables) conference was held April 30 – May 1 2014 on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland, UK. Two hundred scientists from the UK, Europe, and North America came together at the An Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway, for two days of oral and poster presentations, with...
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All Energy Conference 2014 – Combined Presentation
7th August 2014 by Paul Stainer
Marine Scotland ran a session at the large All Energy conference in Aberdeen on 21 May. The session was based around the consenting of the Moray Firth wind farms, and included a series of short talks taking the audience through the licensing timetable, the basis for cumulative impact assessment, how we did CIA for...
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Strategic Surveys of Seabirds off the West of Lewis to Determine Use of Seaspace in Areas of Potential Marine Renewable Energy Developments
7th August 2014 by Paul Stainer
By 2020 the percentage of Scotland’s energy coming from renewable sources will increase. Studies have identified that there is a need to research how offshore renewable developments affect wildlife populations. The surveys presented here will help to find out how one area of marine development, the west coast of Lewis, is used by waterbirds and...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 1114S – Groundfish Survey
4th August 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Overview of survey The MRV Scotia will sail on the morning of Thursday 31July. The first station is located not far from Aberdeen so once the safety drills have been completed, the Scotia will proceed to the first station where a shakedown haul will be completed in advance of the first real haul in order...
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1414A – Benthic biotopes
4th August 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Overview The MRV Alba na Mara cruise will be conducting the survey below in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage. The purpose of the cruise is to investigate the distribution and quality of benthic biotopes around Scotland. The data are required to underpin designation and management of the new suit of marine protected areas. The survey...
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Migrating Atlantic salmon findings published
1st August 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
Marine Scotland Science has published findings of a study looking at the behaviour of homeward migrating salmon in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The study is part of a research programme, funded by the Scottish Government, which aims to identify and minimise any disruptions to wildlife as the marine renewable energy industry develops.Using coastal...
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MRV Scotia Survey 0814S – Herring Acoustic Survey Complete
31st July 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
MRV Scotia has now completed the annual HERAS ( HERring Acoustic Survey), returning to Aberdeen on 17 July 2014. HERAS is an International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) co-ordinated survey with five countries taking a “snapshot” of herring stocks with coverage from the southern North Sea to north of Shetland and down...
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Marine Scotland Science make an appearance on BBC Coast
30th July 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Last night, the BBC’s Coast programme featured an article about counting fish in the sea, including some of the history – and science -behind fisheries research. Marine Scotland scientists Coby Needle and John Dunn were interviewed with Coby explaining how fish are aged and how the process of assessing fish stocks is done. John spoke about the story...
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Supporting the Scottish Marine Protected Area (MPA) project
24th July 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
This week the Scottish MPA project reached a significant milestone this week with the designation of 30 protected sites throughout Scottish waters. This network is the result of work involving many agencies and organisations. Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has been working hard conducting research, monitoring surveys and providing advice to help support this work. MSS...
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