Marine
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MRV Scotia; Survey 0714S – Nephrops Television Survey
13th June 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
The MRV Scotia began her annual North Sea and West coast Nephrops Television Survey last week. The main areas in which the survey will take place are shown in the figure below. A combination of two approaches will be used to derive the survey positions. The majority of stations will be generated by employing the...
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Mapping Vessel Movements from Satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) – report published
12th June 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Use of satellite AIS data for marine planning purposes has not previously been undertaken, therefore the reliability, accuracy and compatibility of satellite data with terrestrial data was unknown. Because of its marine planning interests, Marine Scotland has comissioned ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd to investigate what added value satellite AIS (Automatic Identification System) data can bring...
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Marine Analytical Unit: Report Published
11th June 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
European Maritime Grant Funds – Fisheries Areas and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) is the process where local stakeholders develop responses to particular challenges faced within their communities. The European Commission (EC) has proposed that CLLD be one focus for the various European structural and investment funds under the Common Strategic Framework (CSF)....
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 22 May 2014
23rd May 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article on ‘UK Natural Capital – Initial and Partial Monetary Estimates’. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Licensing: Pre-Application Process Study commissioned
6th May 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team (MS-LOT) has commissioned Natural Capital to conduct a study to review the pre-application process for marine licensing. The aim is to have a more effective and efficient process that could save time and reduce the risk of delays in the determination of marine licences, and ultimately could be advantageous to...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 23 April 2014
2nd May 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article on ‘Green Growth in Fisheries’. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014
24th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article on ‘The Valuation of Marine Ecosystem Services’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Scotland supports Science Superhero Day
16th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
On 22 March 2014, 20 volunteers from Aberdeen – including Sarah Hughes from Marine Scotland Science – worked in two shifts to deliver the superhero day at Aberdeen’s Satrosphere. In each session, six scientists from different disciplines attempted to blend into the crowd, not an easy task when wearing a bright red superhero cape and...
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Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement published
15th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
A Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement has been published, giving guidance on best practice for in-situ measurement of underwater sound, for processing the data, and for reporting the measurements using appropriate metrics. From a scientific point of view, accurate acoustic measurements are needed for a diverse range of disciplines such as acoustical oceanography,...
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ICES Science Fund supports eight innovative projects
10th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
From 100 years of Baltic change to improving fisheries management through behavioural economics, ICES (which included members of Marine Scotland) announces eight projects to be supported by the newly established ICES Science Fund. “We received many diverse and interesting proposals but focused on projects that will add value to ICES Science Plan, are feasible, and...
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