Marine
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Oceanographers hit the road with Mini-Tour
4th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
For National Science and Engineering Week (14-23 March 2014), oceanographers from Marine Scotland hit the road with a mini-tour of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, taking their “All At Sea: The story of ocean drifters” workshop to six different primary schools. The workshop, which was developed by Bee Berx and Sarah Hughes, was first presented to Mile End...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 2 April 2014
3rd April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on the ‘European offshore wind industry in 2013’. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Bird collisions with wind turbines
26th March 2014 by Paul Stainer
Collisions of birds with turbine blades is one of the big issues in environmental impact assessment of offshore wind farms. MS helped to establish a one year project at UHI Thurso on uncertainty in the models used to assess collision risk. Dr Liz Masden has a MREKE Fellowship to do the work. There have been...
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Marine Scotland Reserach Opportunities
24th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
There are currently two research opportunities that are inviting tenders: Marine and coastal tourism and recreation in Scotland study: Tenders are sought for this research project no later than noon on Monday 28 April 2014 A study assessing the spatial extent and associated socio-economic value of marine and coastal tourism and recreation in Scotland. To include a...
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Marine Scotland Science help with research in to climate change
20th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Since the late 19th century, researchers from the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen (part of Marine Scotland) have made regular observations of the temperature and salinity vertical structure in the Faroe Shetland Channel. In the early days, this was done by taking water samples, but with advances in technology, this is now done using very accurate...
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New Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Report Published
18th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has prepared a scoping report of the research requirements for Atlantic salmon, sea trout and European eel in the context of offshore renewables (Malcolm et al, 2013). This report is intended to inform the development of a National Research and Monitoring Strategy for Diadromous Fish (NRMSD) to investigate the potential for interactions...
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MMO Meeting on Core Fishing Grounds, London 24th February
14th March 2014 by Paul Stainer
Marine Scotland staff from Planning & Policy and Science divisions have attended a scoping meeting on the opportunities and challenges to using a ‘core fishing grounds’ approach in marine spatial planning organised by the Marine Management Organisation on the 24th of February. A range of fishing industry and governmental representatives across the UK have...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 26 February 2014
13th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on the ‘The economic impacts of marine energy developments: A case study from Scotland’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Calm seas are deceptively dangerous, warn scientists
11th March 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
Seaside swimmers face the greatest risk of being dragged out into deep water when the waves are small and the tide is low, new research has revealed. The study, carried out on beaches throughout Devon and Cornwall, UK, says dangerous rip currents are at their most potent in small but long waves caused by distant...
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New ICES Strategic Plan
27th February 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is launching an ambitious new strategic plan, setting itself as a leader in advancing the integrated scientific understanding of marine ecosystems and providing advice on the sustainable use and protection of these ecosystems. The plan presents the direction for the organization over the next five...
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