162 returned results for 'research vessel'

  • New collaborative deep sea survey: Hatton-Rockall Basin

    In the last year, a new initiative has made Marine Scotland Science’s research vessels, the MRVs Scotia and Alba na Mara, available for use by the MASTS community for specific research projects. This month, the first of these projects becomes operational. A partnership between Marine Scotland Science (MSS), SAMS, Aberdeen University and British Geological Survey has been created as part of…

    13th July 2015

  • Marine Scotland Science colleagues mentor Product Design student

    For the fifth year in a row, Marine Scotland Science colleague John Dunn has mentored a PDE (Product Design Engineering) student from Glasgow School of Art. This year’s student, William Balloch, had the task of designing a better chlorophyll filtering system for use on board research vessels. Given the importance of this particular job and the volumes…

    17th June 2015

  • Marine Scotland Science make an appearance on BBC Coast

    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…

    30th July 2014

  • One of the longest oceanographic time series in the world

    The Marine Scotland research vessel Scotia set sail on Sunday 11 December with 10 scientists on board. This cruise will add to time series of measurements from the deep and cold waters of the Faroe-Shetland Channel that were started by scientists more than 100 years ago. In 1895, Dr H. N. Dickson published the results of…

    16th December 2011

  • Visitors from Australia

    On returning to port after completing the standard climate change monitoring sampling the Temora was met by a retired couple who were very obviously on holiday. They were Mr and Mrs Mc Clellan who live approx ten kilometres outside Temora in New South Wales in Australia. While researching their holiday in Scotland on the internet,…

    23rd August 2011

  • Coastal Monitoring Represented at Local Festival

    MSS had a stall at a local maritime festival to promote awareness of the coastal monitoring work. To read an account of the day click on the below link (blue text). Maritime Rescue Institute, Harbour Festival, September 2010 by John Dunn As part of the Coastal Ecosystem monitoring programme at Marine Scotland Science (MSS) which runs…

    4th October 2010

  • Scottish crab and lobster management improvements from May

    From 12th May 2024, selected interim inshore fisheries measures will be implemented in Scotland

    3rd May 2024

  • Marine Fund Scotland: North East marine projects net £5m

    More than a third (33) of the 91 projects awarded funding in 2023-24 were businesses in the North East of Scotland, totalling £4.8m in grants. On an individual basis, these ranged from around £6k to £1.16m.

    15th April 2024

  • Marine Protected Area receives permanent protection for the critically endangered flapper skate

    Marine Protected Area Red Rocks and Longay becomes permanent.

    9th February 2023

  • What are Invasive Species?

    Invasive non-native species (INNS) are plants and animals that have been introduced by humans, either deliberately or accidentally, from an area outside of their native range.

    20th May 2022