29 returned results for 'Blue Carbon'

  • Researching Blue Carbon – meet Corallie Hunt

    A new Scottish Government funded research programme into Blue Carbon began earlier this year as part of a commitment in the 2017-2018 Programme for Government.  The current focus revolves around measuring the ability of various habitats to sequester carbon, understanding how it is stored for the long term, and building an evidence base on the…

    2nd November 2018

  • Scotia’s Hunt for Organic Carbon

    I am a second-year PhD student at the University of St Andrews and was recently very fortunate to be one of the research scientists aboard the Scotia 1019S survey that took us across Scotland’s seas at the end of July. Following an unpredictable summer, we weren’t sure of what to expect weather-wise at sea. However,…

    21st August 2019

  • Scotia and Carbon

    The 1019S Scotia cruise (21–31 July) was a 10 day long oceanographic research cruise focusing on the role of carbon within the marine environment, primarily within the water column and marine sediments. I took part in this cruise in order to gather samples for use in my PhD research project from hot spot fishing grounds…

    13th August 2019

  • Dronetastic – Mapping Scotland’s seagrass habitats

    The Scottish Government through the Scottish Blue Carbon Forum has supported the purchase of a drone for Project Seagrass. The equipment will be used to map Scotland’s seagrass habitats and support community mapping and habitat restoration projects.

    17th September 2021

  • Highlights from the MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2024 

    Marine Directorate scientists recently attended the MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) Annual Science Meeting, where they explored critical marine science topics like blue carbon, sustainable marine resources, and marine ecosystem health. This gathering emphasized the importance of innovative research in addressing marine sustainability and climate change challenges.  Workshops Towards Shaping Our…

    12th November 2024

  • Bringing the ocean into climate conversations

    Scotland’s Climate Week is an annual event in Scottish Government’s Let’s Do Net Zero campaign that encourages individuals, communities and businesses to come together to show support for tackling the climate emergency.

    27th September 2023

  • World Ocean Day : Despite huge marine wealth, Scotland cannot act

    This opinion piece was published in The National to mark World Ocean Day on Thursday 8th June 2023.  Scotland’s seas are nearly six times larger than the land area of Scotland and provide our nation with huge potential. So it is fitting that today, on World Ocean Day, we celebrate all that they contribute to…

    9th June 2023

  • COP27 blog series: Scotland keen to take actions to protect marine environment

    Results from a survey on ocean literacy commissioned as part of Understanding Ocean Literacy and Ocean Climate-related Behaviour Change in the UK published.

    18th November 2022

  • COP27 blog series: celebrating Scottish seagrass science

    Project Seagrass examines the major ecological role that seagrasses play and how rethinking their conservation is critical to understanding their part in fighting the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

    10th November 2022

  • Sharing women’s achievement in our marine directorate

    To mark International Women’s Day (8 March 2022), we are sharing some of the achievements of women working in various roles across the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government.

    8th March 2022