223 returned results for 'ICES'

  • MRV Alba na Mara: survey 1015A programme

    Duration: 03-19 July 2015 Gear: Surface and subsurface PAM moorings Objectives: To retrieve and re-deploy a series of moorings comprising either dhan buoys (nine surface marked moorings) or acoustic release systems (21 subsurface moorings) and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (30 C-POD and ten SM2M) as part of the East Coast Marine Mammal…

    9th July 2015

  • MRV Alba na Mara: survey 0515A programme

    Duration: 18-25 April 2015 Gear: Surface and subsurface PAM moorings Objectives: To deploy a series of moorings comprising either dhan buoys (maximum of ten surface) or acoustic release systems (minimum of 20 subsurface) and recording devices (30 CPOD and ten SM2M) as part of the east coast marine mammal monitoring programme (see Table 1 and…

    7th July 2015

  • Consultation: Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan

    A consultation is being launched on a plan that will be used to guide development activity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and members of the public will soon have the opportunity to give feedback on the draft plan. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney…

    16th June 2015

  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0815S Programme

    Herring Survey Programme Duration: 25 June – 14 July 2015 Sampling Gear: Midwater trawls PT160; Multisampling pelagic cod-end with one fine mesh cod-end; Seabird 19plus CTD; GoPro cameras x 2 with underwater housings and lights; Scanmar trawl eye sensor; and Towed Hydrophone array. Objectives: To conduct an acoustic survey to estimate the abundance and distribution…

    14th June 2015

  • Marine Scotland assists with the whale strandings on Skye

    Our colleagues in Marine Scotland Compliance may not be an emergency service but they will always help out when they can, whether it’s doing search, rescue or, in the case of the stranded pilot whales on the Isle of Skye this week, sending officers trained in marine life rescue to help on the ground. Officers from the Marine…

    5th June 2015

  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 April 2015

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on VALMER – an eleven partner, €4.7 million project which aimed to examine how improved marine ecosystem services assessment (ESA) could support effective and informed marine management and planning.  Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit…

    1st May 2015

  • The Importance of Scotland’s Observers

    Since the 1970’s Marine Scotland Science has maintained a team of individuals, Observers, who participate in fishing trips all around the Scottish coast. Information collected from commercial catches in Scotland provide valuable data on the health of fish stocks and future catching opportunities. Some of this can be gathered in fish markets but in order…

    21st April 2015

  • MFV Genesis: Survey 0215H Programme

    Duration: 9-18 April 2015 Fishing Gear: Anglerfish Trawl BT 195 Objectives: To undertake a nationally co-ordinated demersal trawling survey of anglerfish species on Ices IVa Northern North Sea. To obtain temperature and depth profiles at each trawling station. To record and map distributions of megrim, four spot megrim and cod. To collect biological data on…

    10th April 2015

  • Award winning engagement on Marine Protected Areas

    Marine Scotland’s Marine Environment Branch recently won the engagement award for the Scottish Public Service Awards for their work on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Over the last 4 years, 30 Scottish Marine Protected Areas or MPAs have been designated – 17 MPAs in Scottish territorial waters and 13 MPAs in offshore waters. This has involved…

    23rd March 2015

  • Compliance colleagues welcome a delegation from South Korea

    Marine Scotland Compliance officers in Peterhead had a busy week last week. As well as their normal duties, they were involved with the launch of the new Peterhead Harbour Experience, then they welcomed a delegation of five South Korean fisheries colleagues. The visitors were keen to learn more about how fisheries enforcement is managed in Scotland and their…

    9th March 2015