219 returned results for 'ICES'

  • New Publications on Marine Renewable Energy Developments

    Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) have recently completed two reports relating to marine renewable energy developments and their potential impact on the environment. These reports offer a risk assessment of the interaction between marine renewable devices and the diving birds and megafauna in the area. The first report, Commissioned Report No. 773. A Diving Bird Collision…

    20th August 2014

  • EIMR International Conference 2014 – Stornoway, Scotland

    The EIMR (Environmental Impacts of Marine Renewables) conference was held April 30 – May 1 2014 on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland, UK. Two hundred scientists from the UK, Europe, and North America came together at the An Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway, for two days of oral and poster presentations, with…

    13th August 2014

  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1114S – Groundfish Survey

    Overview of survey The MRV Scotia will sail on the morning of Thursday 31July. The first station is located not far from Aberdeen so once the safety drills have been completed, the Scotia will proceed to the first station where a shakedown haul will be completed in advance of the first real haul in order…

    4th August 2014

  • Migrating Atlantic salmon findings published

    Marine Scotland Science has published findings of a study looking at the behaviour of homeward migrating salmon in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The study is part of a research programme, funded by the Scottish Government, which aims to identify and minimise any disruptions to wildlife as the marine renewable energy industry develops.Using coastal…

    1st August 2014

  • MRV Scotia Survey 0814S – Herring Acoustic Survey Complete

    MRV Scotia has now completed the annual HERAS ( HERring Acoustic Survey), returning to Aberdeen on 17 July 2014. HERAS is an International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) co-ordinated survey with five countries taking a “snapshot” of herring stocks with coverage from the southern North Sea to north of Shetland and down…

    31st July 2014

  • Supporting the Scottish Marine Protected Area (MPA) project

    This week the Scottish MPA project reached a significant milestone this week with the designation of 30 protected sites throughout Scottish waters. This network is the result of work involving many agencies and organisations. Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has been working hard conducting research, monitoring surveys and providing advice to help support this work. MSS…

    24th July 2014

  • Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014

    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

    24th April 2014

  • Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 19 March 2014

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on ‘Whitefish prices, 2014: positive early indications’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates

    19th March 2014

  • FLOWW Best Practice Guidance for Offshore Renewables Developments

    The Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables Group (FLOWW) was set up in 2002 to foster good relations between the fishing and offshore renewable energy sectors and to encourage co-existence between both industries. FLOWW’s objectives are to enable and facilitate discussion, discuss on matters arising from the interaction of the fishing and offshore…

    19th February 2014

  • Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables: call for abstracts

    Following the success of the inaugural international EIMR conference in 2012 (Orkney, Scotland), the University of the Highlands and Islands and partners are delighted to announce the second environmental interactions of marine renewables (EIMR2014) conference to be held in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis between 28 April and to 2 May 2014. This meeting will serve…

    13th January 2014