34 returned results for 'seal'

  • MRV Scotia Survey 1816S Programme

    Duration: 10-20 December 2016 Gear: Sea-Bird CTD/Carousel, sledge with OPC and CTD, ADCP mooring equipment, water filtering equipment Objectives: Test the CTD and sledge/OPC in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring JONSIS section in the northern North Sea. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along…

    14th December 2016

  • First UK Assessment of Underwater Noise Published by UK Research Partnership

    The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has teamed up with Marine Scotland Science and the University of Exeter to analyse underwater noise data from subsea sound recorders located around the UK coast. The results of the Defra-funded study have now been published in an article titled Underwater noise levels in UK…

    10th November 2016

  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1016S Programme

    Duration: 18 July – 3 August 2016 Gear: Sonardyne Ranger II USBL system Sonardyne directional / omni-directional transponders (x3) TV drop frame and wiring harness TV sledge and wiring harness SEA LED lights (x4) SeaLaser (x4) Kongsberg OE14-408 digital camera system Kongsberg OE14-366 digital still camera system Kongsberg OE14-366 TV camera system SUBC 1-CAM Alpha…

    18th July 2016

  • Trialling methods for tracking marine mammals

      As part of the process for developing wave and tidal renewable energy generation in Scottish Waters,  a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has to be completed, evaluating the potential interactions between marine renewables and  marine wildlife as a matter of priority. Despite significant progress in the industry over recent years, there remains a great deal of uncertainty…

    16th June 2016

  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1515S Programme

    Duration: 19 October – 2 November 2015 Background: The aim of this survey is to gather the initial dataset of a site monitoring time-series for the East of Gannet and Montrose (EGM) and Norwegian Sediment Plain (NSP) Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPA), see Figure 1. This will contribute information on the habitats found at…

    16th October 2015

  • Strategic Surveys of Seabirds off the West of Lewis to Determine Use of Seaspace in Areas of Potential Marine Renewable Energy Developments

    By 2020 the percentage of Scotland’s energy coming from renewable sources will increase. Studies have identified that there is a need to research how offshore renewable developments affect wildlife populations. The surveys presented here will help to find out how one area of marine development, the west coast of Lewis, is used by waterbirds and…

    7th August 2014

  • Barra: Step forward for community management of SAC

    A local charity have been appointed to facilitate the development of a community led management structure of the Sound of Barra. Voluntary Action Barra and Vatersay (VABV) will be working with the local communities to provide options for a governance structure that will be presented to Ministers this summer, and then establish the management group…

    20th February 2014

  • MeyGen tidal development granted consent

    On 16th September 2013, the Minister for Energy, Enterprise & Tourism Fergus Ewing announced that he had awarded consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to MeyGen Limited to construct and operate a tidal array situated in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. The first phase of the development has a total…

    4th December 2013

  • Review of Noise Effects of Operational Offshore Wind Turbines including noise transmission through various foundation types

    MS published a review of the acoustic output of operational off-shore wind turbines and its dependence on the type of foundation structure used. Three foundation types are examined in this report: jacket, monopile and gravity foundation. The acoustic output from each of these foundation types is then compared to curves representing the hearing and behavioural…

    3rd December 2013

  • New report: Modelling of Noise Effects of Operational Offshore Wind Turbines

    Marine Scotland have published a new report this week – “Modelling of Noise Effects of Operational Offshore Wind Turbines including noise transmission through various foundation types“.  This report presents modelling of the acoustic output of operational offshore wind turbines and its dependence on the type of foundation structure used. Three foundation types are examined: Jacket Monopile…

    12th September 2013