41 returned results for 'Fish Behaviour'

  • New report on the swimming depth of sea trout published

    The potential risk which marine renewable developments pose to animals at sea, including fish, is partly dependent on their swimming depth. For example, fish species which predominantly occupy space close to the surface will be at less risk from bottom-mounted tidal turbines than fish species that have a bentho-pelagic lifestyle. The sea trout is an…

    22nd March 2016

  • New report published on the hearing of salmon

    Underwater noise in the sea has the potential to affect marine animals, including fish. A new report published by Marine Scotland Science, Measurement of Hearing in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using Auditory Evoked Potentials, and effects of Pile Driving Playback on salmon Behaviour and Physiology, describes measurements of the hearing capability of salmon in experimental aquaria,…

    22nd March 2016

  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1415S Programme

    Duration: 5-16 October 2015 Sampling Gear: Midwater trawl PT160 x 2 Edgetech broadband towed system Seabird 911 CTD Go-pro camera system(s) with additional sensors (depth, temp, attitude etc) Towed hydrophone array Lowrance echosounder system Simrad WBAT autonomous broad band sounder system Rod and line systems. Electronic load shackle for weighing catch. Scanmar trawl eye sensor. Overall Objectives:…

    6th October 2015

  • Marine Scotland to collaborate on analysing underwater noise data

    Underwater noise in the marine environment is the focus of a new UK-wide research partnership to monitor the ‘soundscape’ in UK waters. 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…

    22nd September 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

  • Eleven Peer-reviewed Papers Published for MSS in the last quarter

    Our scientists have been involved with a number of peer-reviewed papers these last few months. Those published from December 2014 to date are shown below, with links to the abstract and the MSS author, where available.: Casaretto, Licia, Marta Picciulin, and Anthony D. Hawkins. 2015. Mating behaviour by the haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Environmental Biology Of Fishes…

    9th April 2015

  • MRV Scotia: 1514S and 1614S – Mackerel surveys

    Loading: Aberdeen, 8 October 2014, Departure: Aberdeen, 11 October 2014 Arrival and unloading: Aberdeen, 23 October 2014 Sampling Gear Midwater trawl PT160 x 2 Edgetech broadband towed system Seabird 911 CTD Go-pro camera system with additional sensors (depth, temp, attitude etc) Towed hydrophone array Overall Objectives To investigate the use of a broadband system as a…

    8th October 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

  • ICES Science Fund supports eight innovative projects

    From 100 years of Baltic change to improving fisheries management through behavioural economics, ICES (which included members of  Marine Scotland) announces eight projects to be supported by the newly established ICES Science Fund. “We received many diverse and interesting proposals but focused on projects that will add value to ICES Science Plan, are feasible, and…

    10th April 2014

  • ICES ASC2013, Reykjavik (Iceland) – Marine Spatial Planning Session

    ICES Annual Science Conference 2013 took place in Reykjavik, Iceland from 23rd – 27th of September 2013. There were around 700 participants from 37 countries and more than 430 oral and poster presentations. There were 18 theme sessions covering a range of topics on fisheries management, ecosystem-based management, survey design, spatial statistics, climate change, ocean…

    19th December 2013