Marine

  • An Award Winning Partnership

    11th November 2016 by

    Shona Turnbull (Highland Council), Tracy McCollin (Marine Scotland), James Green (Orkney Islands Council) and Kevin Stewart (Minister for Local Government and Housing)

    A working group, consisting of colleagues from Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and the Highland Council, has received an award in the ‘Partnership’ category of the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning (SAQP). The award recognised the work of the group, in developing the pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan, and was...

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

    10th November 2016 by

    subsea sound recorder prior to launch

    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...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – October 2016

    2nd November 2016 by

    Fish Haul

    This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit is now available with the most up to date information about the fish price index, nephrops prices and key facts and figures on Scottish fisheries. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates

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  • MeyGen Inauguration Ceremony

    31st October 2016 by

    The extensive area of very strong tidal currents in the Pentland Firth between Orkney and the Scottish mainland has meant there has been a lot of interest in developing tidal stream generation in that area, and several large developments are envisaged. The most advanced is MeyGen project in the Inner Sound, between Stroma and the mainland. The projects is...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 2016A Programme

    20th October 2016 by

    MRV Alba na Mara

    Duration: 2 – 13 November 2016 Gear: Prawn trawl BT 201; Deep Vision Camera and lights (supplied by IMRB); Net mounted camera system; Turbidity meter; Scanmar instrumentation; and 600mm Square Mesh Panel (SMP). Objectives: Primary: To obtain Deep Vision footage from a demersal trawl on different ground types and turbidities: typical nephrops grounds (mud), clearer...

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  • How do seals interact with shipping vessels?

    17th October 2016 by

    As shipping activity continues to increase around the world, understanding the way that marine mammals interact with vessels is of particular importance. Such concerns generally relate to potential harmful effects of increased shipping noise on marine mammals and the potential for physical injury due to collisions. This is a particular issue for harbour seals (Phoca...

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  • New topic sheet – age estimation in fish

    14th October 2016 by

    How can you tell how old a fish is? Any why bother? Age estimation is a fundamental part of studies of the life history of fish. In commercial marine fisheries, it is a key area in the monitoring, assessment and management of fish stocks because age determined parameters (such as age profiles, age at first...

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  • The Buckland Foundation lecture – 2 November 2016

    12th October 2016 by

    Buckland Lecture

    The Buckland Foundation: How smart are fish? Integrating what scientists and fishers know. 2nd November 2016, Institute of Zoology, Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY from 18:00 to 2100 The talks in this event will challenge the commonly-held view of fish as robot-like animals with no intelligence and a 30 second memory, which often...

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  • Scottish Natural Heritage newsletter – It’s all about… our natural health service

    7th October 2016 by

    Outdoors

    The latest edition of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) newsletter is out now, with articles about developing our natural health service, outdoor learning experiences with Education Scotland and more. Further Information Read the newsletter Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)

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  • Do you use fisheries statistics?

    6th October 2016 by

    How much fish is landed in Scotland every year? How much is it worth? Which species are landed and where? You might not be aware, but the role of Marine Scotland’s Analytical Unit is to provide data on a range of marine and fisheries topics such as this (any others). This data, which is gathered from industry, research and others, is...

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