Marine

  • New report on the swimming depth of sea trout published

    22nd March 2016 by

    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...

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  • Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan approved

    22nd March 2016 by

    The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan has now been finalised following endorsement by Orkney Islands Council and the Highland Council and ministerial approval. Now the Plan has been approved it will be used by the Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team as a material consideration in the determination of marine licensing and...

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  • New report published on the hearing of salmon

    22nd March 2016 by

    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,...

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  • Celebrating 50 years of the Girnock Burn Fish trap

    21st March 2016 by

    2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Girnock Burn fish trap on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire. The Girnock Burn fish trap is one of only three long-term fish population monitoring facilities in Scotland where detailed information on adult and emigrant numbers, sizes and ages of Atlantic salmon is obtained by Marine Scotland Science (MSS)...

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  • Model Success for Oceanographers

    18th March 2016 by

    The Scottish Government has funded a new hydrodynamic model, called the Scottish Shelf Model (SSM), developed under the direction of Marine Scotland scientists, to describe the physical marine environment around our firths and sea lochs at the coast, up to the edge of the continental shelf and into the North Sea. Hydrodynamic models are computer...

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  • It’s all about YOU…and Science

    17th March 2016 by

    Read the latest newsletter from Scotland’s Environment Web, which this month focuses on articles about Science and You. More Information Read the newsletter

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  • Our Inspirational Women in Science

    10th March 2016 by

    To further inspire and promote the role of women in STEM roles, two of Marine Scotland Science’s highly experienced oceanographers will be taking part in Scottish science events this and next month. Resident Oceanographer and ScienceGrrl Dr Sarah Hughes will be participating in British Science Week, the UK’s annual celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths,...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0316A Programme

    4th March 2016 by

    Duration: 7-21 March 2016 Equipment: BT 201 Prawn net – rigged with separator grid and two 80 mm codends Trawl doors Sweeps, bridles, backstrops and pennants Spare netting and twine Live capture codends PSL5000 light unit x 2 4 x 10m side emitting light cables Battery pods Video Cameras Flashback recorders and housing Pyramid camera...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 26 February 2016

    1st March 2016 by

    This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on Scotland’s Marine Economy. Read the full update

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  • MFV Altaire Survey 0116H: Programme

    26th February 2016 by

    Duration: 23 February – 7 March 2016 Fishing/Sampling Gear: Gulf VII plankton sampler Objectives: To carry out mackerel egg survey (ICES Triennial Survey), on the western shelf and slope in the area from 52o N to 59o N (see Figure 1 below); and To collect fish samples, by trawling, for atresia and fecundity analysis back...

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