Marine

  • Marine Scotland Staff Clean Up: 22 January 2015

    26th January 2016 by

    There have been a couple of clean-ups since Christmas-time. Danny took to the beach on his own for the first one and Paul Stainer joined in for last week’s trip down to the shore; where 152 items were collected in 20 minutes. We are now into our second year of litter-picking and I’m sure Danny...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0116A Update

    21st January 2016 by

    Following a two-day delay in sailing, due to adverse weather on the east coast, Alba sailed early evening on Friday 8th January and made way in heavy seas for Mull. In the shelter from the strong NE winds TV work began along the south side of Mull on Monday 11th, and over the following four days...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0216S Programme

    20th January 2016 by

    Duration: 23 January – 12 February 2016 Fishing Gear: GOV Trawl (BT 137) with ground gear A & B; MIK Net (Round Frame with IK depressor); and MIKeyM net (attached to the MIK net on selected stations). Objective: To complete an internationally coordinated demersal trawling survey in the North Sea in ICES area IV. To...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0116A Programme

    19th January 2016 by

    Duration: 6 – 22 January 2016 Gear: Large TV drop frame; TV sledge; 1 x 600m umbilical towing cable; 1 x armoured cable; Video cameras and associated equipment (plus backup); Four lasers and bracket for the drop frame; 1 x BT201 prawn trawl (plus minimal spares); Day grab and table; Prawn sorting table; Large plankton...

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  • New publication about how seabirds feed underwater

    15th January 2016 by

    It has always been difficult to describe what diving seabirds do underwater – how deep they dive, how they forage and catch their prey. It is important to know about this, for example to assess the risk that underwater renewable energy turbines may present to the birds. In a new publication, The use of an...

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  • A new data recording system for fish sampling

    14th January 2016 by

    As 2016 gets off to a somewhat stormy start, scientists onboard the MRV Scotia are welcoming a new data recording system that will not only reduce the chance of error but will also speed up the process for recording important statistics. Fish sampling is a very important part of fisheries research, contributing to a number...

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  • MEDIN are upgrading and want your views

    12th January 2016 by

    Marine data are held by many organisations in the UK and are collected for many different purposes: for the timing of tides to determine the position of submerged obstacles about the position of submerged obstacles for marine conservation to monitor and forecast weather and ocean states to site marine structures for scientific research to understand...

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  • Citizen Science Project – Can you help?

    8th January 2016 by

    In the last few years, Sarah Hughes an oceanographer at Marine Scotland has discovered a large dataset of coastal temperature data that sits in the archives of the UK Meteorological Office but has not been entered into ocean databases. These are daily/twice daily observations of coastal temperature taken at numerous coastal sites around Scotland, usually...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0116S Programme

    7th January 2016 by

    Duration: 5 – 20 January 2016 Fishing gear: BT 101 with tickler chains; flats and rockhopper ground gear; Sediment Sampling: Day grab and sieves; Litter sampling: Catamaran neuston trawl; Plankton net; Water sampling: Aquatracka fluorometer, Seabird 19 and sled. Objectives: To undertake water, sediment and biological sampling for the Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme (CSEMP);...

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  • Update: Joint industry/science research projects funded under the 2015 FISA call

    5th January 2016 by

    The FISA Steering Group has awarded over £130,000 of Marine Scotland funding for collaborative projects involving Scottish fishermen and scientists. Four new projects are receiving funding directed at improving knowledge on data limited stocks, analysing under-utilised fisheries data and reducing unwanted catches through improved gear technology. Following a call for proposals and selection process, the...

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