Marine

  • Message in a bottle

    26th October 2015 by

    While digging through the archives of footage we have in Marine Scotland, we came across this footage of drift bottles being thrown in to the sea, to try and help track the current. While we still sample in the Faroe Shetland channel, technology has moved on, as you’ll see from our Tracking the Ocean story from...

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  • Doors Open for Science Film

    26th October 2015 by

    Following on from our success with Doors Open Day in September, Marine Scotland’s Head of Science, Professor Colin Moffat, has put together a film from the day using pictures and video that he took during the day. So come on in and enjoy a brief overview of Marine Scotland Science in our very first Doors Open Day film. ************************************************ Previous Doors Open...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1615A Programme

    20th October 2015 by

    Duration: 24 October – 7 November 2015 Objectives: To conduct an acoustic survey designed to survey both the open and enclosed areas of the Clyde to ultimately provide an estimate of the abundance and distribution of herring and sprat. To obtain samples of herring and sprat for biological analysis, including age, length, weight, sex, maturity...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1515S Programme

    16th October 2015 by

    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...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1315S

    15th October 2015 by

    So this is what life on the MRV Scotia looks like…. Some fabulous pictures taken during our recent Scotia survey 1315S. Further Information View the programme for survey 1315S.

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  • Scottish findings presented at ICES Annual Science Conference 2015

    13th October 2015 by

    Bringing the ecosystem services concept into marine management decisions – Scottish findings presented at ICES Annual Science Conference 2015 The ICES Annual Science Conference 2015 took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 21-25 September. The biggest marine science conference in the Northern Atlantic welcomed around 700 international scientists, policy- and decision- makers, those who work with marine...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 28 October 2015

    11th October 2015 by

    This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on mackerel Landings in 2014. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 September 2015

    8th October 2015 by

    This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014. Read the full update

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  • Marine Scotland Staff Clean Up: 1 October 2015

    7th October 2015 by

    There have been five separate clean-ups since the last update, one of which included us being joined by Steven Shaw, Environmental Manager for Aberdeen City Council, on the 1st of October. We discussed potential improvements to the area including the installation of bins, with closed lids, at the top of paths going down to the...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1415S Programme

    6th October 2015 by

    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:...

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