219 returned results for 'ICES'

  • Food and Drink Fortnight – Spotlight on Shetland Seafood Auctions

    In the fourth part of the series we speak to Norma Williamson of Shetland Seafood Auctions. Over the pandemic two new fishmarkets opened in Shetland, including Lerwick Fish Market which received £1.73 million funding from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund which is administered by the Scottish Government.

    10th September 2020

  • Food and Drink Fortnight – Spotlight on Women in Scottish Aquaculture

    In the second part of our Food and Drink Fortnight series we hear from the new co-chairs of the Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) Rowena Hoare and Teresa Garzon who explain how they have led the group through these challenging times.

    7th September 2020

  • Food and Drink Fortnight – Focus on fishermen working during coronavirus

    In the first of this series we hear from fishermen who received hardship funding from the Scottish Government and hear how this has helped them during challenging circumstances.

    5th September 2020

  • Proposed seafish amendments for UK Fisheries Bill

    Suggested Scottish Government seafish amendments for the UK Fisheries Bill.

    3rd September 2020

  • Sharks, skates and rays

    It’s shark week and with over 30 species of sharks, skates and rays recorded in Scottish waters there’s a lot to celebrate!

    13th August 2020

  • Marine Scotland Science publications for July

    Marine Scotland Science, as a core Scottish Government (SG) Division, is working to support SG’s overall COVID-19 response. It also continues to sustain critical marine science delivery and has over the last month produced the following notable publications.

    10th August 2020

  • Marine Mammals – updated demographics – how do we measure that?

    Understanding the impacts of human activities, and preventing harm to habitats and species, is one of the biggest challenges to marine industries. The Scottish Government’s Scottish Marine Research Energy Programme (ScotMER) has published three new studies to assist when assessing the impact of offshore renewable developments on marine mammals. These new reports pull together key…

    6th August 2020

  • Recent Marine Scotland Science Publications

    Marine Scotland Science, as a core Scottish Government (SG) Division, is working to support SG’s overall COVID-19 response. It also continues to sustain critical marine science delivery and has over the last month produced the following notable publications.

    16th July 2020

  • Why we publish our science

    From Japanese sardines to the effects of mackerel grazing on plankton in New Zealand, Environment Monitoring and Assessment Programme Manager Dr Bill Turrell explains why a 25-year-old Marine Scotland Science paper on understanding mackerel in Scotland is still having an impact today.

    9th July 2020

  • Scotia resumes survey programme

    As with many other aspects of our lives at this time, our marine research vessel (MRV) survey programme of 2020 was significantly affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and ultimately stopped with the lockdown restrictions imposed in March.

    However, in mid-June the MRV Scotia programme was permitted to resume with survey 0820S – the annual North Sea and West coast Nephrops underwater television survey (UWTV).

    30th June 2020