Marine
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Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCOD) Framework published
1st July 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
A team of scientists from across the University of St Andrews has developed a new desktop tool for assessing the impact of noise from human disturbance, such as offshore wind development on marine mammal populations – the Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCOD) Framework. The steering committee for the project was chaired by Dr. Ian Davies,...
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RiCORE Newsletter: June 2015
30th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, RiCORE aims to develop a risk-based approach to the consenting of offshore renewable energy sites, running from January 1st 2015 to June 30th 2016. The project is comprised of six European partners, including Marine Scotland and they have also started to produce a regular newsletter, with details of all their latest updates....
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Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 24 June 2015
25th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
This month’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on the 2014 UK Seafood Processing Industry Report. Read the full update
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Taking the message about marine litter back to school
22nd June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
In Marine Scotland, we have a bunch of very active and knowledgeable colleagues who are STEM Ambassadors who spend lots of time educating and working with your people, whether at schools or universities. In March, one on the members of our Fish Health Inspectorate attended an Eco-day at the Mill O’Forest primary school in Stonehaven, where...
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Marine Scotland Science supports sustainable aquaculture projects
18th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
More than twenty new research projects have been awarded funding to address key challenges to the aquaculture sector. The proposals, supported by co-funders including Marine Scotland, Centre for the Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Sciences (Cefas) and the Scottish Government, will focus on farming or cultivation in finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. The programme primarily aims to...
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Marine Scotland Science colleagues mentor Product Design student
17th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
For the fifth year in a row, Marine Scotland Science colleague John Dunn has mentored a PDE (Product Design Engineering) student from Glasgow School of Art. This year’s student, William Balloch, had the task of designing a better chlorophyll filtering system for use on board research vessels. Given the importance of this particular job and the volumes...
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Consultation: Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan
16th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
A consultation is being launched on a plan that will be used to guide development activity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and members of the public will soon have the opportunity to give feedback on the draft plan. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 0815S Programme
14th June 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Herring Survey Programme Duration: 25 June – 14 July 2015 Sampling Gear: Midwater trawls PT160; Multisampling pelagic cod-end with one fine mesh cod-end; Seabird 19plus CTD; GoPro cameras x 2 with underwater housings and lights; Scanmar trawl eye sensor; and Towed Hydrophone array. Objectives: To conduct an acoustic survey to estimate the abundance and distribution...
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Marine Scotland staff clean-up: 22nd June
11th June 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
The clean-up in Torry continues with more and more people getting involved and community interest growing. Colleagues at the James Hutton Institute, under the watchful eye of Rose Towney, organised a clean-up on the 29th of May around Torry Battery and the shore. In total: 17 people were collecting over 5 hours (85 hours or 5,100...
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0915A Programme
10th June 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 10-30 June 2015 Background: The central objective of EIWiF is to monitor the broader ecological environmental impact of offshore renewable developments. This work will concentrate on the developments proposed east of the Firth of Forth estuary. Several potential impacts have been identified in the scientific literature, varying from seemingly negative to seemingly positive impacts,...
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