Marine

  • Marine Scotland staff clean-up: 5th May

    6th May 2015 by

    Not letting a bank holiday stop him our chief litter picker, Danny Pendrey, enlisted the help of his family yesterday to collect some litter on the beach next to the lighthouse. As part of the regular ongoing clean up, colleagues will be going out this Thursday (7th May) to carry on the good work. For...

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  • Casting the Net via the Marine Collaboration Research Forum (MarCRF)

    5th May 2015 by

    On Friday 24th April, MarCRF held a networking event – “Casting the Net”- to bring together marine related researchers from around Aberdeen, including from Marine Scotland Science, the University of Aberdeen, and other universities, research institutes and businesses in the area. All participants provided profile slides which were on display throughout the event, ranging from very informative...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0515S Programme

    1st May 2015 by

    Duration: 25 April – 8 May 2015 Gear: Sea-Bird CTDs, ADCPs and current meter instrumentation, temperature mini-loggers, water filtering equipment, fridge and freezer (UoA’s), centrifuge equipment (HWU), bacteria sampling equipment (HWU), sediment sampling equipment (UoA), mooring equipment, recovery trawl, glider, sediment grabs (Hammon and Day), and sediment corers (MSS and UoA). Objectives: Test the CTD...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 30 April 2015

    1st May 2015 by

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on VALMER – an eleven partner, €4.7 million project which aimed to examine how improved marine ecosystem services assessment (ESA) could support effective and informed marine management and planning.  Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit...

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  • Marine Scotland staff clean-up: 30th April

    30th April 2015 by

    Marine Scotland and other colleagues in Aberdeen are continuing with their fight with litter on the beach with our colleagues, Danny and Mike, going out on Monday for a spot of impromptu litter picking around the shore and embankment. The eagle-eyed of you will spot the stats have leapt up. This follows Danny having a catch-up...

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  • SEWeb Hackathon – 30th & 31st May

    28th April 2015 by

    Scotland’s Environment Web wants to help people discover and understand more about the environment. Environmental data is really important – to provide context to reports on the state and quality of the environment, to improve our understanding of the challenges and opportunities our environment faces, and encourage communities, school children and individuals to investigate their...

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  • Marine Scotland staff clean up: 23rd April

    24th April 2015 by

    A big well done to everyone who has taken part in all of our beach clean-ups so far. The very good news is that we have almost reached the lighthouse – we are about 25 yards away. Once we have completed this stretch we will consider the marine litter clean-up phase complete, at least this...

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  • RSPB Scotland’s Dolphinwatch is back!

    23rd April 2015 by

    Marine Scotland Scientists have long had a keen interest in dolphins, including being involved in the recent Greyhope Bay Project in Aberdeen. Keeping the dolphin theme going, this weekend sees the launch of Dolphinwatch 2015. People heading down to the Torry Battery in Aberdeen will hopefully be able to see one of the UK’s most impressive wildlife...

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  • The Importance of Scotland’s Observers

    21st April 2015 by

    Since the 1970’s Marine Scotland Science has maintained a team of individuals, Observers, who participate in fishing trips all around the Scottish coast. Information collected from commercial catches in Scotland provide valuable data on the health of fish stocks and future catching opportunities. Some of this can be gathered in fish markets but in order...

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  • Tracking across the Atlantic

    20th April 2015 by

    Last year, Marine Scotland Science collaborated with Jim Manning at the NOAA North East Fisheries Science Centre, USA to obtain some low cost trackers for ocean drifters that they released. Using the same tracking technology, an education outreach project in the USA has launched a number of unmanned sailboats, one of which is currently heading towards...

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