Marine
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Marine Scotland staff clean up: 2nd April
1st April 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Early in March, we told you about some of the fantastic work that colleagues in our Lab in Aberdeen have been doing to keep the beaches at Torry clean. Around 20 people turned up to help for the latest clean up, including colleagues from SEPA, SNH and JNCC from the neighbouring Inverdee House. The clear up operation went...
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Marine Scotland Compliance Officer wins Volunteer of the Month
1st April 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Congratulations to Gareth Kemp, Senior Fishery Officer for Marine Scotland Compliance in Peterhead for winning February’s BT Club Volunteer of the Month Award. Gareth, who is Junior Head Coach with Ellon’s Rugby Club said: “It’s absolutely fantastic to have been nominated for the award, never mind to have won it. I give roughly 40 hours to the club...
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A changing world – a personal reflection
31st March 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
There is one constant; our environment is continuously changing. The big challenge for science is to be able to distinguish between natural fluctuations and those forced by anthropogenic activities. This requires that we gather as much evidence as we can and across Marine Scotland Science we are gathering data and maintaining our long-term time series with...
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Marine Scotland in joint Agency activity at Buckie harbours and ports
30th March 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Officers from Marine Scotland Compliance and Police Scotland’s Border Policing Command and Aberdeenshire and Moray Division have been involved in a week of engagement activity at harbours and ports within then Buchan area. The activity also saw support from the Border Force, HM Revenue and Customs, National Crime Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Detective...
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Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 26 March 2015
30th March 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on Wave and Tidal Energy in the UK: Capitalising on Capability. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0415A Programme
27th March 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 29 March – 17 April 2015 Fishing Gear: Scallop dredges Objectives: To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West Coast; To assess shell damage on all scallops caught; To collect information on by-catch of other commercial fish and shellfish species; To identify and quantify numbers of starfish species in all dredge...
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Marine & Fisheries News from other Organisations
27th March 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
A new paper featuring contributions from Plymouth Marine Laboratory Director of Science Professor Manuel Barange outlines why fish deserve more attention in food policies in our quest to meet the nutritional needs of a growing global population. Fish already make a major contribution to the human food supply, providing more than 4.5 billion consumers with...
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Go4SET Regional Finals – An Assessor’s Experience
26th March 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
By John Dunn On the 11th of February I acted as an assessor in the regional finals of the Go4SET competition at Elphinstone Hall, King’s College, Aberdeen University. Teams from all over Grampian had been working away for ten weeks on a series of projects, and our role as assessors was to choose a suitable...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 0415A – Cruise Programme
25th March 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 7 – 20 April 2015 Gear: Jackson BT 195 monkfish bottom trawl; 400mm x 45.7m Rockhopper ground gear with tickler chain; 2 x sets of Morgere Ovalfoil OF12 1700 Kg trawl doors; and Net sensors; standard Scanmar sensors, bottom contact sensor and depth / temperature logger (DST). Objective: To undertake a nationally co-ordinated demersal...
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Award winning engagement on Marine Protected Areas
23rd March 2015 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland’s Marine Environment Branch recently won the engagement award for the Scottish Public Service Awards for their work on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Over the last 4 years, 30 Scottish Marine Protected Areas or MPAs have been designated – 17 MPAs in Scottish territorial waters and 13 MPAs in offshore waters. This has involved...
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