Marine

  • Update: pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan

    16th March 2015 by

    The pre-consultation versions of the pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan, the Sustainability Appraisal, the Socio-Economic Baseline Review and the Regional Locational Guidance are due to be sent to Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council for consideration prior to a formal public consultation beginning in June 2015. The documents will be available on the council...

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  • Marine Scotland supports Seafood in Schools

    16th March 2015 by

    Colleages in Marine Scotland are continuing to support the Seafood in Schools initiative by being involved in workshops around the country, telling children more about the work that we do and answering their questions on all things fishy. Events at schools differ but usually involve a series of workshops designed to teach them where seafood comes from, how...

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  • Marine Laboratory hosts Science Grrls Event

    10th March 2015 by

    On 19th March, the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen will be hosting a careers talk evening aimed at secondary school girls across Aberdeen (and beyond). The event is being run by Aberdeen Science Grrls, some of whom work here at the Laboratory, and they will be joined by other Marine Scotland Science colleagues Dafne Eerkes-Medrano and Lynda Blackadder who will be...

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  • Compliance colleagues welcome a delegation from South Korea

    9th March 2015 by

    Marine Scotland Compliance officers in Peterhead had a busy week last week. As well as their normal duties, they were involved with the launch of the new Peterhead Harbour Experience, then they welcomed a delegation of five South Korean fisheries colleagues. The visitors were keen to learn more about how fisheries enforcement is managed in Scotland and their...

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  • Marine Scotland involved with the new Peterhead Harbour Experience

    4th March 2015 by

    Marine Scotland Compliance officers have been involved in a new project that has opened in Peterhead. The new Harbour Experience, being run by Peterhead Harbours, offers a number of different activities for schools and colleges. Activities include: Tour of the fish market Tour of the control tower Visit to the lifeboat station & boat Visit...

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  • Oceans and people: The VECTORS Project

    3rd March 2015 by

    What are ecosystem services and how can our understanding of them help to improve the health of our oceans?  The VECTORS project, an EU-funded marine research project, has developed integrated, research-based knowledge of marine ecosystem services, the value of them to society and the willingness of people to accept changes to them. It has also...

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  • Marine Analytical Unit monthly update – 25 February 2015

    26th February 2015 by

    This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article reporting on what plans for new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) need to consider social impacts alongside economic and environmental impacts. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates

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  • National Marine Plan interactive (NMPi) reaches 500 layers

    17th February 2015 by

    The number of data layers in our National Marine Plan interactive (NMPi) continues to grow and is now in excess of 500, representing a huge data resource for use by everyone. New data layers continue to be added and amongst the recent layers are: Scotland’s Marine Atlas (2011) Overall Assessment (as 4 layers) A new section called ‘National Marine...

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  • Understanding the State of the Environment Conference

    17th February 2015 by

    ‘Understanding the State of the Environment’ Conference at John McIntyre Conference Centre Edinburgh University – Friday 13 March 2015 Understanding the state of the environment around us is important to inform and influence a range of decisions and activities carried out by all sectors of our society. Reporting on the state of the environment identifies...

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  • Experts to look at ways of accelerating the approval of offshore energy projects

    3rd February 2015 by

    Marine Scotland Science is currently involved in a new project to accelerate and streamline the environmental requirements associated with consents for offshore wind, wave and tidal projects. The RiCORE project, led by the Robert Gordon University (Scotland) and including teams from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and Scotland, has been awarded €1.4 million from the European Commission’s...

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