Marine
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014
24th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article on ‘The Valuation of Marine Ecosystem Services’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 16 April 2014
17th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article highlighting the key figures from the provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013 released yesterday. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Scotland supports Science Superhero Day
16th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
On 22 March 2014, 20 volunteers from Aberdeen – including Sarah Hughes from Marine Scotland Science – worked in two shifts to deliver the superhero day at Aberdeen’s Satrosphere. In each session, six scientists from different disciplines attempted to blend into the crowd, not an easy task when wearing a bright red superhero cape and...
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Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement published
15th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
A Good Practice Guide for Underwater Noise Measurement has been published, giving guidance on best practice for in-situ measurement of underwater sound, for processing the data, and for reporting the measurements using appropriate metrics. From a scientific point of view, accurate acoustic measurements are needed for a diverse range of disciplines such as acoustical oceanography,...
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Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations
15th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
MSCC News: 15 April 2014 The Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea in March 2014 was open for signature in March 2014. If you have other questions related to this notice please contact Louise Savill, Foreign and Commonwealth Office at louise.savill@fco.gov.uk
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Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations
15th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
MSCC News: 15 April 2014 New research from the University of Southampton has identified a coral-eating flatworm as a potential threat for coral reefs. Read the article For more information about the Marine Science Co-ordination Committee, please visit www.defra.gov.uk/mscc/.
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014
10th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on on ‘Fishermen’s perceptions on marine management ’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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ICES Science Fund supports eight innovative projects
10th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
From 100 years of Baltic change to improving fisheries management through behavioural economics, ICES (which included members of Marine Scotland) announces eight projects to be supported by the newly established ICES Science Fund. “We received many diverse and interesting proposals but focused on projects that will add value to ICES Science Plan, are feasible, and...
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Marine & Fisheries News from other organisations
9th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
MSCC News: 9 April 2014 Ocean acidification research involving scientists from the UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme (UKOA) is featured on NBC in the USA today. Read the article For more information about the Marine Science Co-ordination Committee, please visit www.defra.gov.uk/mscc/.
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Oceanographers hit the road with Mini-Tour
4th April 2014 by Marine Directorate Communications
For National Science and Engineering Week (14-23 March 2014), oceanographers from Marine Scotland hit the road with a mini-tour of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, taking their “All At Sea: The story of ocean drifters” workshop to six different primary schools. The workshop, which was developed by Bee Berx and Sarah Hughes, was first presented to Mile End...