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  • EQUATING women in Science and Engineering

    In February, our Science IT manager Dave Keay (pictured right) was invited to speak at an event at Abertay University run by EQUATE Scotland and entitled ‘Building the Talent Pipeline’. The half day event was aimed at promoting opportunities for women in Science and Engineering and was focussed on two aspects: women undergraduate work placements under the…

    1st March 2018

  • Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person with Dr Nabeil Salama

    This is Nabeil, one of our scientists. When he’s not leading a team of fisheries scientists or running around the lab working on wrasse or fisheries stock assessment, he’s also just taken on the role of Marine Scotland Science’s Outreach steering group coordinator. What’s your career path been – how did you get here? For…

    25th January 2018

  • Knowing your parasites – inside and out

    Ensuring Scotland’s marine environment is managed effectively and sustainable is crucial for future generations – and this includes, literally, all creatures great and small. To support this, in September, representatives from Marine Scotland, Aberdeen University and the University of Cape Town hosted a two day MASTS-funded workshop in Aberdeen focussing on “Parasites of Commercially Important Marine Fish Species and…

    20th September 2017

  • Marine engineers develop a new drop frame and camera system

    Marine Scotland Engineering staff have a history of building bespoke kit for scientists over a number of years. Most recently they have been working on the research vessel Alba na Mara to develop a new drop frame and stereo image system to increase our benthic monitoring capabilities. This system is used by both Marine Scotland scientists and…

    9th December 2016

  • In deep at the United Nations

    Next week, Marine Scotland scientist Dr Francis Neat (pictured right) will join the EU delegation to the UN in New York to discuss deep-sea fishing regulations and conservation in the high seas. It’s a huge honour and as Francis explains “we rarely think too much about that part of the ocean that is beyond our national jurisdiction…

    28th July 2016

  • Study on blue mussels and amoebic gill disease in farmed salmon published

    Each year amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects Atlantic salmon farms across Scotland leading to swollen and infected gills in the salmon. As part of the Marine Collaborations Research Forum (MarCRF) Christine Rolin (pictured right) had the opportunity as a Masters student at the University of Aberdeen in 2014 to work with scientists in the Marine Scotland…

    16th February 2016

  • The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium

    Frank Buckland 1826-1880 Pioneer of Fisheries Research & Public Communication  The Buckland Foundation & Edinburgh Marine Network  Present  The 2nd Buckland Marine Fisheries Colloquium  Tuesday 20 October 2015, 18:00-20:30  Room LG.09, David Hume Tower, George Square University of Edinburgh  “Securing the Supply of Food from Marine Fisheries”  Featuring the joint Buckland Professors for 2015 1800–1805:…

    28th September 2015

  • Marine Scotland to collaborate on analysing underwater noise data

    Underwater noise in the marine environment is the focus of a new UK-wide research partnership to monitor the ‘soundscape’ in UK waters. The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has teamed up with Marine Scotland Science and the University of Exeter to analyse underwater noise data from subsea sound recorders located around…

    22nd September 2015

  • MarCRF welcomes Professor Kelly Benoit-Bird

    On Friday 22nd May, MarCRF Research Fellow Jacqui Tweddle  hosted Professor Kelly Benoit-Bird, from Oregon State University in the U.S.A., on a flying visit to Aberdeen. Prof. Benoit-Bird is a distinguished marine scientist, having received many awards and honours, including a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the “genius grant”) and the U.S.A. Presidential Early Career…

    29th May 2015

  • Marine Scotland learns from the 3rd Scottish Space Symposium

    Last week, the 3rd Scottish Space Symposium took place at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. Although primarily a meeting for those interested in remote sensing of the earth (mostly using satellites), the event was a chance for natural environment scientists to meet with space scientists and technologists, and to network and collaborate, especially in creating links to industry….

    16th April 2015