Marine Scotland
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Work Placements at the Marine Laboratory
6th March 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland regularly host work experience placements for pupils from across Scotland. In February, two pupils from two schools in Aberdeenshire spent time learning about some of the work in the laboratory. They got to meet with Marine Scotland staff working in teams from the: Fish Health Inspectorate, Engineering, Fisheries, Renewables, Zooplankton, Disease Diagnostics, Genetics,…
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Meet Andy Wilson – Assistant Environmental Chemist (Modern Apprentice)
19th December 2018 by Marine Scotland Communications
In our series of Science in Government Conference posters we now have Andy Wilson – Modern Apprentice and Assistant Environmental Chemist. Andy gives us an insight into what a day in his work life is like as he prepares and analyses samples. Further Information: Science in Government 2018 posters Meet Pablo Chevallard our Renewables and…
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Celebrating the Year of the Engineer with a father and son – Danny Copland
7th August 2018 by Marine Scotland Communications
Last month, as part of our celebrations of the Year of the Engineer as well as the Year of Young People, we introduced you to one half of our father and son Engineering team – dad Phil Copland. This month, as promised, son Danny Copland gets his own back! Who are you and what do you do? My name is…
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Taking the temperature with the MRV Scotia
11th August 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Next MRV Scotia Survey Duration: 10 – 30 August 2017 Fishing Gear: GOV Trawl (BT 137) with Ground Gear A & B Objectives To complete an internationally coordinated demersal trawling survey in the North Sea in ICES area IV. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station using…
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MRV Alba na Mara Survey 0517A Programme
6th April 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 06 – 26 April 2017 Fishing Gear: Scallop Dredges Objectives: To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West Coast. To age, measure and assess shell damage on all scallops caught. To Identify and sample additional areas of commercial interest to the scallop fishery. To collect information on by-catch of other commercial…