Marine
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Not all rivers are the same: new analysis reveals how juvenile salmon numbers vary across Scotland
19th September 2018 by Marine Scotland Communications
Electrofishing is a commonly used method for capturing, counting and sampling fish populations. Where electrofishing is performed according to carefully defined standards, and combined with appropriate statistical analysis, it is possible to estimate the number of fish in a particular section of a river. Electrofishing data have been collected across much of Scotland for over…
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New report published on Scottish Scallop Stocks: Results of 2016 Stock Assessments
4th December 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Today we’ve published the latest in its Scottish Marine & Freshwater Science series – Scottish Scallop Stocks: Results of 2016 Stock Assessments. Scallops are an important species for the Scottish fishing industry. The Scottish commercial dredge fishery for king scallop (Pecten maximus) began in the 1930s in the Clyde. It has since expanded around the coast…
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