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monitoring
Monitoring

Marine Scotland Science (MSS) undertakes a wide range of monitoring covering many aspects of the Scottish marine ecosystem.

Monitoring is undertaken in Scottish Inshore Waters, using networks of volunteers and automatic recording equipment, as well as in Scottish Offshore Waters, using the MSS research vessels MRV Alba na Mara and MRV Scotia.

Marine Scotland Science also participates national monitoring programmes, such as:

  • UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS)
  • UK Marine Environmental Change Network (MECN)
  • UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)

This group provides published data from monitoring these activities. For many activities, there are national or international standards for how the monitoring is undertaken.

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Scottish Coastal Observatory - Scapa Site

Scapa Pier is a fairly sheltered location within Scapa Flow. The temperature logger is suspended from the pier, and surface nutrient, salinity and phytoplankton samples are also taken from the pier. The environmental unit of the Orkney Islands Council Marine Services collect the samples at this site.

doi: 
10.7489/952-1
Citation: 
Marine Scotland Science. 2018. Scottish Coastal Observatory - Scapa site data. doi: 10.7489/953-1

Data and Resources

Nutrient concentrations
Phytoplankton
Water column temperature and salinity
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2021-10-25
Release Date
2018-12-17
Identifier
40bc056b-eac1-4733-8512-9384d94b7c97
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Public Access Level
Public