This dataset contains all the laboratory tank trial data from the CodSELect project which aims to support North Sea Nephrops fishers with a new technical measure to reduce the capture of cod and maintain catch of their target species, which would...
The reported sea trials are part of the FISP funded CodSELect project. Apart from the current trials, the project involves a number of controlled laboratory tank trials conducted in the Marine Directorate’s facilities in the Marine Laboratory in...
This zooplankton trait database consists of data entries from Marine Directorate (previously organisational names: Marine Scotland Science, Fisheries Research Service) projects in the North Sea and North Atlantic, as well as data collected from...
This evidence map summarises and prioritises evidence gaps identified by the Communication of Knowledge Strength in Sea Lice Dispersal Modelling Technical Working Group along with our stakeholders in relation to the development of models of sea...
The catch form return time series runs from 1997 to the most recently published season. The annual return of forms across all Scotland is provided as the number of forms issued, together with the numbers of forms returned reporting catch or...
Reported rod catches of salmon, from the 2011 to 2022 seasons, and sea trout, from the 2017 to 2022 seasons, are provided by Stock Assessment Area and month. Statistical Salmon Fishery District and regional catch data are available within the...
Aggregated salmon and sea trout catch statistics are provided for 109 Salmon Fishery Districts, covering all of Scotland. The categories by which sea trout data have been reported have varied through the time series (see “ [Collecting the Marine...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 9 No 8 The Scottish Government has the duty to ensure that the development of the offshore renewable sector is achieved in a sustainable manner. A key challenge in delivering sustainable development is...
The Girnock and Baddoch catchments are long-term monitoring sites where the population dynamics of spring salmon have been assessed since 1966 and 1988 respectively. These sites include a pair of fixed traps designed to catch returning adult...
The Girnock and Baddoch catchments are long-term monitoring sites where the population dynamics of spring salmon have been assessed since 1966 and 1988 respectively. These long-term monitoring sites consist of a pair of fixed traps designed to...