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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.

Data Extent

License

UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

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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: 10.7489/952-1

Data and Resources

Nutrient concentrations
Phytoplankton
Water column temperature and salinity
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2021-10-25
Release Date
2018-12-17
Frequency
Weekly
Identifier
40bc056b-eac1-4733-8512-9384d94b7c97
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POINT (-2.9725 58.957)
Temporal Coverage
1999-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Language
English (United Kingdom)
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Granularity
Weekly
Author
Marine Scotland
Data Dictionary

This dataset comprises of environmental data collected following standard procedures and quality for the Scottish Coastal Observatory.
Please consult the detailed information for each downloadable resource for format and field information.
For a detailed description of the Scottish Coastal environment and sampling methods, please consult the following documents:

E Bresnan, K Cook, J Hindson, S Hughes, J-P Lacaze, P Walsham, L Webster and W R Turrell (2016) The Scottish Coastal Observatory 1997-2013. Parts 1-3. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 26. DOI: 10.7489/1881-1
Contact Name
Marine Scotland
Contact Email
marinescotland@gov.scot
Public Access Level
Public