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:
This group provides published data from monitoring these activities. For many activities, there are national or international standards for how the monitoring is undertaken.
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 5 The Loch Creran SAC was established to protect the Priority Marine Features (PMFs) such as marine biogenic reef consisting of the calcareous tube-worm Serpula vermicularis, and the horse mussel...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 26 This report is comprised of three parts: Part 1- Executive Summary, Part 2 –Description of Scotland’s Coastal Monitoring Sites, Part 3 - Appendices. MSS has been monitoring the physics, chemistry...
This data set comprises the monitoring data collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Observatory. Data used in the report are monthly averages, with full reoslution data being published separately in other datasets.
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 29 Following a leak from the Clair platform on 2 October 2016, water samples were collected at five depths from ten sites, including a reference site, to assess any environmental impact of the oil...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 22 This report covers the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and n-alkane analysis of farmed mussels and salmon (liver and muscle) from Loch Roag following the Transocean Winner rig grounding...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 5 No 1 The OSPAR ICES Study Group on Ocean Acidification (SGOA) and the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) have both identified the need for a commitment to long-term monitoring at...
This data set of CTD and/or STD profiles at stations on the Faroe-Cape Wrath (FCW) hydrographic section has been collected on cruises under many different projects and programmes undertaken by Marine Scotland, the Faroe Marine Research Institute...
This data set of CTD and/or STD profiles at stations on the Nolso-Flugga (NOL) hydrographic section has been collected on cruises under many different projects and programmes undertaken by Marine Scotland and the Faroe Marine Research Institute...
This data set of CTD and/or STD profiles at stations on the Joint North Sea Information System (JONSIS) hydrographic section has been collected on cruises under many different projects and programmes undertaken by Marine Scotland since 1981....
This data set of CTD and/or STD profiles at stations on the Fair Isle-Munken (FIM) hydrographic section has been collected on cruises under many different projects and programmes undertaken by Marine Scotland, the Faroe Marine Research Institute...