Formal report series, containing results of research and monitoring carried out by Marine Scotland Science
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 10 This report describes a survey carried out in Largo Bay, Firth of Forth in 2020. The original work plan was interrupted due to Covid-19 but a survey of the area currently being fished was...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 13 In this study, we provide an estimate of the quantity of organic carbon (OC) held within the surficial soils (top 10 cm and 15 cm) of Scotland’s extensive saltmarsh habitats. This work builds...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 11 This review is an update of the review undertaken in 2010 to identify what data is currently held for the Scottish marine environment on hazardous substances included on OSPAR and WFD lists and...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 9 Commercial aquaculture farm production data have long been used to investigate the causes of stock mortality with analyses of disease focussing on individual presumptive causes. Substantial...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 4 A major problem faced in commercial crustacean fisheries, and the research and management of such fisheries, is the potential effect of discarding practices on survival and condition of non-...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 8 Estimation of Scotland’s Atlantic salmon stocks is a key component of national and international management and requires information on rod catches. During 2020 rod fisheries were adversely...
The Loch Linnhe Biological Sampling data resource contains both biological and sampling information for 2011-2013. This is linked to the physical data collected at the same time which is available upon request from MSS. During the 2011, 2012 and...
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...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 1 The project “Engaging the fishing industry in marine environmental survey and monitoring”, funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and running from 2017-2020 is led by Marine Scotland...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 6 This paper reviews measures that have been adopted in the UK and overseas that could assist in developing non-lethal strategies to control seal predation on salmon in rivers, and to prevent seals...