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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.

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Seabird and Marine Mammal Distribution Models for the East of Scotland - 2022

These layers describes temporal and spatial patterns of density for seabird and marine mammal species in the eastern waters of Scotland from digital aerial surveys. This is important in order for the Government to make evidence-based decisions regarding the status of these species and management.
This resource is composed of 143 shapefiles that describe the density of ten species of seabirds and three species of marine mammals across eleven months of the year (excludes May).
Species distribution maps available

Seabirds
Northern fulmar
Northern gannet
Great skua
Common gull
Herring gull
Great black backed gull
Black-legged kittiwake
Common guillemot
Razorbill
Atlantic puffin
Lesser black backed gull (abundance only)

Marine mammals
White beaked dolphin
Harbour porpoise
Minke whale

doi: 
https://doi.org/10.7489/12440-1
Citation: 
Marine Scotland.2023. Seabird and Marine Mammal Distribution Models for the East of Scotland - 2022. doi: 10.7489/12440-1

Data and Resources

Habitat extent
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2023-01-17
Release Date
2023-01-16
Identifier
b94f03bc-421b-4b50-8c49-0fae6a6d4b4b
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Public Access Level
Public