Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 7 This paper considers the process of modelling sediment transport and morphological change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters using coastal area models. This region is atypical of regions...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 4 No 2 A biophysical modelling approach that accounts for regional oceanographic variation and some degree of biological realism was used to estimate larval transport of 18 benthic invertebrates...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 3 A set of trials were conducted in the West Coast to examine the selectivity of Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) with regards to codends with the following mesh size and construction: 80 mm diamond...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 2 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are culturally and economically important to Scotland. Salmon are now the target of large conservation actions due to growing concerns about their population status...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 19 In this report the work to address the following objectives is described: • To compare harbour and grey seal diet composition, regionally and seasonally; • To compare harbour and grey seal diet...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 01 No 17 Concentrations of hazardous substances, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated dipheyl ethers (PBDEs) and the metals cadmium (Cd),...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 5 No 9 By 2020 the percentage of Scotland's energy coming from renewable sources will increase. Studies have identified that there is a need to research how offshore renewable developments affect...
This dataset includes a series of GIS layers produced from a Marine Scotland Science, British Geological Survey and Northern Lighthouse Board survey of an area south west of Shetland. Bathymetric data collected during the survey has been...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 2 The Scottish Government has set ambitious targets for renewable power generation. Marine Renewable Energy, including wind, wave and tidal power are expected to contribute significantly to these...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 8 Marine Scotland has led the development of a hydrodynamic model (FVCOM) for the Scottish continental shelf waters called the Scottish Shelf Model (SSM). A series of six reports have been produced...