Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 6 Fisheries for razor clams (Ensis siliqua and Ensis arcuatus) have gone through a series of expansions in Scotland associated with changes in markets and the introduction of new harvesting...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 4 No 1 For over 100 years Marine Scotland, under various names, has conducted marine research in the waters around Scotland. From the earliest times this included the measurement of physical and chemical...
A bathymetric survey of an area identified for renewable development off the south west coast of Islay was carried out by Marine Scotland Science in 2012. This data has been corrected to chart datum and cleaned at 2m resolution. This data was...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 17 There is currently considerable uncertainty regarding the potential for lethal and injurious interactions between marine mammals and tidal turbines. This uncertainty is particularly concerning...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 5 No 8 A key concern expressed by policy makers, regulators and environmental stakeholders about deployment of marine energy devices in open waters relates to the possibility of negative impacts they may...
A key concern expressed by policy makers, regulators and environmental stakeholders about deployment of marine energy devices in open waters, relates to the possibility of the negative effects they may have on marine mammals and diving birds. The...
The Scottish Government has prepared Regional Locational Guidance (RLG) to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy Scottish Waters. The Guidance gives consideration to detailed environmental, technical and socio-economic and planning...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 25 This report presents the results of the 2015 survey of cockle (Cerastoderma edule) stocks in the Scottish Solway Firth. It continues a series of surveys conducted between 1990 and 2009 by Marine...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 4 There is considerable interest in the use of genetic tools to assess the conservation status of Atlantic salmon. Here we assess the feasibility of using genetic methods to estimate effective...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 1 In February 2014, the Dynamics and Properties of Marine Systems (DPMS) Theme of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) organised a case study workshop on the Loch...