The R code produced as part of Masden, E. (2015) Developing an avian collision risk model to incorporate variability and uncertainty. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 14 (Masden (2015)), Developing an avian collision risk model to...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 6 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...
Description of the state of the fish and shellfish stocks of commercial importance to the Scottish fishing fleet. TACs and quotas for each stock for 2016 are described, as well as the life history and biology of the species caught. Stock...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 24 In late 2014, observations of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation on conspecifics which produced similar wounds provided a plausible alternative explanation of the likely cause of spiral...
Applicability of strategic digital aerial survey at sea of marine mammals and seabirds in Scotland Observation data was collected in spread sheets and geodatabases.
A 30-year (1971-2000) temperature and salinity climatology is presented for sur- face and near-bed regions of the NW European shelf seas, with a resolution of 1/6? longitude by 1/10? latitude. The data have been extracted from the International...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 5 No 3 The workshop on “The Science Of Deepwater Oil Spills – Modelling” held in Aberdeen in September 2013 included more than 50 experts drawn from academia, government, consultants and industry to...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 15 The objective of the project was to determine spatial turnover rates of scallops at two spatial scales: (i) at the scale of individual fishing patches (tens to hundreds of metres), determining...
A mulitbeam bathymetry survey was carried out off the north coast of Scotland between the Kyle of Tongue and west of Thurso in August 2014. The area is of interest for renewable development and the survey provides high resolution bathymetric data...
In 2014, the Scottish Government commissioned Land Use Consultants to undertake a study to fill data gaps on marine recreation and tourism activity in Scotland and to provide baseline information for marine planning. The project was designed and...