Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 18 Coastal European Union (EU) Member States (MS) operate groundfish surveys that cover almost the entire continental shelf of the Northeast Atlantic off Western Europe. Some survey work is also...
The Greater North Sea International Quarter 3 Otter Trawl Groundfish Survey Monitoring and Assessment Data resource contains both biological and sampling information. There are two sampling areas a “Full” data set, this includes rectangles that...
Collision Risk Models (CRM) are used to assess impacts on seabird populations in all offshore wind farms Environmental Impact Assessments (‘EIA‘) and Habitats Regulations Appraisals (‘HRA‘) in the UK. Existing collision models are unable to...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 13 The use of active high frequency echo sounders for commercial activities and marine research has been increasing in recent years. Compared to other anthropogenic noise sources, high frequency...
The CSNIreOT4 begins in 1992 and ends in 2016, Moriarty et al (2017) detail the survey’s history. The Celtic Sea Northern Irish Quarter 4 Otter Trawl Groundfish Survey Monitoring and Assessment Data resource contains both biological and sampling...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 4 No 4 Descriptor 8 (contaminants and their effects) is one of the eleven Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) qualitative descriptors for determining Good Environmental Status (GES) (Directive...
This model, written in R, simulates the effects of offshore wind farms upon seabird foraging behaviour, and the ultimate consequences of this for adult and chick survival. The model has been designed for use with four specific proposed offshore...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 7 No 16 In this report, we review the use of indicators in the assessment and advisory process and management of data limited stocks, both fish and shellfish, worldwide. For the purposes of the review,...
This data set of CTD and/or STD profiles at stations on the Faroe-Cape Wrath (FCW) hydrographic section has been collected on cruises under many different projects and programmes undertaken by Marine Scotland, the Faroe Marine Research Institute...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 1 No 14 The Scottish Government has ambitious targets for renewable energy production, to which offshore renewables could make a substantial contribution. However, the new marine energy industries must...