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...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 1 No 6 By 1997 sandeel abundance on the Wee Bankie was already depressed as a result of fishing activities, and continuation of the fishery up to 1999 caused further declines. As a precautionary...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 9 No 3 This report describes surveys carried out in the Sound of Harris and Ayrshire coast, Clyde in late August and early September 2017. A combination of commercial electrofishing rig and towed video...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 17 This document reports on the outcomes of a workshop held at Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen in April 2016. The workshop was convened to examine Version 1 of the Groundfish...