by chris-aps | Sep 17, 2021 | All Regions
More than £500,000 to study the pressures faced from pollution and climate change. A project to gauge the impact of environmental and climate change on Scotland’s iconic wild salmon population has begun. Numbers of wild Atlantic salmon returning to Scotland have...
by chris-aps | Sep 16, 2021 | All Regions
River temperature is a critical control on Atlantic salmon populations which are adapted to live in relatively cool water. The post Resources to reduce river temperatures and protect Atlantic Salmon appeared first on Marine Scotland. Freshwater fisheries and...
by chris-aps | Sep 16, 2021 | All Regions
Press Release Looking into the future of Marine Planning, West Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group (WCRIFG) formed an Aquaculture sub-group to foster better communications and understanding between Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture. Both are integral to...
by chris-aps | Sep 15, 2021 | All Regions
By absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere the chemistry of the ocean changes and seawater becomes more acidic – this is known as Ocean Acidification. The post An investigation in Scottish coastal waters – Ocean Acidification Week 2021 appeared first on Marine...
by chris-aps | Sep 14, 2021 | All Regions
A new report has highlighted the significance of saltmarsh in Scotland for trapping and storing carbon, and helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. The post New study into significance of Scottish saltmarsh appeared first on Marine Scotland. The report was...
by chris-aps | Sep 2, 2021 | All Regions
Marine Scotland and JNCC have been undertaking the annual MPA monitoring trip in Scottish offshore waters aboard the Marine Research Vessel Scotia. The post Surveying the Sponge Belt appeared first on Marine Scotland. Scientists from Marine Scotland and the Joint...
