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Category Archives: Marine
Surveying Scotland’s marine mammals: life as an ORCA surveyor
On 11-12 June, SNH Marine Operations Officer Dr. Jane Dodd began her Team Leader training while taking part in her 3rd ORCA survey on Caledonian MacBrayne ferries out of Oban. Here, she shares her experience as an Onboard ORCA Marine … Continue reading
Posted in coastal, Marine, Research, sea life, Volunteering
Tagged Coast, marine life, marine species, marine survey, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Ainmean Gàidhlig air na Maoraich / Gaelic Names for Marine Molluscs
Tha liosta de dh’ainmean Gàidhlig airson 85 maoraich a ghabhas lorg timcheall costa na h-Alba air a dhol a-mach gu co-chomhairleachadh poblach / A list of proposed standard Gaelic names for 85 marine mollusc species in Scottish waters has gone … Continue reading
Posted in beach, beaches, coastal, cowries, Gaelic, Marine, sea life, Uncategorized
Tagged bivalves, consultation, flame shells, Gaelic, hermit crab, horsemussels, marine, molluscs, mussels, seashells, shells
Orcas, Warships and Seasearch
Today we have a further insight into the contribution volunteer citizen scientists make to marine conservation in Scotland. Our guest post today comes from Natalie Hirst, a coordinator for Seasearch Scotland. Seasearch is a project for volunteer sports divers who have … Continue reading
Posted in citizen science, coastal, Community engagement, conservation, mapping, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, Priority Marine Features, sea life, SNH, survey, Uncategorized, Volunteering
Tagged citizen science, marine life, marine species, marine survey, SCUBA diving, Seasearch, volunteers
The harbour seals of Loch Fleet NNR
As part of our ‘Marine’ themed month, a collaborative blog has been written by Adam Rose (SNH Operations Officer, Sutherland) and Becky Hewitt (University of Aberdeen). They tell us about Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve, with a particular emphasis on … Continue reading
Posted in Marine, National Nature Reserves, sea life, seals, Uncategorized
Tagged Harbour Seal, Loch Fleet, marine life, marine species, Scottish Natural Heritage, seals, SNH
Faclan Gàidhlig agus a’ mhuir / Gaelic words and the sea
’S e Ceit Langhorne a sgrìobh am bloga againn an-diugh. Tha i na Neach-taic Corpais aig Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig (DASG) aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu. ’S e tasgladh digiteach a th’ ann an DASG ’s e stèidhichte air cruinneachadh de … Continue reading
St Cyrus’ most wild and rare
Simon Ritchie is the newly appointed Seasonal Reserve Assistant based at the SNH St Cyrus National Nature Reserve (NNR), north of Montrose. Growing up in the area, Simon has developed a wealth of experience, and knowledge of the reserve. As … Continue reading
Posted in beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Flowers, Marine, National Nature Reserves, plants, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Staff profile, Uncategorized, Volunteering, wild flowers, Year of Young People, Young people
Tagged Coast, flowers, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Volunteering
Supporting low carbon technologies with All Energy
Earlier this month SNH hosted a stand at the All Energy Conference in Glasgow. All Energy is the UK’s largest renewable energy trade show and is an ideal forum through which we can promote good practice, meet with developers and … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, coastal, Marine, Natural Capital, Renewable Energy, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged marine, marine renewables, Renewable Energy, science, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea, SNH
Marine litter on our shores
Litter in our oceans can have a devastating impact on wildlife at sea. Most of us have seen upsetting images of turtles, whales, dolphins or seabirds entangled with plastics or discarded fishing gear. Perhaps less well known is the tragic … Continue reading
Posted in beach, beaches, coastal, deer, Marine, marine pollution, National Nature Reserves, Rum NNR, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged deer, litter, marine litter, National Nature Reserve, NNR, pollution, Rum, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, stags
Unlocking the secrets of connectivity in our seas
In partnership with Heriot-Watt University we’ve been exploring the genetic connectivity of selected horse mussel beds. The results of this work will help to inform our advice on management of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network and understanding of the … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, coastal, conservation, Ecology, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, Protected Areas, sea life, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged connectivity, horse mussels, marine, MPA, MPAs Marine Protected Areas, mussel, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
My favourite beach: “so beautiful it almost hurts to look”!
Following on from our Friday post, three more members of our coastal & marine team share their favourite beaches with us. We’d love to hear about your favourite and what makes it so special for you. Tag us on Twitter … Continue reading
