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TS1

General

1
 Marine Scotland - Updated October 2016
2 Marine Scotland: Science - Updated March 2017
6 MV Temora - Updated October 2016
7 MRV Alba Na Mara - Updated October 2016
8 MRV Scotia - Updated October 2016
10 Scottish Fisheries Employment Key Facts - Updated October 2016
37 Marine Scotland Information - Updated March 2017
53 The role of Compliance in Marine Scotland - Updated October 2016
54 Compliance Coastal Sea Fisheries Inspectorate - Updated October 2016
99 Scotland's Marine Economy - Updated December 2016
107 Marine Analytical Unit - Updated October 2016
110 Quality management of science in Marine Scotland Science - Updated October 2016
111 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
122 What is ICES? - Updated October 2016
127 Careers in Compliance - Updated October 2016
128 Careers in marine science - Updated October 2016
134 European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) - Updated October 2016

Fisheries

10 Scottish Fisheries Employment Key Facts - Updated October 2016
21 Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups (RIFGs) - Upated April 2017
22 Fisheries Management Programme: assessing fish and shellfish stocks - Updated October 2016
38 Age estimation in fish - Updated October 2016
85 CCTV sampling - Updated November 2016
101 Shark finning
103 Marine Stewardship Council: sustainability accreditation
105 Fishing opportunities - Updated October 2016
121 Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) - Updated October 2016
130 Engine Power Verification - Updated October 2016
138 Inshore Fisheries - Upated April 2017
104 EU & International Fish Quota Negotiations - Updated October 2016

TS 1

Marine Planning

Marine Mammals

TS 3

Aquaculture

3
 Aquaculture and Fish Health Programme - Updated October 2016
17 Risk factors associated with red mark syndrome in Scottish farmed rainbow trout - Updated October 2016
32 Gyrodactylus salaris - Updated October 2016
40 The value of Scotland's Aquaculture - Updated June 2017
55 Epidemiology at Marine Scotland
59 Diagnosis of infectious salmon anaemia - Updated October 2016
61 Red vent syndrome (RVS) in wild Atlantic salmon - Updated November 2016
71 The regulation of sea lice in Scotland - updated July 2017
73 Bonamiasis - Updated October 2016
74 Marteiliasis - Updated October 2016
75 Histology in fish disease diagnosis - Updated October 2016
86 Virus diagnostics at Marine Scotland - Updated October 2016
106 Scotland's aquaculture - Updated October 2016

Ecosystems

20 Sensory assessment for the detection of petrogenic taint in fish and shellfish - Updated October 2016
82 First interim progress report on MSS seabed survey work around Fair Isle 2016 - Updated October 2016
87 Plankton and water samplers - Updated November 2016
91 Where should we plant trees to protect rivers from high water temperatures - Updated June 2017
92 High resolution mapping and new discoveries at Rockall - the OFFCON Project - Updated November 2016
102 Scottish Microplastic Research Group (SMRG) - Updated October 2016
108 Salinity analysis - Updated October 2016
115 Assessing Cause and Effect: Integrated Marine Environmental Monitoring of contaminants and their impacts - Updated October 2016
116 Marine litter - Updated October 2016
117 Ocean acidification - alteration to the chemistry of marine carbonate system - Updated October 2016
120 Strategic surveys of seabirds off the west coast of Lewis - Updated February 2017
123 Ocean circulation in the North Atlantic: why it is important for Scotland - Updated October 2016
124 Oceanography in Marine Scotland Science - Updated October 2016
133 Strategic surveys of marine mammals and seabirds in Scotland - Updated October 2016
137 The Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) - Updated October 2016

TS 2

Renewables

9 Tidal stream power generation: seabed surveys in the Pentland Firth and Orkney areas 2009 - Updated October 2016
12 A marine spatial plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters - Updated October 2016
13 Offshore wind farm licensing in Scotland: Robin Rigg offshore case study - Updated October 2016
16 CORPORATES: The Cooperative Participatory Evaluation of Renewable Technologies on Ecosystem Services - - Updated November 2016
26 Introduction to marine renewable energy - Updated October 2016
28 Pentland Firth tidal energy: seabed bathymetry data analysis - Updated October 2016
34 Habitats and species surveys in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters - Updated October 2016
62 Scottish Offshore Renewables Research Framework (SpORRAn) - Updated November 2016
63 A review of the potential impacts of wave and tidal renewable energy developments on Scotland's marine environment - Updated October 2016
82 First interim progress report on MSS seabed survey work around Fair Isle 2016
83 First interim progress report on Marine Scotland Science seabed survey work West of Lewis area 2010 - Updated October 2016
89 Tidal Power Licensing in Scotland - Sound of Islay Demonstrator - Updated October 2016
100 RiCORE: Risk-based Consulting for Offshore Renewables - Updated October 2016
129 Marine mammals and renewable energy: tracking marine mammals around tidal devices - Updated November 2016
136 The Provision of Fisheries Related Advice for Onshore Wind Farm Developments - Updated October 2016

Freshwater

14 South Esk tracking project - Updated October 2016
15 Signal crayfish - an unwelcome addition to Scottish streams - Updated October 2016
23 The Girnock and Baddoch Fish Traps on Deeside - Updated April 2017
39 The North Esk: Scotland's monitored salmon river - Updated November 2016
46 Rotary screw traps in Scotland - Updated November 2016
47 Automatic salmon counters - Updated November 2016
50 Catch and release: a guide to best practice - Updated October 2016
51 Ferox trout - Updated October 2016
67 Collecting the Marine Scotland salmon and sea trout fishery statistics - most recent version
68 Salmon fishery statistics - 2016 - most recent version
69 Sea trout fishery statistics - 2016 - most recent version
90 The Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network (SRTMN) - Updated March 2017
94 Why it is important to report your salmon catch - Updated December 2016
118 Spring salmon in the River South Esk - Updated October 2016
125 Registration of stocked fisheries in Scotland - Updated October 2016