Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine

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[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

MRV Alba na Mara being accompanied by a dolphin earlier today @marinescotland @mastscot @RGUPALS

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Today sees the launch of the Scotland's #marineassessment 2020 Headlines and next steps booklet. @marinescotland @RGUPALS @mastscot @NaeStrawAtAw https://t.co/5s0YOyYBLK

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: Microplastics, which are plastic particles < 5 mm in their longest dimension, are present in the surface waters of all the Scottish sea areas surveyed. @marinescotland @mastscot @RGUPALS

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

An assessment of Shetland scallop was the focus of the Marine Research Vessel Alba na Mara's latest survey.

Read more about the #MarineScience survey on our blog ➡️ https://t.co/TSWxPJ2A0J

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: A synthetic equivalent of a chemical from the cone snail is a potent pain killer used to treat severe chronic pain @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Atmospheric carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa has gone above 419 ppm for the first time in last 800,000 years. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

A second fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: People value the marine environment for leisure and recreation, providing a low-cost way to get outdoors, keep fit, look after mental health and entertain children. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[OSPAR @osparcomm]

How do we know if OSPAR is working? We conduct regular assessments of the state of the marine environment. Our last, in 2017, assessed 47 components improving our knowledge of marine ecosystems. We’re now busy preparing for our next assessment to be published in 2023. #OSPARMM21

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: Flood protection by coastal ecosystem creation and restoration can provide a more sustainable, cost-effective and ecologically sound alternative to conventional coastal engineering. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: there are certain industrialised areas of Scotland where EROD levels were above background, indicating that fish have been exposed to contaminants. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: Scotland’s seas cover an area of over 462,000 square km, within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), this being approximately 6 times the land area of Scotland. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

Our blog today highlights one of the case studies from Scotland's #MarineAssessment and the role tidal energy can play in reaching our #NetZero ambitions ➡️ https://t.co/X2XbcN9sfg

#BlueEconomy #renewableenergy

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at Mauna Loa yesterday was 416.53 ppm. @marinescotland @RGUPALS @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: A range of compounds have been isolated from marine creatures that have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, some of which are now used in the treatment of diseases @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Provided an update to the @mastscot Governing and Advisory Councils on Scotland's #marineassessment 2020 earlier today @marinescotland @RGUPALS

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Enjoyed the plastics and underwater noise session earlier today at #oceanrecovery Great talks and lots of probing questions. @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: Extended Scottish Observatory datasets show significant temperature trend at Millport, Fair Isle and Peterhead over the climatological average period: 0.50, 0.29, 0.26 °C per decade, respectively. @RGUPALS @marinescotland

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

Today at the #coastalfutures21 #OceanRecovery conference we have representatives at the following sessions:

From 09:30 @OCSAM_Scot Prof Colin Moffat will be chairing the session on Reducing the Impact of our Activities: Plastics & Noise, and highlighting our
#MarineAssessment

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

#oceanreceovery great talk from Stephanie Ockenden of defra - marine super year :) @RGUPALS @marinescotland @mastscot

[Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine @OCSAM_Scot]

Fact for the day from Scotland's #marineassessment 2020: 11 Scottish Marine Regions and 10 Offshore Marine Regions cover the seas around Scotland @RGUPALS @mastscot @marinescotland