A paper has been published by researchers from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Estonian University of Life Sciences on data collected in 1974 as part of a baseline survey of the terrestrial vegetation on Shetland.
SOTEAG: new SOTEAG vessel
The Sullom Voe Association Ltd has recently purchased a RIB on behalf of SOTEAG in order to facilitate the ornithological monitoring programme. For more information on the monitoring programmes please follow this link.
SOTEAG: Engagement Officer appointment
SOTEAG has recently appointed a SOTEAG Engagement Officer.
SOTEAG: MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2015
SOTEAG will be at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2015 at the Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow on Wednesday 30th September – Friday 2nd October 2015.
SOTEAG: Shetland’s pristine coast to benefit from oil spill sensitivity maps
The seas of Shetland are critical to the economy of the island and are exploited both for fossil fuel production and processing and for aquaculture and fisheries. Great effort is made to ensure these very different economies can work in tandem and part of this work is to ensure the ecological health of Shetland waters. While every effort is made to avoid problems it is still important to be prepared should an incident happen.
SOTEAG: all energy 2015
SOTEAG will be at All Energy 2015 at the SECC in Glasgow on Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 May 2015.
SOTEAG: marine mammal medic training
Are you on the WRCC (Wildlife Response Co-ordinating Committee) or a Shetlander who would be available to respond to a marine mammal stranding or injured seal?
CLE: innovative IT platform for managing antipollution operations in the port of Taranto
PRESS RELEASE
The innovative IT platform for managing antipollution operations in the port of Taranto presented at Interspill in Amsterdam: the interest of world players in the oil spill sector
Bari, 2 April March, 2015. At the Interspill fair of Amsterdam (24 – 26 March) ‘MLV® was presented to oil spill specialized operator. This is the innovative IT platform which is operative in the port of Taranto (Italy’s second largest port by area), and realized by the Italian company CLE Srl.
NAFC: Biosecurity Plan
With input from SOTEAG the NAFC Marine Centre has developed a draft ‘Biosecurity Plan for the Shetland Islands’ guided by the Shetland Islands’ Marine Spatial Plan advisory group.