Scotland's Seas: Towards Understanding their State

ANNEX 3 REPORTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCOTLAND'S SEAS PUBLISHED BY FRS, SEPA AND SNH, AS WELL AS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS MONITORING SCOTLAND'S MARINE ENVIRONMENT

REPORTS FROM FRS, SNH and SEPA WITH EVIDENCE ON CLEAN AND SAFE SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author(s)	Area covered	Comments
Review of Harmful Algal Blooms in Scottish coastal waters	2002	Tett, P. and Edwards, V.	Scottish coastal waters	Report to SEPA
The Interaction between Fish Farming and Algal Communities of the Scottish Waters - a Review Final Report	2003	Rydberg, L. Sjöberg, B. and Stigebrandt, A.	Scottish waters	Scottish Executive Environment Group paper 2003/04
Assessment of TBT Impacts and Concentrations in Loch Ryan, Scotland	2003	Miller, B.S. and Boyle, J.	Loch Ryan	SEPA Technical Report, on SEPA web site
Harmful Algal Bloom Communities in Scottish Coastal Waters: Relationship to Fish Farming and Regional Comparisons - A Review	2004	Smayda, T.J.	Scottish coastal waters	Scottish Executive Environment Group paper 2006/3 [Also see Climate Change]
Phytoplankton and Nutrients, Loch Sunart & Teacuis, Argyll, Scotland	2004	SEPA	Loch Sunart & Teacuis, Argyll, Scotland	SEPA Technical Report
Stornoway WWTW Benthic Sampling August 2002	2004	SEPA	Stornoway	SEPA Technical Report
A Suspended Solids Survey of the Forth Estuary	2004	SEPA	Forth Estuary	SEPA Technical Report
SE Scotland Imposex Survey - 2004	2004	SEPA	SE Scotland	SEPA Technical Report
Soteag rocky shore monitoring programme. TBT contamination in Sullom Voe, Shetland. 2004 Dogwhelk survey.	2005	Gubbins, M.J., Harding, M. and Davies, I.M.	Sullom Voe and surrounding sea area	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 02/05
2004 Annual report on the Scottish Monitoring Programme for the classification of shellfish harvesting sites	2005	Smith, E., Graham, J. and Heron, J.	Coastal, mainly west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 03/05
Correlation between algal presence in water and toxin presence in shellfish	2005	Bresnan, E.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 04/05
Sampling and analysis of scallops for trace metal contaminants from fishing Box NM12	2005	McIntosh, A.D., Devalla, S., Robinson, C.D. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal, Summer Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 05/05
Composition and concentration of hydrocarbons in sediment samples collected during 2003 from West Burra and St Magnus Bay, Shetland Islands	2005	Webster, L. McIntosh, A.D., Russell, M., Walsham, P., Packer, G., Dalgarno, E.J. and Moffat, C.F.	Coastal, south west Shetland	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 06/05
Measurement of trace metals in shellfish in support of the JAMBO Monitoring Programme	2005	McIntosh, A.D., Devalla, S., Robinson, C.D. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal, Summer Isles, Minches	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 08/05
Sampling and analysis of scallops for trace metal contamination from fishing Box NM12	2005	McIntosh, A.D., Devalla, S., Robinson, C.D. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal, Summer Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 09/05
Continued monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ( PAH) contamination in Loch Leven	2005	McIntosh, A.D., Russell, M., Webster, L. and Packer, G.	Loch Leven	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 10/05
Monitoring of algal toxins in shellfish in Scotland: 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	2005	Megginson, C. and Petrie, J.	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 11/05
Development, evaluation and assessment of methods for the determination of ASP, DSP and PSP using LC- MS and LC- MS/ MS	2005	Stobo, L.A., Webster, L., Smith, E.A., Cowles, J. and Gallacher, S.		Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 12/05
The effects of oil exploration and production in the Fladen ground: Composition and concentration of hydrocarbons in sediment samples collected during 2001 using a stratified random sampling design	2005	Ahmed, A.S., Webster, L., Fryer, R.J., Davies, I.M., Russell, M., Walsham, P., Packer, G., Moore, D.C., Moffat, C.F. and Pollard, P.	Offshore, Fladen Ground, North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Contract No: 14/05
DSP Toxin Monitoring Programme in Scottish Shellfish: 1 April to 31 August 2005	2005	Petrie, J.	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract No: 15/05
Modelling the behaviour of nutrients in the coastal waters of Scotland - an update on inputs from Scottish Aquaculture and their impact on eutrophication status	2005	Heath, M., Patsch, J., Edwards, A., Turrell, W., Greathead, C. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Contract No: 16/05
Possible routes towards the assessment of endocrine disruption ( ED) in the marine environment, including an overview of recent UK Government-funded marine ED research	2005	Robinson, C.D., Davies, I.M. and Moffat, C.F.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 01/05
Measurement of nutrients, contaminants and biological effects in Scottish waters as part of the UK National Marine Monitoring Programme ( NMMP): 1999-2004	2005	Webster, L., McIntosh, A., Phillips, L., Robinson, C., Walsham, P., Russell, M., Packer, G., Rose, M., Dalgarno, E., Devalla, S., Bredzinski, X., McKenzie, M., Davies, I.M. and Moffat, C.F.	Coastal, 6 primary sites around Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 04/05
Assessment of the quality of sediment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and tributyl tin samples collected from Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Sea Disposal Site	2005	Hayes, P., Russel, M. and Packer, G.	Coastal, North-East coast	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 07/05
Surveys of dredged material and wastewater sludge sea disposal sites for the East coast of Scotland	2005	Hayes, P., Russell., M. and Packer, G.	Coastal, east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 08/05
An improved method for total digestion and ICP- MS determination of metals in sediment	2005	Robinson, C.D. and Devalla, S.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 09/05
The effects of oil exploration and production in the East Shetland Basin: Composition and concentration of hydrocarbons in sediment samples collected in 2002 using a stratified random sampling design and their comparison with historic data	2005	Russell, M., Webster, L., Walsham, P., Packer, G., Dalgarno, E.J., McIntosh, A.D., Fryer, R.J. and Moffat, C.F.	Offshore, East Shetland Basin	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 13/05
Seabed survey data report: Aberdeen disposal site, June 2002	2005	Hayes, P.J., Davies, I.M. and Russell, M.	Coastal, north east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 14/05
Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44: Microbial response to fish muscle tissue and the detection of crude oil in contaminated fish	2005	O'Neill, S., Craig, A., Megginson, C., Shanks, A.M. and Davies, I.M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 17/05
Report on Imposex Work in SEPA North East Area - 2004	2005	SEPA	NE Scotland	SEPA Technical Report
Progress report on the use of comet assay as a Measurement of single cell DNA damage: observations of DNA damage in gill cells of the mussel (Mytilus edulis) collected from the Firth of Forth	2006	O'Neill, S. and Selley, H.	Coastal, Firth of Forth	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 03/06
Seasonal variations in the relative importance of Aquaculture, land run-off and tidal exchange as sources of the nutrients in Scottish sea lochs	2006	Greathead, C., Jackson, J. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 05/06
A review of brominated flame retardants ( BFRS) in the Aquatic environment and the development of an analytical technique for their analysis in environmental samples	2006	Webster, L., Russell, M., Walsham, P. and Moffat, C.F.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 06/06
Description and evaluation of a sampling system for monitoring hydrocarbons in sediments	2006	Ahmed, A.S., Webster, L., Pollard, P., Davies, I.M. and Moffat, C.F.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 09/06
Qualitative review of the FRS shellfish toxin and Phytoplankton databases 1990-2002	2006	Turrell, W.R.	Coastal, focus on shellfish production areas	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 14/06 [Also see Productive]
An environmental assessment of organic contaminants In the Firth of Clyde 1992-2004	2006	Webster, L., Phillips, L., Russell, M., Dalgarno, E., Packer, G. and Moffat, C.	Firth of Clyde	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 17/06
Comparison by liquid chromatography-mass Spectrometry of the efficiency of two extraction procedures in the recovery of okadaic acid and dinophysistoxin-2 from shellfish homogenates	2006	Megginson, C., Shanks, A.M., Stobo, L., Brown, N.A., Petrie, J., Turriff, J.J. and Gallacher, S.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 21/06
Sensory analysis of tainted fish: assessing the Assessors using mixed models	2006	Craig, A., Zuur, A.F., Fryer, R.J. and Davies, I.M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 24/06
Sensory analysis of tainted fish: assessing the Assessors using mixed models. Supplement including 2004 data	2006	Craig, A., Zuur, A.F., Fryer, R.J. and Davies, I.M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 25/06
2005 annual report on the Scottish monitoring programme for the classification of shellfish harvesting sites	2006	Graham, J., Heron, J. and Turrell, E.	Coastal, west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 05/06
Development of methods for and survey of recently Discovered toxins in UK shellfish	2006	Stobo, L., Gallacher, S., Lewis, J., Quilliam, M. and Smith, E.		Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 06/06
Determination of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning ( PSP) Toxins in shellfish using Pre-chomatographic Oxidation and Liquid Chromatography ( LC) with fluorescence detection: Analysis of shellfish extracts from the UK Jellet Rapid Test ( JRT) Trial	2006	Turrell, E., Lacaze, J.-P. and Stobo, L.		Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 08/06
Draft OSPAR background document for biological Effects monitoring techniques: fish vitellogenin as a biomarker of exposure to xenoestrogens	2006	Robinson, C.D. and Scott, A.P.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 09/06
Hydrocarbons in sediments in the Fladden Ground: A comparison of grid and stratified random sampling regimes	2006	Ahmed, A.S., Webster, L., Pollard, P., Davies, I.M. and Moffat, C.F.	Offshore, Fladen Ground, North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 11/06
Collection and analysis of shellfish flesh from Scottish Inshore and offshore harvesting areas for chemical contaminants. FSA (Scotland) Project Code: S14026	2006	McIntosh, A.D., Craig, A.E., Russell, M., Webster, L., Phillips, L.A., Dalgarno, E.J., Devalla, S., Robinson, C.D. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal and offshore around Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 16/06
RIFE 11 - Radioactivity in Food and the Environment, 2005	2006	CEFAS (Scottish contribution from SEPA and Food Standards Authority)	UK	Food and Environment. Published. 2006 version should be available in 2007.
State of the Environment	2006	SEPA	Whole Scottish Environment including Scottish coastal seas	Marine case studies only a small proportion of whole report. Published
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Clyde Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Firth of Clyde	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Forth Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Ythan Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	South Esk Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Eden Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Tay Estuary	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Report	2006	SEPA	Solway Firth	Peer reviewed and submitted to EU
Fish Impingement Monitoring at Longannet Power Station, 2004	2006	SEPA	Forth Estuary	SEPA Technical Report
Coastal Lagoon Survey - Benthic Sampling July -Sept 2004	2006	SEPA	Scotland wide	SEPA Technical Report
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers ( PBDEs) in the Scottish aquatic environment	2007	Webster, L., Russell, M., Adefehinti, F., Dalgarno, E.J. and Moffat, C.F.	Coastal, several sites around the coast	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 10/07
FRS Method for the determination of trace metals (including rare earth elements) in Freshwater Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry	2007	Robinson, C.D., Charles, S., Malcolm, I.A. and Devalla, S.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 12/07
Measurement of nutrients, contaminants and biological effects in Scottish waters as part of the UK clean seas environment monitoring programme ( CSEMP): 19992006	2007	Webster, L., Russell, M., Phillips, L., McIntosh, A., Robinson, C., Walsham, P., Packer, G., Rose, M., Dalgarno, E., Devalla, S., McKenzie, M., Davies, I. and Moffat, C.F.	Coastal, 6 primary locations	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 19/07
Algal toxins, their accumulation and loss in commercially important shellfish, including larval mortality and appraisal of accelerated depuration (Talisman)	2007	Turrell, E. and Stobo, L.		Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 01/07
2006 Annual Report on the Scottish Monitoring Programme for the Classification of Shellfish Harvesting Sites	2007	Turrell, E., Graham, J., Heron, J., Kinnear, S., Morley, L. and Turriff, J.	Coastal, primarily west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 03/07
Analysis of sediment samples collected from the Kittiwake field following an oil spill.	2007	Webster, L., Russell, M., Walsham, P., Packer, G. and Moffat, C.F.	Offshore, Kittiwake	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 12/07
Significant Water management Issues in the Scotland River Basin District	2007	SEPA	Scottish River Basin District Coastal, Transitional and Fresh waters	SEPA's assessment of waters at risk as a consultation document based on criteria set out in the EU Water Framework Directive. Published
An interim overview of the significant water management issues in the Solway Tweed river basin district	2007	SEPA and the Environment Agency ( EA)	Cross border River Basin District. Coastal, transitional and fresh waters	SEPA's and EA's assessment of waters at risk based on criteria set out in the EU Water Framework Directive. Published
A summary of significant water management issues in the Solway Tweed river basin district	2007	SEPA and the EA	Cross Border River Basin District. Coastal, transitional and fresh waters	SEPA's and EA's assessment of waters at risk as a consultation document based on criteria set out in the EU Water Framework Directive. Published
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Annual Report 2006/7	2007	Scottish Environment Protection Agency ( SEPA)	Whole Scottish Environment including Scottish coastal seas	Covers SEPA's interests in the Whole Environment but has examples of improvements in coastal and estuarine waters. Published
Scottish bathing waters 2006	2007	SEPA	EU Identified bathing beaches in Scotland	Published. 2007 version should be available in 2008.
Common Procedure for the Identification of the Eutrophication Status of the OSPAR Maritime Area: UK National Report	2007	DEFRA (Scottish contribution from SEPA and FRS)	UK areas of concern	Peer reviewed before final version. Final version should be available in time.
Key Scottish environment statistics	2007	Scottish Government	Scotland	Data provided by SEPA, FRS, and others. * also see productive seas.

REPORTS FROM FRS, SNH and SEPA WITH EVIDENCE ON HEALTHY AND BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
Remote survey and mapping of maerl beds of Rousay Sound and environs, Orkney	1993	Foster-Smith, R.L and Davies, J.	Rousay Sound, Orkney	SNH publication
Broadscale biotope mapping survey of the littoral and sublittoral coastal areas between Loch Laxford and Loch Eriboll	1995	Scottish Natural Heritage	Between Lochs Laxford and Eriboll	SNH publication
An evaluation of the RoxAnn system as a tool for mapping the distribution of kelp biotopes	1995	Davies, J. and Sotheran, I.	Loch Roag, Lewis	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of seabed and shore habitats and biota: Dornoch Firth pSAC	1996	Scottish Natural Heritage	Dornoch Firth	SNH unpublished
Broad scale habitat mapping of Intertidal and subtidal coast areas: Loch Maddy, North Uist	1996	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Maddy, North Uist	SNH Research, Survey and Monitoring ( RSM) Report (76)
Broad scale habitat mapping of Intertidal and subtidal coastal areas: Busta Voe: sublittoral analysis report	1996	Scottish Natural Heritage	Busta Voe and Olna Firth, Shetland	SNH Research, Survey and Monitoring ( RSM) Report (75)
Mapping the distribution of maerl in South Uist, Western Isles	1996	Davies, J. and Foster-Smith, R.L	South Uist, Western Isles	SNH publication
Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes in the proposed Sound of Arisaig Special Area of Conservation	1996	Davies, J. and Hall-Spencer, J.	Sound of Arisaig	SNH publication
Mapping survey of the sublittoral and littoral biotopes of the Berwickshire Coast	1996	Foster-Smith, R.L., Sotheran, I., Foster-Smith, J.L. and Bunker, F.	Berwickshire Coast	SNH publication
Survey of the shallow sublittoral biotopes in Loch Sunart	1996	Howson, C.M.	Loch Sunart	Scottish Natural Heritage Research, Survey and Monitoring Report. No. 67
The Solway Firth: broad scale habitat mapping	1996	Scottish Natural Heritage	Solway Firth	Scottish Natural Heritage Research, Survey and Monitoring Report. No. 46 & 46a
Survey, assessment and mapping of submerged and partly submerged sea caves in the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast cSAC	1997	Scottish Natural Heritage	Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast	SNH publication
Baseline survey of the maerl beds in Wyre Sound, Orkney Islands	1997	Davies, J.	Wyre Sound, Orkney	SNH publication
Broadscale biological mapping of the Summer Isles	1997	Sotheran, I.	Summer Isles	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of the shore habitats and biota: Firth of Lorn, Western Scotland	1998	Scottish Natural Heritage	Firth of Lorn	SNH publication
Broadscale Mapping of the Reefs of Berwickshire and Northumberland	1998	Foster-Smith, R.L	Berwickshire & Northumberland Coast	SNH publication
Broad scale remote survey and mapping of the sublittoral habitats and their associated biota in the Firth of Lorn	1999	Scottish Natural Heritage	Firth of Lorn	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of the seabed and shore habitats and biota: Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh pSAC	1999	Scottish Natural Heritage	Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh	SNH publication
Solway Firth - Marine SAC mapping subtidal sediments and scars	1999	SeaMap Research Group	Solway Firth	SNH publication
Solway Firth: Intertidal scar grounds, biotope mapping	1999	Report to Scottish Natural Heritage	Solway Firth	SNH publication
A review of the status, ecology and conservation of horse mussel Modiolus modiolus beds in Scotland	2000	Mair, J.M., Moore, C.G., Kingston, P.F. and Harries, D.B.	Scotland	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of seabed and shore habitats and biota: Loch of Stenness cSAC	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch of Stenness	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of seabed and shore habitats and biota: Papa Stour cSAC, Shetland	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Papa Stour, Shetland	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of seabed biota: Loch Creran	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Creran	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of the seabed and shore habitats and biota: St Kilda cSAC	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	St Kilda	SNH publication
Broad scale survey and mapping of the shore habitats and biota: The Vadills cSAC, Shetland	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	The Vadills, Shetland	SNH publication
Evaluation of Techniques for Monitoring the Abundance and Behaviour of Bottlenose Dolphins	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage		SNH publication
Intertidal Survey of Loch Moidart	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Moidart	SNH publication
Intertidal Survey of Sanday cSAC and SPA	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Sanday, Orkney	SNH publication
Loch Crinan Intertidal survey	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Crinan	SNH publication
Trialling of AGDS & video sledge monitoring techniques in Loch Maddy (1999) and Loch Maddy Acoustic Monitoring Trials (2000)	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Maddy, North Uist	SNH publication
Trials of Monitoring Techniques for biotopes in the Sound of Arisaig cSAC	2000	Scottish Natural Heritage	Sound of Arisaig	SNH publication
Sanday kelp beds: broadscale survey and mapping of seabed biota	2000	White, W., Foster-Smith, R. and Sotheran, I.	Sanday, Orkney	SNH publication
Broad scale Intertidal Survey of Loch Laxford cSAC	2001	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Laxford	SNH publication
Broad scale intertidal survey of the Firth of Forth	2001	Scottish Natural Heritage	Firth of Forth	SNH publication
Potential impacts of climate change on sea levels around Scotland	2001	Scottish Natural Heritage	Scotland	SNH publication
The Forth Spatial Study: Broad Scale Biotope Mapping of The Isle of May cSAC	2001	Scottish Natural Heritage	Isle of May	SNH publication
Biotope Mapping and Survey of the Treshnish Isles cSAC	2003	Scottish Natural Heritage	Treshnish Isles	SNH publication
Broad scale mapping of Mousa cSAC	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Mousa, Shetland	SNH unpublished
Broad scale mapping of habitats in the Firth of Tay and Eden	2004	Bates, C.R., Moore, C.G., Malthus, T., Mair, J.M. and Karpouzli, E.	Firth of Tay and Eden	SNH publication
Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in Loch Laxford	2004	Bates, C.R., Moore, C.G., Harries, D.B., Austin, W. and Mair, J.	Loch Laxford	SNH publication
Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in Loch Sunart	2004	Bates, C.R., Moore, C.G., Harries, D.B., Austin, W. and Lyndon, A.R.	Loch Sunart	SNH publication
Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in the Sound of Barra	2004	Bates, C.R., Moore, C.G., Malthus, T., Harries, D.B., Austin, W., Mair, J.M. and Karpouzli, E.	Sound of Barra, Western Isles	SNH publication
Factors influencing the condition of Loch of Stenness marine candidate Special Area of Conservation ( SAC)	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Loch Stenness	SNH publication
Natural heritage trends: the seas around Scotland	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Coastal	SNH publication
Natural heritage trends: the seas around Scotland summary report	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Scotland	SNH publication
North West Scotland subtidal seagrass bed survey	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	North West Scotland	SNH publication
Site Condition Monitoring of the intertidal sediment flats of the Loch Moidart and Sheil Woods cSAC	2004	Moore, C.G., Lyndon, A.R., Mair, J.M. and Edwards, D.C.B.	Loch Moidart	SNH publication
Site condition monitoring survey of intertidal mud and sandflats in Kentra Bay, Lochaber	2004	Lyndon, A.R., Moore, C.G., Mair, J.M. and Edwards D.C.B.	Kentra Bay	SNH publication
Site Condition Monitoring: Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast ( BNNC) littoral and sublittoral caves	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast	SNH publication
Site Condition Monitoring: review and baseline survey of specified saline lagoons in the Outer Hebrides	2004	Scottish Natural Heritage	Outer Hebrides	SNH publication
The establishment of Site Condition Monitoring of marine sedimentary habitats in Sound of Arisaig cSAC	2004	Moore, C.G., Lyndon, A.R. and Mair, J.M.	Sound of Arisaig	SNH publication
Biotope Mapping & Survey of the Sullom Voe SAC	2005	Mair, J.M., Lyndon, A.R., Moore, C.G. and Sotheran, I.S.	Sullom Voe	SNH unpublished
Site Condition Monitoring: Surveys of biogenic and rocky reefs in the Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh SAC	2005	Scottish Natural Heritage	Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh	SNH publication
Long term measurements of currents in the Faroe Shetland Channel (1994-2002)	2005	Hughes, S.L., Turrell, W.R., Hansen, B.and Osterhus, S.	Offshore, Faroe-Shetland Channel	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 01/05
Correlation between algal presence in water and toxin presence in shellfish	2005	Bresnan, E.	Coastal, focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 04/05
Impacts of Nephrops trawling on the distribution of the sea pens Virgularia Mirabilis, Pennatula Phosphorea and Funiculina Quadrangularis in Scottish waters	2005	Fisheries Research Services	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 02/05
Estimation of the parameters of von bertalanffy growth function for the main commercial species of the North Sea	2005	Kienzle, M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 05/05
Epizootiological investigation into a case of suspicion of infectious salmon anaemia ( ISA) in Scotland in November 2004	2005	Anon		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 11/05
Engineering performance of gears used by the Scottish fleet targeting Nephrops in ICES sub area IV	2005	Kynoch, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 06/05
Gear trials of a novel pelagic trawl for use in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) post-smolt surveys	2005	Maclean, J.C., Holst, J.C. and Shelton, R.G.J.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 12/05
Revised estimated of annual discards-at-age for cod, haddock, whiting and Saithe in ICES sub-area IV and division Via	2005	Millar, C.P. and Fryer, R.J.	Offshore, west coast and North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 15/05
Annual cycles of physical chemical and biological parameters in Scottish waters (2005 update)	2005	Slesser, G. and Turrell, W.R.	Coastal and offshore	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 19/05
Status of research into species selection in NE Atlantic Fisheries	2005	Ferro, R.S.T	North East Atlantic	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 03/05
Site Condition Monitoring of the intertidal sediment flats of Loch Paible (Balranald Bog and Loch nam Feithean SSSI)	2005	Moore, C.G., Mair, J.M. and Edwards, D.C.B	Loch Paible	SNH publication
Site Condition Monitoring: Surveys of Marine Rocky Environments and Lagoons in Papa Stour cSAC and The Vadills Lagoon cSAC	2005	Scottish Natural Heritage	Papa Stour and The Vadills, Shetland	SNH publication
Seas the opportunity: a strategy for the long term sustainability of Scotland's coasts and seas	2005	Scottish Natural Heritage / Scottish Executive	Scotland	SNH publication
Dornoch Firth SAC site condition monitoring	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Dornoch Firth	SNH unpublished
Mapping Inshore Coral Habitats: the MInCH project	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	The Minch	SNH unpublished
Site condition monitoring - The sublittoral sandbanks of the Solway Firth	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Solway Firth	SNH publication
Intertidal Habitat Survey: Portencross Coast ( SSSI), North Ayreshire	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Portencross Coast, North Ayreshire	SNH unpublished
Biotope Mapping of the Sound of Harris	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Sound of Harris, Western Isles	SNH publication
Site condition monitoring: survey of rocky reefs in the Firth of Lorn marine Special Area of Conservation	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Firth of Lorn	SNH publication
Sublittoral biotope mapping & survey of the Moray Firth cSAC	2006	Scottish Natural Heritage	Moray Firth	SNH publication
The inauguration of site condition monitoring of marine features of Loch Maddy SAC	2006	Moore, C.G., Saunders, G.R., Mair, J.M. and Lyndon, A.R.	Loch Maddy	SNH publication
The nutrient status of Scottish coastal waters: 20012005	2006	Webster, L., Rose, M., Walsham, P., Shaw, C., Davies, I. and Moffat, C.	Coastal, around Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 01/06
Options for investigating whether benefits to wild Salmon and sea trout populations are derived from the relocation of marine Atlantic salmon aquaculture	2006	Raynard, R., Murray, S., Hay, D., Verspoor, E., Youngson, A., Penston, M. and Amundrud, T.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 02/06
Survey of Solway cockle grounds 2005	2006	Davis, S.E.B., Howell, T.R.W., Drewery, J., Harding, M., Ward, B. and Campbell, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 07/06
Report of Marine Laboratory scallop stock assessments	2006	Howell, T.R.W., Davis, S.E.B., Donald, J., Dobby, H., Tuck, I. and Bailey, N.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 08/06
Current meter measurement east of Shetland October 2004-October 2005: monitoring oceanic exchanges with the North Sea - Data Report	2006	Hughes, S. L., Beaton, J. and Slesser, G.	Coastal, offshore, east of Shetland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 10/06
Final report of ROAME AE1190 Oceanic transport Around Scotland April 2002 - March 2006	2006	Hughes, S. L. and Turrell, W.R.	Coastal and offshore	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 11/06
A review of research and field data on relative louse Infection levels on wild salmon smolts and sea trout and the proximity of fish farms to river estuaries	2006	Cunningham, C.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 12/06
Qualitative review of the FRS shellfish toxin and Phytoplankton databases 1990-2002	2006	Turrell, W.R.	Coastal, focus on shellfish production areas	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 14/06 [Also see under Clean and Safe]
A summary of the effects of environmental factors on the simulated dispersal of sea lice larvae and the findings of the 04/06 plankton survey in the Loch Torridon system, Western Scotland	2006	Amundrud, T.L., Penston, M.J. and Murray, A.G.	Coastal, Loch Torridon (west of Scotland)	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 15/06
A review of research and field data on relative louse Infection levels on wild salmon smolts and sea trout and the proximity to river estuaries	2006	Cunningham, C.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 16/06
Deeside Monitoring Sites: Site Report 2005/2006	2006	McLaren, I.S.	River, fresh water	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 18/06
Scaling up observations of in-redd egg survival from tributary streams to rivers.	2006	Youngson, A.F., McLaren, I.S. and Malcolm, I.A.	River, fresh water	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 19/06
Patterns in sea lice infestation on wild Atlantic salmon returning to the North Esk river in eastern Scotland 2001-2003	2006	Murray, A.G. and Simpson, I.	Coastal/riverine, north-eats Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 20/06
Engineering performance of gears used by the Scottish Fleet targeting whitefish species in ICES sub area IV	2006	Kynoch, R.J. and Penny, I.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 22/06
The selective performance of a 95 mm codend with a 120 mm square mesh panel in the North Sea mixed Nephrops/ Whitefish trawl fishery	2006	Kynoch, R.J., Ferro, R.S.T., and Fryer, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 23/06
Capacity building for ecosystem monitoring: the use of molecular probes in the study of phytoplankton in Scottish waters ( ROAME AE1191)	2006	Turrell, E., Bresnan, E., Collins, C., Brown, L., Graham, J. and Grieve, M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 26/06
The use and effect of manual signal validation on the fish counts collected on the River Helmsdale during the summer of 2004	2006	Simpson, I.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 27/06
Fluxes of heat and salt through the Faroe Shetland Channel calculated using a decade of current measurements (1994-2005)	2006	Hughes, S., Turrell, W.R., Hansen, B. and Osterhus, S.	Offshore, Faroe Shetland Channel	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 01/06
Monitoring programme for toxin producing Phytoplankton in Scottish coastal waters 1 April 2004 - 31 March 2005	2006	Fraser, S., Brown, L. and Bresnan, E.	Coastal, primarily west coast, Western isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 03/06
Monitoring programme for toxin producing Phytoplankton in Scottish coastal waters 1 April 2005-30 June 2005	2006	Fraser, S., Brown, L., McCollin, T. and Bresnan, E.	Coastal, primarily west coast, Western isles and Northern Isles	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 04/06
A horizontal panel to separate species in a mixed whitefish fishery. EU RECOVERY Project Status Report No 1	2006	Ferro, R.S.T. and Kynoch, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 13/06
A square mesh panel in a species separating trawl to Improve the selectivity of cod	2006	Ferro, R.S.T. and Kynoch, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 14/06
A grid species separating trawl to improve the Selectivity of cod.	2006	Ferro, R.S.T. and Kynoch, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 15/06
Performance of tow under ten metre Nephrops Trawlers.	2007	Penny, I.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 01/07
Spatially resolved monthly riverine fluxes of oxidised nitrogen (nitrate and nitrite) to the European Shelf Seas, 1960-2005	2007	Heath, M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 02/07
A review of analytical methodology used to determine Phytoplankton pigments in the marine environment and development of an analytical method to determine uncorrected chlorophyll A, corrected chlorophyll A and phaeophytin A in marine phytoplankton	2007	Smith, K., Webster, L., Bresnan, E., Fraser, S., Hay, S. and Moffat, C.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 03/07
A model of meta-population dynamics for northern European cod - the dynamic consequences of natal fidelity	2007	Heath, M.R., Kunzlik, P.A., Gallego, A., Holmes, S.J. and Wright, P.J.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 04/07
The use of cctv cameras to investigate the performance of the logie fish counter on the North Esk	2007	Simpson, I.	Riverine, North Esk, east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No:05/07
Assessing the relative impact of a coastal fishery on Scottish salmon stocks	2007	Smith, G.W.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 06/07
The nutrient status of Scottish coastal waters: 20012006	2007	Webster, L., Rose, M., Walsham, P. and Moffat, C.	Scottish coastline	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 13/07
Epzootic investigation into the presence of bacterial kidney disease ( BKD) in rainbow trout farms in Scotland 2005	2007	Bland, M.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 14/07
The Moray Firth Squid Fishery 2006	2007	Campbell, R. and McLay, A.	Coastal, Moray Firth, east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 15/07
The development of conservation limits ( CLS) for Scottish salmon stocks: II - Extraction of wetted areas for the rivers, Helmsdale, Ness, Spey, Tay, Tweed and Ewe	2007	MacLean, J.C., Smith, G.W., Tulett, D. and Jackson, J.	Riverine, various	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 07/07
Sampling North Esk juvenile salmon populations by means of rotary screw traps ( RSTS): 1. water of Mark, Spring 2002	2007	MacKay, F. and Smith, G.	Riverine, North Esk, east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 08/07
Species composition, diversity and biomass of the demersal fish community off the Scottish West Coast	2007	Fraser, H.M. and Greenstreet, S.P.R.	West coast of Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 21/07
Effect of introducing a species selective trawl gear in a Scottish Nephrops fishery	2007	Mehault, S., Kynoch, R.J., Fryer, R.J. and Ferro, R.S.T.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 16/07
Cod movements in relation to sub-stock structure in the North Sea and west of Scotland	2007	Wright, P.J., Neat, F.C., Gibb, F.M., Gibb, I.M. and Gallego, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 17/07
Temperature dependent growth and distribution of cod in the North Sea	2007	Neat, F. and Wright, P.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 18/07
Species composition, diversity, biomass and production of the epibenthic invertebrate community off the Scottish west coast	2007	Fraser, H., Greenstreet, S., Robertson, M., Jacob, N. and Robinson, L.A.	West coast of Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 20/07
Consumption of benthic prey by six common demersal fish Ppredators in the North Sea	2007	Fraser, H.M., Greenstreet, S.P.R. and Holland, G.J.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 22/07
Sampling North Esk juvenile salmon populations by means of rotary screw traps ( RSTS): 2. Westwater, Spring 2003	2007	Mackay, F. and Smith, G.	Riverine, North Esk, east Scotland	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 09/07
A square mesh panel in a Nephrops trawl, with an Inclined guiding panel, to improve whitefish selection	2007	Ferro, R.S.T. and Kynoch, R.J.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 02/07
The ecological disturbance caused by fishing in the North Sea	2007	Greenstreet, S., Robinson, L., Piet, G., Craeymeersch, J., Callaway, R., Reiss, H., Ehrich, S., Kroncke, I., Fraser, H., Lancaster, J., Jorgensen, L. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 04/07
Species composition, diversity, biomass and production Of the demersal fish community of the North Sea	2007	Greenstreet, S., Fraser, H., Piet, G., Robinson, L., Callaway, R., Reiss, H., Ehrich, S., Kroncke, I., Craeymeersch, J., Lancaster, J., Jorgensen, L. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 07/07
Review of theoretical community ecology: Implications for marine communities	2007	Greenstreet, S., Robinson, L., Reiss, H., Kroncke, I., Callaway, R., Snelgrove, P., Costello, M., Bergmann, M., Hiddink, J., Fraser, H., Craeymeersch, J., Degraer, S., Goffin, A. and Lancaster, J.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 08/07
Variation in the abundance, distribution, diet and food consumption rates of gadoid predators in the Wee Bankie/Marr Bank region of the Northwestern North Sea, consequences for predator body condition, and the impact of closing the area to sandeel fishing	2007	Greenstreet, S., Holland, G., Fraser, H., Robertson, M., Doyle, K. and Li, R.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 09/07
Managing fisheries to conserve North Sea groundfish and benthic invertebrate species diversity	2007	Greenstreet, S., Robinson, L., Callaway, R., Reiss, H., Ehrich, S., Piet, G., Kroncke, I., Craeymeersch, J., Lancaster, J., Jorgensen, L., Degraer, S. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 05/07
Relationships between TACs, fish landings and fishing effort in the North Sea	2007	Greenstreet, S., Robinson, L., Callaway, R., Reiss, H., Ehrich, S., Piet, G., Craeymeersch, J., Kroncke, I., Fraser, H., Lancaster, J., Jorgensen, L. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 06/07
Species composition, diversity, biomass and production of the benthic invertebrate community of the North Sea	2007	Greenstreet, S., Fraser, H., Piet, G., Robinson, L., Callaway, R., Reiss, H., Ehrich, S., Kroncke, I., Craeymeersch, J., Lancaster, J., Jorgensen, L. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 10/07
Methodology for the combined sampling of marine groundfish and benthic invertebrate communities	2007	Callaway, R., Robinson, L., Greenstreet, S., Reiss, H., Fraser, H., Kroncke, I., Craeymeersch, J., deBoois, I., Robertson, M., Lancaster, J. and Goffin, A.	North Sea	Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 11/07

REPORTS FROM FRS, SNH and SEPA WITH EVIDENCE ON PRODUCTIVE SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
A study of underwater noise generated during civil engineering works at Fraserburgh Harbour	2005	Urquhart, D. and Hall, C.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 07/05
Locational Guideline for Fish Farming: Tidal export of nutrients in the FRSECE Model	2005	Amundrud, T.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 10/05
Fish & Nephrops stocks information 2006	2006	Fisheries Research Services	ICES divisions around Scotland	Covers mackerel, herring, haddock, cod, whiting, saithe, monkfish, deep water fisheries west of Scotland, nephrops
Renovation of the Logie fish counting weir on the North Esk, 2005	2006	Simpson, I.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 04/06
Disinfection guide version IV. Practical steps to prevent The introduction and minimise transmission of diseases of fish	2006	Fraser, D.I., Munro, P.D. and Smail, D.A.		Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 13/06
Locational guidelines for fish farming: impact of Seasonal resolution of nutrient input on ECE model	2006	Amundrud, T.L., Greathead, C., Gubbins, M.J. and Davies, I.M.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 28/06
Trends in fishing activity in the North Sea by UK Registered vessels landing in Scotland over the period 1960-1998	2006	Greenstreet, S., Shanks, A. and Buckett, B.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 02/06
Freshness assessment of three fish species treated With Zyres U500 and Xyres Spray-Ice	2006	Craig, A.E. and McIntosh, A.D.		Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 10/06
A case study: desk-top sanitary survey for three Classified shellfish production areas in Argyll and Bute	2006	Turrell, E. and Graham, J.	Coastal	Fisheries Research Services Contract Report No: 07/06
Scottish transport statistics No.25	2006	Scottish Executive	All Scottish ports	Scottish Executive national statistics publication
Fish & Nephrops stocks information 2007	2007	Fisheries Research Services	ICES divisions around Scotland	Covers mackerel, herring, haddock, cod, whiting, saithe, monkfish, deep water fisheries west of Scotland, nephrops.
Scottish fish farms annual production survey 2006	2007	Fisheries Research Services	Scottish coastline	http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/Information_Resources/information_resouces_view_document.aspx?content id=2220
Scottish shellfish farm production survey 2006	2007	Fisheries Research Services	Scottish coastline	http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/Informati on_Resources/information_resour ces_view_document.aspx?content id=2090
Scallop fishing in the Firth of Lorn Marine SAC: Review of Scientific Literature	2007	Leslie, B. and Shelmerdine, R.	West Coast of Scotland	Report by NAFC Marine Centre for SNH (Contract No. 19099)
UKCS Oil Production	2007	DBERR	UK Continental Shelf	Statistics main link http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/informatio n/statistics.htm http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/informatio n/bb_updates/appendices/Append ix9.htm
UKCS Gas Production	2007	DBERR	UKCS	http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/informatio n/bb_updates/appendices/Append ix10.htm
Marine Aggregates The Crown Estate Licences - Summary of Statistics 2006	2007	Crown Estate	All UK	http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/43_landing_port_statistics_2006.pdf - demonstrates that no material extracted in Scotland in 2006.
Predicting the progression of the harmful dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi along the Scottish coast and the potential impact for fish farming	2007	Davidson, K., Gillibrand, P., Wilding, T., Miller, P. and Shuter, J.	Scottish west coast	Crown estate contract report
Key Scottish environment statistics	2007	Scottish Government	Scotland	Data provided by SEPA, FRS, and others [Also see under Clean and Safe seas]

REPORTS FROM FRS, SNH and SEPA WITH EVIDENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN SCOTLAND'S SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
Climate Change and Harmful Blooms in Harmful Algal Bloom Communities in Scottish Coastal Waters: Relationship to Fish Farming and Regional Comparisons - A Review	2004	Smayda, T.J.	Scottish coastal waters	Scottish Executive Environment Group paper 2006/3 [Also see Clean & Safe]
Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2002-2003	2005	Fisheries Research Services	Coastal and offshore
Marine Climate Change Impacts - Annual report Card 2006	2006	Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership	UK	Little detailed evidence of situation within Scottish waters, but relevant information should be available
Climate change and Scottish Fisheries	2006	Turrell, W.R.		Fisheries Research Services Collaborative Report No: 12/06
Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2004-2005	2007	Hughes, S.L.	Coastal and offshore	Fisheries Research Services Internal Report No: 11/07

EXAMPLES OF REPORTS FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE ON CLEAN AND SAFE SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author(s)	Area covered	Comments
Diversity, ecology and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in Scottish waters	2004	Fehling, J.	Western Scottish waters	SAMS/ OU PhD thesis
Risk assessment of the FSA Scotland monitoring programme for biotoxins in shellfish harvested from classified inshore areas in Scotland: evaluation of the current scheme and development of improved alternatives based on historical data.	2005	Holtrop, G. and Horgan, G.W. Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland research contract S01026
Harmful Phytoplankton in Shetland Waters	2005	Irvine, H.	Shetland	NAFC Marine Centre Fisheries Information Note No. 4
Monitoring Programme for the Presence of Toxin Producing Plankton in Shellfish Production Areas in Scotland	2006	Swan, S.C. and Davidson, K.	Scotland	Food Standards Agency contract report
Profiles of lipid soluble biotoxins in common mussels from Scottish production areas during the summer and autumn of 2006	2006	Cefas Biotoxin Team	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland research contract S14033
Pilot study on the incidence of algal toxins ( ASP, DSP and PSP) in Scottish Brown Crab ( Cancer pagurus).	2006	Vincent, D.O.C., Latif, Z., Williams, M., Ward, C. and McKenzie, J.D. Integrin Advanced Biosystems Ltd.	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland research contract S14017
Annual report on official control monitoring programme for presence of biotoxins ( ASP) in live bivalve molluscs in Scotland 1st April 2006-31st March 2007	2007	Integrin Advanced Biosystems Ltd.	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland contract SO2007
Biotoxin Monitoring Programme for Scotland Monitoring for PSP and lipophillic toxins-1st April 2006-31st March 2007	2007	Cefas Biotoxin Monitoring Team	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland contract SO2007
Monitoring Programme for the presence of toxin producing plankton in shellfish production areas in Scotland 1st April 2006-31st March 2007	2007	Swan, S.C. and Davidson, K. SAMS	Coastal with a focus on west coast, Western Isles and Northern Isles	FSA Scotland contract SO1007

EXAMPLES OF REPORTS FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE ON HEALTHY AND BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE

SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
The benthic fauna of the Rockall Trough: regional distribution and bathymetric zonation	1986	Gage, J.D.	Rockall Trough.	Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 88B, 159-174
RRS Charles Darwin cruise 101C Leg 2, 14 Jul-20 Aug 1996. Atlantic Margin Environmental Survey: seabed survey of the shelf edge and slope west of Shetland	1997	Bett, B.J.	Faroe-Shetland Channel	Southampton Oceanography Centre, Cruise Report No. 7, 127pp. & appendices.
Skin lesions and physical deformities in bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth: Population prevalence and age-sex differences	1997	Wilson, B., Thompson, P. M. and Hammond, P. S.	Moray Firth	Ambio 26(4): 243-247
Survey photography. Section 4.2 in Environmental Surveys of the Seafloor of the UK Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Frontier Environmental Network	2000	Bett, B.J. and Axelsson, M.		CD- ROM. Available from Geotek Limited, Daventry, Northants, NN11 5EA, UK. ISBN 095383990-7
Macrobenthic Ecology of the West Shetland Slope	2000	Narayanaswamy, B.E	Faroe-Shetland Channel	PhD Thesis, University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K.
Environmental Surveys of the Seafloor of the UK Atlantic Margin	2000	AFEN	Faroe-Shetland Channel, Rockall Trough	CD- ROM. Available from Geotek Limited, Daventry, Northants NN11 5EA, UK. ISBN 095383990-7
Changing occurrence of epidermal lesions in wild bottlenose dolphins	2000	Wilson, B., Grellier, K., Hammond, P. S., Brown, G. and Thompson, P. M.	Moray Firth	Marine Ecology-Progress Series 205: 283-290.
Exploratory Fishing for Deep Water Shrimp to the North and West of Scotland	2001	Bullough, L., Napier, I. and Riley, D. ( NAFC)	West Coast of Scotland	Report on Biological Information Gathered from Scottish Fishing Vessels, Industry/Science Partnership, Vol. II, Sect. 5.
Where are the mature anglerfish? - The population biology of Lophius piscatorius in Northern European waters	2001	Laurenson, C., Priede, I.G., Bullough, L.W. and Napier, I.R. ( NAFC)	Shetland	ICESCM 2001/J:27
Abundance of harbour porpoises and other cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters	2002	Hammond, P.S., Berggren, P., Benke, H., Borchers, D.L., Collet, A., Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Heimlich, S., Hiby, A.R., Leopold, M.F. and Øien, N.	North Sea (areas 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)	Journal of Applied Ecology. 39: 361-376.
Foraminifera associated with phytodetritus deposits at a bathyal site in the northern Rockall Trough ( NE Atlantic): seasonal contrasts and a comparison of stained and dead assemblages	2002	Gooday, A.J. and Hughes, J.A.	Rockall Trough	Marine Micropaleontology, 46, 83110
The Darwin Mounds and the Dogger Bank - Case studies of the management of two potential Special Areas of Conservation in the offshore environment. Worldwide Fund for Nature Report	2002	Gubbay, S., Baker, M.C. and Bett, B.J.	Rockall Trough, Dogger Bank	Worldwide Fund for Nature Report. 63pp.
Fish and fisheries in the SEA4 area Report to the Department of Trade and Industry	2003	Gordon, J. D. M.	SEA 4 Area	www.offshore-sea.org.uk/sea/dev/html_file/pdf2. cgi/SEA4_TR_fish_sams.pdf
The deep-water fisheries of the Northeast Atlantic: I Description and current trends	2003	Gordon, J.D.M., Bergstad, O.A., Figueiredo, I. And Menezes, G.	NE Atlantic	Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science. 31 : 137-150.
Diversity, ecology and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in Scottish waters	2004	Fehling, J.	Western Scottish waters	SAMS/ OU PhD thesis
Do Discarded Velvet Crabs Survive?	2005	NAFC	Shetland	NAFC Marine Centre Report for the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation
Growth dynamics of non-toxic Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima and toxic P. seriata (Bacillariophyceae) under simulated spring and summer photoperiods	2005	Fehling, J., Davidson, K. and Bates, S.S.	Scotland	Harmful Algae 4: 763-769
Seabird numbers and breeding success in Britain and Ireland, 2005	2006	Mavor, R.A., Parsons, M., Heubeck, M. and Schmitt, S.	Britain & Ireland	http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/pub06 _Seabird_numbers2005.pdf
Scientific Advice on Matter Related to the Management of Seal Populations 2006	2006	UK Special Committee on Seals	UK	http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk/CurrentResearch.htm/scos.htm Annual publication; 2007 to be published in December.
Size variation in Populations of the Common Whelk, Buccinum undatum	2006	Shelmerdine, R., Adamson, J., Laurenson, C. and Leslie, B. ( NAFC)	Shetland	NAFC Fisheries Development Note No. 24
A review of the 1988 and 2002 Phocine Distemper Virus seal epidemics in European Harbour Seals	2006	Härkönen, T., Dietz, R., Reijnders, P., Teilmann, J., Harding, K., Hall, A., Brasseur, S., Siebert, U., Goodman, S., Jepson, P., Dau Rasmussen, T. and Thompson, P.M.	Europe	Diseases in Aquatic Organisms, 68; 115-130
UK Seabirds in 2006: results from the UK Seabird Monitoring Programme	2007	Joint Nature Conservation Committee	UK	http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/pub07_ ukseabirdsin2006.pdf
Distribution of the introduced amphipod, Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935 (Amphipoda: Caprellida: Caprellidae) on the west coast of Scotland and a review of its global distribution	2007	Ashton, G., Willis, K., Cook, E. and Burrows, M.	W Coast	Hydrobiologia, 590, 31-41
Assessing the potential impact of salmon fisheries management on the conservation status of harbour seals in NE Scotland	2007	Thompson, P.M., Mackey, B.L., Barton, T.R., Duck, C. and Butler, J.R.A.	NE Scotland	Animal Conservation, 10: 48-56

EXAMPLES OF REPORTS FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE ON PRODUCTIVE SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
The Shetland Box	2004	NAFC	Shetland	Report by NAFC Marine Centre for the Shetland Islands Council
Effects of physical disturbance on the cold-water megafaunal communities of the Faroe-Shetland Channel	2006	Jones, D.O.B., Hudson, I.R., and Bett, B.J.	Faroe-Shetland Channel	Marine Ecology Progress Series. 319: 43-54
Annual survey of reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil & gas installations operating in the UK Pollution control zone - 2005	2006	Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea ( ACOPS)	UK coastal seas	Survey conducted on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/m cga-environmental/mcga-dops_cp_environmental-counter-pollution.htm
North Sea Stock Survey 2007	2007	Laurenson, C. ( NAFC)	North Sea	Report to ICES on behalf of the North Sea Commission Fisheries Partnership & Europêche
The Lophius budegassa component of monkfish catches in Scottish waters	2007	Laurenson, C., Dobby, H. and McLay, H.A.	North Sea / West Coast of Scotland	ICESCM 2007/K:05
Shetland Shellfish Stock Assessments 2007	2007	Leslie, B., Laurenson, C., Shelmerdine, R. and Riley, D.	Shetland	NAFC Marine Centre Report
Effectiveness of separator grids during commercial single and pair trawling for mackerel	2008	Laurenson, C. and MacDonald, P.		Report in prep. by NAFC Marine Centre - Scottish Industry Science Project
Relating Harmful Phytoplankton to Shellfish Poisoning and Human Health	2008	Davidson, K. and Bresnan, E.	Scottish & UK waters	NERC Workshop report, in preparation

EXAMPLES OF REPORTS FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN SCOTLAND'S SEAS

Name of report	Date	Author	Area covered	Comments
Parallel influence of climate on the behaviour of Pacific killer whales and Atlantic dolphins	2004	Lusseau D., Williams R., Wilson B., Grellier K., Barton T., Hammond P.S. and Thompson P.M.		Ecology Letters, 7, 1068-1076.
Effect of wintering area and climate on the survival of adult Atlantic puffins Fractercula arctica in the eastern Atlantic	2005	Harris, M.P., Anker-Nilssen, T., McCleery, R.H., Erikstad, K.E., Shaw, D.N. and Grosbois, V.	Eastern Atlantic	Marine Ecology Progress Series, 297, 283-296.
A Preliminary Analysis of CPR and Other Environmental Data for the Waters Around Shetland	2006	Napier, I. ( NAFC)	Shetland, northwest North Sea	NAFC Marine Centre Internal Report
On the Oceanographic Variability of the North-West European Shelf to the West of Scotland	2007	Inall, M., Gillibrand, P., Griffiths, C., MacDougal, N. and Blackwell, K.	Mid-shelf	Journal of Marine Systems in press

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ANNEX 3 REPORTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCOTLAND'S SEAS PUBLISHED BY FRS, SEPA AND SNH, AS WELL AS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS MONITORING SCOTLAND'S MARINE ENVIRONMENT