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Marine Scotland Science make an appearance on BBC Coast
July 30, 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications No Comments | Category Compliance, Fisheries, Marine Directorate general, Marine Directorate Science, Research Vessel Surveys, Statistics
Last night, the BBC’s Coast programme featured an article about counting fish in the sea, including some of the history – and science -behind fisheries research.
Marine Scotland scientists Coby Needle and John Dunn were interviewed with Coby explaining how fish are aged and how the process of assessing fish stocks is done. John spoke about the story of the Fishery Research Vessel F.R.S. Explorer, built to the order of the Scottish Home Department and launched in 1955.
- Watch the article (skip to 27 minutes) (available for the next three weeks only)
- Read more about the SS Explorer
- Sea Fisheries statistics
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