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Monitoring the Moray Firth environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. M. Davies  and
J. M. Pirie
J. M. Davies
Affiliation:
DAFS Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen, Scotland
J. M. Pirie
Affiliation:
DAFS Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Synopsis

This paper describes environmental monitoring which has been carried out in the Moray Firth. Three areas of potential impact have been examined; the cryolite recovery sludge dumping ground in the inner Moray Firth, the Beatrice Oilfield, and the Nigg oil terminal. The monitoring objectives are described, some results are presented, and the scale of effects compared. In each case the effects are very localised and there was no evidence of any potential threat to fisheries.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 91: The Marine Environment of the Moray Firth , 1986 , pp. 289 - 300
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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