Departmental Publications

  • Leslie, B. & Shelmerdine, R. L. (in prep). Review of the Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order. NAFC Marine Centre Report, 209pp.
  • Gray, L. (2010) A Marine Spatial Plan for the Shetland Islands: 3rd Edition.  NAFC Marine Centre
  • Gray, L. (2009) Feedback from Implementation of the Shetland Marine Spatial Plan.  NAFC Marine Centre
  • Shelmerdine. R. L. & Leslie, B. (2009). Restocking of the native oyster, Ostrea edulis, in Shetland: habitat identification study. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report. 26pp.
  • Shelmerdine, R.L. & Leslie, B. (2009).  Restocking of the native oyster in Shetland: habitat identification study.  Shellfish News No.27: 10-12.
  • Macdonald, P., Laurenson, C.H., Johnson, A. & Tait, L. (2009).  A comparison of catch rates of artificial lures from an automated handline fishery at Shetland, UK.  Fisheries Research 95: 379-385
  • Leslie B., Laurenson, C., Shelmerdine R., Gear D.J.R., & Winter, K.A. (2009).  Shetland Shellfish Stock Assessments 2009.  NAFC Marine Centre Report 100p.
  • Leslie, B. & Shelmerdine, R. (2008).  Spatial Variability in velvet crab populations: A possible candidate for real time fisheries management. NAFC Marine Centre Report 40pp.
  • Laurenson, C. H., Dobby, H., McLay, H. A., & Leslie, B. (2008).  Biological Features of the Lophius piscatorius catch in Scottish waters.  ICES Journal of Marine Science.  65:1281-1290.
  • Shelmerdine, R., Clark, L. & Leslie, B. (2008); Shellfish environmental and biological monitoring programme: feasibility study.  NAFC Marine Centre Report 26pp.
  • Shelmerdine, R., Clark, L. & Leslie, B. (2008).  Variation in spawning and recruitment of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. NAFC Maine Centre Fisheries Development Note No. 27.
  • Laurenson, C.H. & Macdonald, P. (2008).  Collection of fisheries and biological data on megrim in ICES Sub-Area IVa.  Scottish Industry Science Partnership (SISP) Report No 05/08, 45p.
  • Laurenson, C.H. & Macdonald, P. (2008).  Technical measures to enhance selectivity in pelagic fisheries.  Scottish Industry Science Partnership (SISP) Report No 01/08, 42p.
  • Fraser, P.J., Cruickshank, S.F., Shelmerdine, R.L. & Smith L.E. (2008).  Hydrostatic pressure receptors and depth usage in crustacea and fish.  Journal of the Institute of Navigation 55(2): 159-165.
  • Leslie, B., Laurenson, C., Shelmerdine, R., Riley, D. & Simmons, S. (2008).  Shetland Shellfish Stock Assessments 2008.  NAFC Marine Centre report 94p.
  • Gray, L. (2008) Interim Progress Report on the Shetland SSMEI Pilot.  NAFC Marine Centre
  • Leslie, B., Laurenson, C., Shelmerdine, R. & Riley, D. (2007).  Shetland Shellfish Stock Assessments 2007. NAFC Marine Centre Report 93pp.
  • ICES. 18 authors inc. B. Leslie. (2007). Report of the Working Group on the Biology and Life History of Crabs (WGCRAB), International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. 83pp. ICES CM 2007/LRC:09.
  • Leslie, B. & Shelmerdine, R. (2007).  Scallop Fishing in the Firth of Lorn Marine SAC: Review of Scientific Literature. SNH Contract no 19099.
  • Shelmerdine, R. L., Adamson, J., Laurenson, C. H. & Leslie, B. (2007).  Size variation of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum, over large and small spatial scales: Potential implications for micro-management within the fishery.  Fisheries Research 86(2-3):201 - 206.
  • Macdonald, P., Laurenson, C.H. & Marrs, S.J. (2007).  The potential of jig fishing as an energy efficient method for catching whitefish around Shetland.  ICES CM 2007/M:02, 17p.
  • Macdonald, P., Laurenson, C.H. & Marrs, S.J. (2007).  Jig fishing pilot study in Shetland coastal waters.  NAFC Marine Centre report, 156p.
  • Leslie, B. & Shelmerdine, R. (2007).  Scallop fishing in the Firth of Lorne Marine SAC: Review of Scientific Literature.  SNH Contract No 19099.
  • Bullough, L.W., Napier, I.R., Laurenson, C.H., Riley, D., Fryer, R.J., Ferro, R.S.T and Kynoch, R.J. (2007).  A year-long trial of a square mesh panel in a commercial demersal trawl.  Fisheries Research, 83: 105-112.
  • Watson, J., Sales, S., Cumming, G., Fitzsimmons, S., Walden, J., Arthur, G., Saravanan, S., and McEvoy, L.A., (2006).  Comparison of performance of two size groups of farmed cod (Gadus morhua L.) juveniles following transfer to sea cages, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Vol 63, pp 340-345.
  • ICES. 9 authors inc B. Leslie. (2006). Report of the Study Group on the Biology and Life History of Crabs (SGCRAB), International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. 32pp. ICES CM 2006/LRC:13, Ref RMC
  • Mouat, B., Laurenson, C., Riley, D., Marrs, S. & Henderson, S. (2006). Shetland Shellfish Stock Assessments 2006. NAFC Marine Centre Report for the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation 
  • Leslie, B., Henderson, S. and Riley, D. (2006).  Lobster Stock Conservation - V-Notching.  NAFC Marine Centre Fisheries Development Note No. 22.
  • Henderson, S. and Leslie, B. (2006).  Survival of discarded velvet crabs (Necora puber).  NAFC Marine Centre Fisheries Development Note No. 23.
  • Shelmerdine, R., Adamson, J., Laurenson, C. and Leslie, B. (2006). Size variation in populations of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum.  NAFC Marine Centre Fisheries Development Note No. 24.
  • Shelmerdine, R.L. & Cliff, G. (2006).  Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.  12.  The African angel shark Squatina africana (Regan).  African Journal of Marine Science 28(3-4): 581-588.
  • Gray, L. (2006) Metadata database for the Shetland Marine Spatial Plan.  NAFC Marine Centre
  • Napier, I.R. (2005).  Fisheries Management at the Millennium: Perspectives from an island community.  In Smith, H.D. & Potts, J.S. ed. Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environment.  Routledge & National Maritime Museum. pp. 102-118.
  • Fitzsimmons, S., Saravanan, S., Walden, J., and Arthur, G (2004).  Effects of delay of onset of feeding and Artemia concentrations on the survival and growth of Stage I European lobsters, Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus) Aquaculture Research, Vol (35), No 5 pp 605-607.
  • Fraser, P.J., Cruikshank, S.F. & Shelmerdine, R.L. (2003).  Hydrostatic pressure effects on vestibular hair cell afferents in fish and crustacean.  Journal of Vestibular Reseach-Equilibrium and Orientation 13(4-6): 235-242.
  • Mouat, B. (2002). Reproductive dynamics of the male Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.). PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow. 
  • Fraser, P.J., Shelmerdine, R.L., Findlay, R.F., Cruickshank, S.F., Macdonald, A.G., Tawse, L. & Taylor, G.G. (2002).  Effects of gravity and hydrostatic pressure on angular acceleration coding sensory neurons in the crag and dogfish.  Proceedings of the European Symposium on Life in Space for Life on Earth 501: 269-270.
  • Fraser, P.J. & Shelmerdine, R.L. (2002).  Dogfish hair cells sense hydrstatic pressure.  Nature 415(6867): 495-496.
  • Napier, I.R. (2002).  Development and management of crab fisheries in Shetland, Scotland.  In A.J. Paul, E.G. Dawe, R. Elner, G.S Jamieson, G.H. Kruse, R.S. Otto, B. Sainte-Marie, T.C. Shirley & D. Woodby (eds).  Crabs in Cold Water Regions: Biology, Management and Economics.  University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-01, Fairbanks. pp. 705-716.
  • Mouat, B., Collins, M. A. & Pompert, J. (2001). Patterns in the diet of Illex argentinus (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) from the Falkland Islands jigging fishery. Fisheries Research 52: 41 - 49. 
  • Fraser, P.J., Shelmerdine, R. & Taylor, G.G. (2001).  Responses of interneurones in the crab, Carcinus, to rotation and hydrostatic pressure.  British Neuroscience Association Abstracts 16(24.02): 70.

 

 

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