129886453Edited by HilaryA.100021470generic_information_pageund1628779629163335966900163335966958<p>A good qualitative description of the flow and physical characteristics within a region is critical to understand the biological environment. The Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) is able to highly resolve small – and regional – scale flow patterns which would be impracticable and expensive to observe directly and can characterise areas more accurately than traditional tidal stream atlases. One example of this is the model output recently provided to those planning oyster restoration work in Lochaline, where a good description of the tidal flow in and around the sea loch can help explain the occurrence of patchy oyster beds and the observed transport of shell fragments.</p> <p>The SSM flow fields have also been used to help explain salmon smolt migration trajectories at sea, in combination with acoustic array data (Newton et al., 2021), and to provide new insights into how salmon smolts navigate Scottish coastal waters on their way to their feeding areas in the open seas (Ounsley et al., 2019).</p> full_html<p>A good qualitative description of the flow and physical characteristics within a region is critical to understand the biological environment. The Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) is able to highly resolve small – and regional – scale flow patterns which would be impracticable and expensive to observe directly and can characterise areas more accurately than traditional tidal stream atlases. One example of this is the model output recently provided to those planning oyster restoration work in Lochaline, where a good description of the tidal flow in and around the sea loch can help explain the occurrence of patchy oyster beds and the observed transport of shell fragments.</p> <p>The SSM flow fields have also been used to help explain salmon smolt migration trajectories at sea, in combination with acoustic array data (Newton et al., 2021), and to provide new insights into how salmon smolts navigate Scottish coastal waters on their way to their feeding areas in the open seas (Ounsley et al., 2019).</p> 189928453Lochaline circulation example from the Wider Loch Linnhe Model.pngpublic://wlls_lochaline_flow_example.pngimage/png30840611633098457image2094Example circulation in Lochaline and the Sound of Mull at one instance in the tidal cycle, taken from hydrodynamic model output from the Wider Loch Linnhe Model.Example circulation in Lochaline and the Sound of Mull at one instance in the tidal cycle, taken from hydrodynamic model output from the Wider Loch Linnhe Model.<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT6008006008001964<h3>References</h3> <p>Ounsley, J. P., Gallego, A., Morris, D. J., and Armstrong, J. D. (2019) Regional variation in directed swimming by Atlantic salmon smolts leaving Scottish waters for their oceanic feeding grounds—a modelling study. ICES Journal of Marine Science, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz160">https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz160</a></p> <p>Newton, M., Barry, J., Lothian, A., Main, R., Honkanen, H., Mckelvey, S., Thompson, P., Davies, I., Brockie, N., Stephen, A., Murray, R. O., Gardiner, R., Campbell, L., Stainer, P., &amp; Adams, C. (2021). Counterintuitive active directional swimming behaviour by Atlantic salmon during seaward migration in the coastal zone. ICES Journal of Marine Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab024">https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab024</a></p> full_html<h3>References</h3> <p>Ounsley, J. P., Gallego, A., Morris, D. J., and Armstrong, J. D. (2019) Regional variation in directed swimming by Atlantic salmon smolts leaving Scottish waters for their oceanic feeding grounds—a modelling study. ICES Journal of Marine Science, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz160">https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz160</a></p> <p>Newton, M., Barry, J., Lothian, A., Main, R., Honkanen, H., Mckelvey, S., Thompson, P., Davies, I., Brockie, N., Stephen, A., Murray, R. O., Gardiner, R., Campbell, L., Stainer, P., &amp; Adams, C. (2021). Counterintuitive active directional swimming behaviour by Atlantic salmon during seaward migration in the coastal zone. ICES Journal of Marine Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab024">https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab024</a></p> sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/general-flow-characterisationrory0a:6:{s:16:"ckeditor_default";s:1:"t";s:20:"ckeditor_show_toggle";s:1:"t";s:14:"ckeditor_width";s:4:"100%";s:13:"ckeditor_lang";s:2:"en";s:18:"ckeditor_auto_lang";s:1:"t";s:7:"overlay";i:1;}12496612988621470draftpublished58163335966911163335966912496612988621470draftpublished58163335966911163335966912496612988621470draftpublished581633359669111633359669