Oceanography



Bágh na Gíall, north Jura


Since the Isle of Jura is well, an island, we thought it was high time to add an oceanography page.  Unfortunately, there's not a lot of information out there on the Digital Sea of the Internet about our area, but we'll catch as much of it as we can for you here...

Data -

British Oceanographic Data Centre  -  The home of the UK government's primary ocean research centre.

Cambridge Coastal Research Unit  -  You might be able to get some public access data from these folks about the Hebrides...

Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management -  Based at Aberdeen University, site looks impressive, but again, where's the useful data...again, you might be able to get some public access data.

NOAA -  US National Oceanographiv and Atmospheric Administration, lots of links and data for all the world's oceans and seas.

Global Topographic and Bathymetric Interactive Map -  Good for major features...

Fisheries and Aquaculture, United Nations -  At least the United Nations knows about the west of Scotland!

SNH  -  Want to see how your money was managed and mis-managed by Scottish Natural recently?  Click and be amazed?

Sailing Information (also see our 'Climate' page!)

Tidal predictions based on Port Ellen, Isle of Islay -  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, UK

Tide Chart for Sound of Islay (South Jura, based on Port Askaig, Islay) - UKHO

Tide Chart for Small Isles Bay (Mid-Jura, based on Craighouse, Isle of Jura) - UKHO

The current marine forecast for the Hebrides  -  Met Office, UK

Need to know your Lunitidal Interval?...we thought so, click  -  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, UK

Fishing -

Small Isles Bay  -  Prepare to download captain - the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency's paper on shellfish in our very own Small Isles Bay! Hoo-hoo!

Lowlandman's Bay  -  Same as above, but for our beloved Lowlandman's Bay on Jura.

Tayvallich -  A community web site about fisherman that work the Sound of Jura, off the island's eastern coast.

Inshore Fishing Controls  -  Government-speak page for how the Scottish Parliament can over-regulate fishing...

Hebrides Harvest -  An interesting commercial site...

Hebridean Fishing Culture Report  - Very good and we highly recommend this work.

European Small Islands Network and Marine Related Development  -  Want to see how the government badly spends your taxpayer's pound yet again?

The Clyde Marine Forum  -  Prepare to download a .pdf file about how a pseudo-private group sees marine activity in the area.  (You know its pseudo-private or government when the use .pdf, a great way to discourage free access to the taxpayer...so go to Adobe and get Acrobat reader if you don't have it!)

Diving -

Corryvreckan -  You had to know somebody would know how to dive the Corryvreckan...

Ferries -

Ferry services and climate change  -  Well, well, the report that dare not be too public...yes, what does happen when the weather gets too bad for ferries to supply their "lifeline" services to the Hebrides?  Read on...



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