250340Edited by LiamM.110012776layer_information_pageund1449064507147145055500147145055521<p>The layers shows the locations of the marine animals that were reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) for the period shown by the dates in the layer name.&nbsp;These often include&nbsp;cetaceans,&nbsp;seals,&nbsp;basking shark and&nbsp;marine turtles.</p> full_html<p>The layers shows the locations of the marine animals that were reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) for the period shown by the dates in the layer name. These often include cetaceans, seals, basking shark and marine turtles.</p> 39821<p>The principal aim of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme&nbsp;is to provide a co-ordinated approach to surveillance of marine species (e.g. cetacean &amp; seal) strandings and to investigate major causes of death of stranded marine mammals in Scotland. The&nbsp;Annual Reports can be found&nbsp;on their web site.</p> <p>This work builds on the work undertaken in Scotland by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP). Information about the CSIP, including access to stranding records, can be found on their web site.</p> full_html<p>The principal aim of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme is to provide a co-ordinated approach to surveillance of marine species (e.g. cetacean &amp; seal) strandings and to investigate major causes of death of stranded marine mammals in Scotland. The Annual Reports can be found on their web site.</p> <p>This work builds on the work undertaken in Scotland by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP). Information about the CSIP, including access to stranding records, can be found on their web site.</p> 525514309525614631926sioc: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/scottish-marine-animal-stranding-scheme0123602503412776needs_reviewpublished211471450555111471450555123602503412776needs_reviewpublished211471450555111471450555123602503412776needs_reviewpublished211471450555111471450555