MRV Alba-Na-Mara
Marine Research Vessel (MRV) ''Alba-Na-Mara'' is a small marine and fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ... research vessel, operated by the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government. Primarily operating in the inshore zone, ''Alba na Mara'' collects data on fish, Nephrops and scallop stocks. History ''Alba-Na-Mara'' was commissioned in 2008. She replaced which had been in operation with FRS for 40 years. Layout ''Alba-Na-Mara'' is equipped with a sophisticated range of deck machinery and electronics. She is capable of carrying out fisheries research, single, twin, pelagic/demersal/trawling and scallop dredging, hydrographic sampling, surveying and camera work up to 150 miles offshore. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alba-Na-Mara 2008 ships ...
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Flag Of Scotland
The flag of Scotland ( gd, bratach na h-Alba; sco, Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire Defacement (flag), defacing a blue field. The Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct flag for all private individuals and corporate bodies to fly. It is also, where possible, flown from Scottish Government buildings every day from 8:00 am until sunset, with certain exceptions. Use of the flag is first recorded with the illustration of a heraldic flag in David Lyndsay, Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount's ''Register of Scottish Arms,'' c. 1542. It is possible that this is based on a precedent of the late 15th century, the use of a white saltire in the canton of a blue flag reputedly made by Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Queen Margaret, wife of James III of Scotland, James III (1451–1488). Design The heraldry, heraldic term for an X-shaped cross is a 'salti ...
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