Edinburgh scientists are hoping to lower the climate impact of boat traffic in Lamlash Bay on the Isle of Arran.
Heriot-Watt's Scottish Vessel Project received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the charity Sea Changers to appoint an undergraduate student, Rebecca Olaleye, to work on the project.
Prof Lauren McWhinnie, of Heriot-Watt's Institute of Life and Earth Sciences, said: "Combining AIS data with land-based vessel counts will give us a more accurate picture of the number and types of vessels coming in and out of this environmentally-important area. "Vessel traffic has potentially wide-ranging impacts on marine life. Boats can damage the seabed by anchoring on sensitive habitats such as reefs or impact protected species like seagrass beds that are found in Lamlash Bay's waters.
"Species like seals and dolphins are also sensitive to disturbance from boats. Their physical presence can cause changes to their behaviour, and the noise they emit can impact sea mammals' ability to communicate with each other".
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