The results of monitoring are used to produce regular reports on the status of ocean climate around Scotland, and on the status of aspects of the marine ecosystem.   In the ocean climate status reports, you will find information on the weather in Scotland over the period of the report, and details on conditions in coastal, offshore and oceanic waters. Each report also focusses on special topics of general interest, as described below.   Ocean Climate Status Reports   2004 and 2005 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – The Eurogel Project, Changes in the North Sea, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, The Tiree Passage Mooring. Link: Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2004 - 2005     2002/2003 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – The Eurogel Project, Changes in the North Sea, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, The Tiree Passage Mooring. Link: Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2002 - 2003 2000/2001 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – Ecosystem Monitoring at Stonehaven, Global Climate Change, FRS Coastal Long-Term Monitoring Programme. Link:Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2000-2001 1999 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – Warming trends in coastal waters, North Sea cod and haddock, Why use Research Vessels?, The Earth’s Sixth Ice Age; Link: Ocean climate status report 1999 1998 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – Changing climate at Lerwick, A Global Perspective; Link: Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 1998 1997 Scottish Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary Special Features – Not the Gulf Stream!, The North Atlantic Oscillation; Link: Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 1997		Marine Ecosystems    Ecosystem Monitoring