The Oyster has been undergoing sea trials at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney since November.
Last year a ram from Shropshire was confirmed with the virus after being transported to Orkney.
An Orkney-based jewellery firm that employs more than 150 people across Scotland has gone into administration.
There were no closures in Shetland and three closures in Orkney and in the Western Isles.
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Harry Flett (Dounby, Orkney) - For services to the Corrigall Farm Museum in Orkney.
Alan Gray Clouston (Orphir, Orkney) - For services to the Millennium Celebrations on the Orkney Islands.
Previously, boat burials in such a condition have been excavated at sites on Orkney.
Highland, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles councils have been campaigning to have the emergency towing vessels kept.
The other areas in the top 10 were East Renfrewshire, Orkney, Moray, Midlothian, Aberdeen and the Borders.
An ocean-going tug, the Nikolay Chiker, was about 27 miles off Stronsay in Orkney on Friday morning.
In Shetland and Orkney 93% of people reported that they were in good or fairly good health.
East Lothian, Eilean Siar, Inverclyde, Orkney, Moray and the Scottish Borders also gave their headteachers less independence.
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The agreement between the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and South West parks was described as a "milestone".
The current figure for Orkney compares to 295 per 100, 000 in Shetland and 229 per 100, 000 in Aberdeen.
Cameron Taylor, a former director of tourism in Orkney, worked with North Highland College UHI on the project.
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Shetland had the highest employment rate - 81.3% - followed by Orkney (80.2%) and the Highlands at 80%.
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Stations in the far north of Scotland, at Wick, Thurso, Orkney and Shetland, were all quieter than last year.
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It's possible that the tradition has its origins in northern Britain, perhaps in Orkney, and spread south from there.
Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council have set up a working group to take forward the project.
At the last Holyrood election, the Scottish Lib Dems only managed to win first-past-the-post constituencies in Shetland and Orkney.
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However, Fife, Forth Valley, Grampian, Lanarkshire, Lothian and Orkney will receive higher increases.
Scottish Power completed preliminary trials of the giant undersea turbine in the fast-flowing coastal waters off the Orkney Islands.
The Northern Isles did well in the report, with both Shetland and Orkney featuring in the top three areas.
He gave jobs to only 5, 000 of the 7, 500 employees at the Orkney mine and halved the management ranks.
The Nikolay Chiker had been headed north off Orkney before turning north east.
Like other war graves at Orkney, the Royal Oak cannot be dived.
In Orkney, some organic farmers produce salmon at about half the density of conventional farms, without toxic chemicals or colourings.
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The Island health boards, made up of Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles NHS areas, had the lowest figure at 6.1.
Orkney Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur said "urgent answers" were needed about ensuring "continuity of service on this lifeline route".
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael said 321 of Scotland's 391 fire stations were staffed by part-time retained fire fighters.
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