by Sarah Doherty, Coastal Communities Network Coordinator Last week, the First Minister introduced the Programme for Government for 2024-2025, outlining the Scottish Government’s key priorities for the year ahead. While…
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CCN statement on Scottish Government’s Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture
Monday, July 24th, 2023The Scottish Government has officially presented its Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture, outlining environmental, economic, and social objectives for the sector. The Coastal Communities Network (CCN) welcomes the publication of the…
A CCN statement on Scottish HPMAs
Thursday, March 16th, 2023The Coastal Communities Network (CCN) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). Developed and agreed upon in consultation with its members, CCN’s…
Zero Nets! Scotland’s coastal communities support calls for pause to fish farm expansion
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023By James Merrywether, Scottish Salmon Think-Tank This week the Scotsman reported on a call made by a cross-party group of MSPs (and MPs) for a pause to the expansion of…
Empowering grassroots efforts for a sustainable future
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023by Alan Munro, CCN Coordinator Biodiversity loss is a critical issue facing our planet. Like climate change, the extinction of species and the degradation of natural habitats pose an…
Communities celebrate our wild seas – and a conservation hero!
Thursday, August 25th, 2022By Rebecca Plant, Project Manager, Fauna & Flora International On a scorching hot day in mid-August, I was lucky enough to take part in the inaugural Wild Seas Weekend on…
An end to the unlawful use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022A report issued last week by Environmental Standards Scotland in effect signals an end to the unlawful use of Acoustic Deterrent devices (ADDs) at Scotland salmon farms. ADDs, which are…
Seawilding: sowing the seeds for community-led marine restoration
Friday, June 24th, 2022by Kerri Whiteside, Community Support Specialist at Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Last weekend I visited the beautiful Craignish peninsula in Argyll to join Seawilding’s first ever ‘restoration training weekend’,…
Supporting a local vision for Loch Eriboll
Tuesday, May 24th, 2022Loch Eriboll exists within a fascinating and richly beautiful part of the Highlands; carved deeply into the coastline of the North West Highlands, with Ben Hope to its east and…
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders exchange with CCN
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022In late March, during a week of particularly pleasant weather, members of the Coastal Communities Network (CCN) in the north western reaches of Scotland met up with an international group…