Credit © NatureScot A conservation group has criticised the Scottish government for scaling back on the size of a seasonal protection area for cod in the Firth of Clyde. Ministers…
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Scotland’s first seagrass restoration guide
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021Seagrass © Ben James/NatureScot Flickr Scotland’s first handbook for seagrass restoration has been published as trials in the innovative technique gather pace. The handbook has been developed by NatureScot in…
Recruitment: Coastal Communities Network Coordinator
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021Coastal Communities Network Coordinator, Conservation Science & Design, Fauna & Flora International Salary: Circa £25,000 per annum Start Date: February 2022 Contract Type: Two-year fixed-term contract Location: FFI’s office space…
Seagrass and oyster restoration begins in the Forth
Thursday, October 28th, 2021Scientist Richard Lilley is one of the team working on a new £2.4 million project to restore seagrass and wild oyster populations in the Firth of Forth. Pioneering work to…
Over 40 fish farms ‘unsatisfactory’, says government watchdog
Thursday, October 21st, 2021Over one in ten of Scotland’s fish farms have been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog because of pollution, pesticide and reporting breaches, The Ferret can reveal….
Listen to local voices – Scotland’s coastal communities
Monday, October 11th, 2021Flame shell. Credit: COAST Scotland’s coastline and inshore waters support a wealth of marine species and ecosystems, much of it vital to local livelihoods, but all too often its coastal…
FFI Scotland Marine Restoration Internship
Thursday, September 9th, 2021Fauna & Flora International is offering a paid internship for a three-month period from October to December 2021, based at FFI’s office space in Edinburgh, Scotland. Salary: Circa £18,000 Pro…
‘Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate’ Film
Monday, August 30th, 2021Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate: Project MediaClick the image to watch! The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a critically endangered species with numbers greatly reduced from what they once were. The…
Seagrass Harvest Open Day at Loch Craignish!
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021Community snorkelers and volunteers marked a milestone in Scottish inshore marine habitat restoration in mid-August by harvesting and planting seagrass in Loch Craignish. Over 60 snorkellers and volunteers from the…
Trailblazing standard to tackle plastic pellet pollution
Thursday, August 19th, 2021Retailers concerned by the ever-growing scourge of marine plastic pollution can, at long last, take practical action to tackle an entirely preventable form of plastic pollution within their supply chains….