Fauna & 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…
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‘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….
Scotland’s first seaweed festival!
Monday, August 16th, 2021Scotland’s very first seaweed festival! From September 6th – 12th 2021, Isle Martin Seaweed Festival is celebrating all that is special about seaweed from this amazing part of the world….
Calls for three-mile limit for Scottish coast
Thursday, August 5th, 2021A coalition of more than 100 organisations has demanded that trawler boat fishing is banned from taking place anywhere within three miles of the Scottish coast. Our Seas is an…
MCS: Big Seaweed Search
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021Our coast is home to an amazing array of seaweeds, which can tell us vital information about our climate. Get involved in the Big Seaweed Search to help monitor the…
‘Clam cam’ reveals flapper skate nursery
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021Skate © Chris Rickard Underwater footage captured by a robot submarine off the west coast of Scotland has identified an important nursery ground for one of the world’s critically endangered…
Cleaning up sea loch to bring wildlife back
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021Image © Seawilding For most gardeners, the fiddly task of sowing seeds is eventually rewarded by seeing the fruits of their labours blossom and grow. But for pioneering volunteers involved…
Seal scarer devices may harm harbour porpoise
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021Marine scientists in Oban have found noise from devices used to stop seals eating farmed fish and damaging nets, may unintentionally harm other species like harbour porpoise. Acoustic Deterrent Devices…