by 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…
Posts Tagged ‘Conservation’
Gartmore 3: Coastal Communities Network Workshop
Monday, February 21st, 2022Credit: Rebecca Plant It had been a while since CCN members were able to meet at Gartmore, with the pandemic having delayed the planned 2020 get together, but we were…
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…
Government grant to track wild salmon on ocean migration
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020Wild salmon from Scotland’s west coast will be tracked on their journey across the North Atlantic for the first time, thanks to a £750,000 grant from the government. Experts say…
First ever UK Hope Spot declared in Scotland
Monday, June 10th, 2019Scotland’s Argyll Coast and Islands have been declared a Hope Spot – the first in mainland United Kingdom – by international non-profit Mission Blue to shed light on the immense…
Large expansion to UK marine conservation zones
Monday, June 3rd, 2019An area nearly twice the size of England will become a “blue belt” of protected waters after the government created 41 new marine conservation zones. The short-snouted seahorse, the ocean…
Scotland’s wild salmon ‘at lowest ever level’
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019Wild salmon catches in Scotland are at their lowest level since records began, a trade body has claimed. Fisheries Management Scotland said figures due to be published later will show…
Wise Oceans Interview: Jenny Stark from COAST
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
An Interview with WiseOceans - Jenny Stark from the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST)... This week we’re with Jenny Stark who is the Marine Outreach Officer at COAST. Like...
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