More than 1,000 harbour porpoises are needlessly dying in UK waters each year, according to a report from a global environmental organisation. The study by the World Wide Fund for…
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Climate change: Scottish shellfish threatened
Friday, April 19th, 2019Scottish shellfish are at risk from an invasion of tiny Japanese sea creatures known as schizoporella japonica. The orange-red sea creatures are thought to be spreading with the help of climate…
Giving teeth to marine protected areas
Friday, April 5th, 2019Pair trawling is when two ships travel in parallel several hundred metres apart towing a huge net which indiscriminately scoops up marine animals in its path. Our planet’s oceans are…
Hopes for Scottish herring recovery
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019For generations the annual arrival of herring off Scotland’s shores sparked a fishing frenzy that kept thousands in work. Herring was the lifeblood of coastal communities right up until the…
Fishermen’s beacons tackle ghost gear issue
Monday, February 25th, 2019They have been called the ocean’s silent killers. Fishing nets and pots lost or abandoned at sea are far more lethal to marine life than the plastic bottles, carrier bags…
Shellfish under threat from acidic oceans
Monday, February 18th, 2019For the past few million years the world’s oceans have existed in a slightly alkaline state, with an average pH of 8.2. Now, with carbon emissions escalating, there is more…
UK trawlers ignoring fish discards ban
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019Public backing for a ban on discarding edible fish at sea has been thwarted by the reluctance of the fishing industry and the government to put an end to the…
Atlantic Wolffish Being Driven to Extinction
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019The Atlantic wolffish is not an attractive beast. Its appearance is characterized by its large, fang-like teeth (where it earns its name), which are used to crush prey like crabs,…
Calls to ban trawling within 3nm of coastline
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019It is the crystal clear water that forms a beautiful backdrop to many a stunning tourist picture, but the inland waters around Scotland’s coast are also home to some of the…
Thai seafood linked to illegal fishing
Monday, January 14th, 2019The EU has been accused of sending out the wrong message after removing Thailand from a list of countries failing to tackle illegal fishing. Campaigners claim that the European commission’s…
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