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Thursday, August 30th, 2018
Manuela de los Rios, Snorkelling in Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland © The Sealives Initiative This is the second part of the Sealives Initiative piece on Manuela de los...
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Monday, August 13th, 2018
Meetings in New York and London lay groundwork to protect vast ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction, areas known as the 'high seas', reports this article from The Pew Trusts. After...
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Monday, July 30th, 2018
Reef Community Image © SNH Flickr Scientists are preparing to make surveys of some of Scotland's most unusual marine features. The sites include the Faroe-Shetland Sponge...
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
SeaLives is a Vancouver, Canada based non-profit using photography and journalism to connect audiences with individuals who impact, are impacted by, or otherwise face issues of ocean conservation in their...
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Review rejects conservation groups’ complaints that use of dredging gear damages seabed, explains this article from The Guardian. A scallop fishery in Shetland has retained its coveted eco label after...
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2018
Climate change has caused a catastrophic drop in the numbers of terns, kittiwakes and puffins at Sumburgh Head, Shetland, explains this article from The Guardian. Sumburgh Head lies at the...
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018
A Shetland community group planning to bring new employment, business start-up and tourism opportunities to its local area have received an award of £113,900 from the Scottish Land Fund. North...
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
On a North Sea shore in Scotland, a group of archaeologists struggles to dig in a storm. The wind is so fierce it threatens to blow them over, and bursts...
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2018
By Zenit [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons The tiny island of Ulva will move into public ownership next month. Binding contracts were concluded last week between...
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Monday, May 14th, 2018
A fund to promote natural and cultural assets in the Highlands and Islands is to be set up. Scottish Natural Heritage has been invited to establish a challenge fund based...
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