Last week, the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee published the findings of an inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, based on evidence collected between June and October 2024. This was…
Posts Tagged ‘Marine’
Sowing the seeds of recovery: community-led marine restoration in Scotland
Monday, March 14th, 2022By Alan Munro Oysters being put in the loch by local community © Philip Price Once upon a time, Scotland’s inshore seas supported vast seagrass meadows rich in biodiversity and…
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…
Berwickshire Marine Reserve Marine Monitoring
Monday, February 14th, 2022Credit © Berwickshire Marine Reserve Last year the Berwickshire Marine Reserve (BMR) received £3000 from the Community Support Fund to help them build organisational capacity to monitor pressures that threaten…
Rural communities and visitor pressures
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021John Muir Trust’s new visitor management report lays bare tourism dilemma for rural communities, as Highlands prepares for summer influx. Scotland’s scenery is one of our most valuable assets and…