Marine conservation campaigners have called for trawlers to be banned from fishing within a three-mile limit along Scotland’s shoreline to help depleted fish stocks and seabeds to recover. The Our…
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The ocean is finally getting the attention it deserves at COP25
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019The planet’s largest carbon sink is a major focus at the United Nations climate summit in Madrid, COP25. On the opening day of this year’s United Nations climate summit, or…
Loch Creran polluted by plastic waste from fish farm company
Thursday, October 10th, 2019Loch Creran, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland prized for its wildlife, has been polluted by countless thousands of scraps of plastic waste from the manufacture of…
Rogue fishermen escape prosecution as fines fall
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019The number of fines issued to rogue fishermen has decreased over the past three years while skippers caught fishing in protected waters have not been reported to the procurator fiscal,…
New IPCC report signals red alert on “Blue Planet”
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before, a major new IPCC report from the United Nations warns. According to a UN panel of scientists, waters…
Europe’s marine sanctuaries no more than paper parks
Friday, September 13th, 2019Europe’s marine sanctuaries are no more than “paper parks” that are failing to protect the seas, a report from conservationists has said. European seas, from the North East Atlantic ocean…
Number of stranded whales in the UK on the rise
Monday, September 9th, 2019The number of stranded whales and dolphins around the UK coastline has risen, according to new figures. In 2017 alone, 1,000 animals were stranded – more than in any year…
Rise of ocean heatwaves threatens Scottish marine life
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019As Scotland sweltered in record atmospheric temperatures last week marine scientists were investigating the rise of a lesser-known but equally life-threatening heatwave. Ocean heatwaves are a phenomenon which have, in…
Dive in to the new Berwickshire snorkel trail
Monday, July 22nd, 2019A new snorkel trail featuring some of Berwickshire’s most beautiful bays and beaches will be launched in Eyemouth on Thursday 25 July during the annual Herring Queen Festival. The self-led…
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into new industrial frontier
Friday, July 5th, 2019The world’s oceans are facing a “new industrial frontier” from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry, as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important…
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