At the end of November, the Scottish Government published the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, which runs up to 2045, alongside a delivery plan which covers the next six years. The strategy…
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Programme for Government 2024-25: what it means for community-led marine conservation
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024by Sarah Doherty, Coastal Communities Network Coordinator Last week, the First Minister introduced the Programme for Government for 2024-2025, outlining the Scottish Government’s key priorities for the year ahead. While…
‘Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate’ Film
Monday, August 30th, 2021Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate: Project MediaClick the image to watch! The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a critically endangered species with numbers greatly reduced from what they once were. The…
Calls for three-mile limit for Scottish coast
Thursday, August 5th, 2021A coalition of more than 100 organisations has demanded that trawler boat fishing is banned from taking place anywhere within three miles of the Scottish coast. Our Seas is an…
‘Clam cam’ reveals flapper skate nursery
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021Skate © Chris Rickard Underwater footage captured by a robot submarine off the west coast of Scotland has identified an important nursery ground for one of the world’s critically endangered…
Bottom-trawling report from Seas at Risk
Thursday, May 20th, 2021Marine Conservation Society’s Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, Principle Specialist in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and MPA Officer Frith Dunkley detail the findings of a new report. Earlier this year, our Marine…
No-Take Zones boost fish populations, research suggests
Tuesday, May 11th, 2021A long-term study hailed as a “breakthrough” by scientists suggests tightening fishing restrictions, like implementing no-take zones, in one area can rapidly boost fish populations in surrounding areas and simultaneously…
Depleted seas recover in pioneering no-take-zone
Tuesday, April 27th, 2021Lamlash Bay No-Take-Zone © Howard Wood If you’re planning to watch Netflix’s newest shock-factor documentary, Seaspiracy, it would be wise to perhaps keep fish off the menu for dinner that…
Illegal Scallop Dredging Allegations
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021The locations of protected waters around Scotland where illegal scallop dredging allegedly took place during lockdown have been obtained by The Ferret following a freedom of information request. The Ferret…