Posts Tagged ‘MPA’

 

‘Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate’ Film

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Saving 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…

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‘Clam cam’ reveals flapper skate nursery

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

Skate © 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…

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Bottom-trawling report from Seas at Risk

Thursday, May 20th, 2021

Marine 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…

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Illegal Scallop Dredging Allegations

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

The 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…

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