Environmental campaigners say it is now “imperative” that the Scottish Government acts quickly to ban single-use plastic items. Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that delaying a ban by even…
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Most UK sharks have consumed microfibres
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020Dogfish © Graham Saunders, SNH Flickr Microfibres from fishing lines and nets and materials from textiles discovered in 67% of seabed-dwelling sharks. Microplastics and synthetic microfibres from clothing have been…
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020Nurdles collected on the River Ythan, Scotland – Lauren S @SaltWaterLifeUK / The Great Nurdle Hunt The #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt report released on 1st July highlights shocking global nurdle pollution. Over 1000…
Plastic pollution affecting more than 900 marine species
Monday, March 23rd, 2020The scourge of plastic pollution and ghost fishing gear has exploded over the past century, new research reveals. In 1938, American biologist Eugene Gudger documented an Atlantic cod with its…
Fish farm companies bid to use bee-harming pesticide
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020Scotland’s salmon farming industry is planning to use a toxic pesticide banned in terrestrial agriculture because of dangers to bees, campaigners are warning. They have condemned the secrecy surrounding the…
Plastic pollution may be spreading antibiotic resistance
Thursday, March 5th, 2020Each year, millions of tonnes of plastic enter our oceans. Many of the negative effects of all this plastic are well known: it poisons fish, entangles sea turtles, and has…
New report reveals toxic chemical legacy in cetaceans
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020Scottish-based scientists have helped reveal the shocking toxic legacy of manmade chemicals on marine mammals more than 30 years after they were banned. A new research paper that includes results…
Storms create fish farming ghost gear, says ASC
Thursday, November 28th, 2019Extreme weather is one of the major causes of plastic ‘ghost gear’ from fish farms entering oceans and rivers and the increasing frequency and severity of tropical storms due to…
Gear conflict over Scottish fishing grounds escalates
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019Scottish ministers have come under fire over their failure to effectively mitigate gear conflict and police the country’s fishing grounds, which is allowing pollution of the seabed, endangering protected marine…
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…
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