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Monday, June 18th, 2018
Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out plans to create more than 40 new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters. The proposed protections – announced on World Oceans Day...
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Monday, June 11th, 2018
In Scotland we are lucky. Our beautiful nation is blessed with a wealth of productive coastal habitats that provision us with some of the best seafood on the planet. Our...
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Friday, June 8th, 2018
Another fantastic Coastal Communities Workshop has taken place at Gartmore House – thanks to all who made it this time! While somewhat crumbling and rough around the edges, Gartmore House...
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Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Roads, farmers, loggers and house-builders are ruining at least one third of the world’s 200,000 protected areas, where nature is supposed to be flourishing. The largest survey to date of...
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Monday, June 4th, 2018
Loch Carron Flame Shell Bed Image © SNH Scotland is failing to meet international targets to prevent wildlife from becoming extinct, according to the latest assessment for the Scottish...
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Friday, May 25th, 2018
Underwater Image © COAST Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) communities can be found in seas all round the Scottish coastline, and are considered important hotspots for biodiversity. Individual horse mussels...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
Popular fish for eating such as cod and pollock are reliant on the existence of healthy seagrass meadows, research led by Swansea University has found. The meadows - areas of...
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Monday, May 14th, 2018
A fund to promote natural and cultural assets in the Highlands and Islands is to be set up. Scottish Natural Heritage has been invited to establish a challenge fund based...
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Friday, May 11th, 2018
Across the North Atlantic, shipwrecks scatter the seabed like the carcasses of prehistoric creatures. Bygone relics of sea exploration, trade, migration and conflict, these historical monuments are important sites of...
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
For anyone following the discussion regarding the Irish government’s proposal to exclude large trawlers over 12 mts length fishing within 6 nautical miles of the coast, this article for Cork...
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