The Coastal Communities Network (CCN) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). Developed and agreed upon in consultation with its members, CCN’s…
Posts Tagged ‘Protection’
U-turn on Clyde cod protection area
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022Credit © NatureScot A conservation group has criticised the Scottish government for scaling back on the size of a seasonal protection area for cod in the Firth of Clyde. Ministers…
‘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…
UK promise to “halt the decline of nature”
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021The UK government has promised to “halt the decline of nature” as part of a new drive to improve the environment. More trees are to be planted, the sale of…
Protecting our seas must be a priority
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021Protecting our seas must be a priority, writes Calum Duncan in this piece for The Scotsman. As this most challenging of years comes to a close, we are all lifting…
Scottish Parliament fails on Nature Emergency
Friday, November 20th, 2020Despite a wide-ranging debate showing the Scottish Parliament’s increasing concern for nature, it misses a vital opportunity to declare a Nature Emergency. RSPB Scotland has described the outcome of the…
Skate nursery site found in community-led survey
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020More than 100 eggs belonging to the critically endangered flapper skate have been discovered on the rocky seabed off the northwest coast of Scotland. Conservationists say it is one of…
Guest Blog: Ecosystem Based Management
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020Image: The Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot In this guest blog for CCN, Peter Hume explains the idea behind Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) and presents the results of research…
To protect or not to protect: Is that really the question when dealing with the marine environment?
Friday, March 20th, 2020Can we afford not to, in economic terms, or even for our future existence?! Scotland lies at the convergence of several oceanic and continental currents, these in turn influence the…
FFI: When is an MPA not an MPA?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019A recent paper on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in northern Europe (“Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot”) reveals that…