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Scottish Parliament fails on Nature Emergency

Friday, November 20th, 2020

Despite 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…

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Skate nursery site found in community-led survey

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

More 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…

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Guest Blog: Ecosystem Based Management

Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

Image: 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…

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To protect or not to protect: Is that really the question when dealing with the marine environment?

Friday, March 20th, 2020

Can 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…

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FFI: When is an MPA not an MPA?

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

A 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…

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Calum Duncan: Oceans need protection

Monday, December 17th, 2018

From the air we breathe to the food we eat, Scotland needs oceans full of life. Yet they are struggling. With the tide of ocean plastics awareness, resistance to mechanically…

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Probe into alleged illegal dredging in Gairloch

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Image credit: Open seas Marine Scotland has confirmed it is investigating reports of alleged illegal scallop dredging. Claims have been made of two incidents in the past month in an...

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LINK Launch Bid for Scotland Environment Act

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018

Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environmental charities have launched an urgent campaign, “Fight for Scotland’s Nature” at the Scottish Parliament. Together they call for Scotland to have...

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Sir David Attenborough demands MSPs protect kelp

Friday, October 26th, 2018

                     Kelp Forest Image © Richard Shucksmith for SNH, Flickr Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action is taken to protect kelp in Scotland’s...

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Listening to the Baltic Sea Harbour Porpoise

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

      Baltic Sea Harbour Porpoise image © Ecomare/Salko de Wolf Den Hoorn Texel, Wikipedia By tracking the echolocation clicks of the endangered Baltic Sea harbour porpoise population, scientists have discovered...

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