Scallop © COAST The Our Seas Coalition in Scotland has released a short film called ‘The Limit’ to highlight experiences of creel fishermen and coastal communities affected by the plight…
Posts Tagged ‘Seabed’
Climate change threat to Scotland’s seabed
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020StKilda Image © Nature Scot: George Stoyle One of Scotland’s most important marine ecosystems is at risk of almost vanishing if climate change continues at the current rate, scientists have…
Saving Scotland’s seabed: an example from Norway
Tuesday, October 1st, 2019When Dave Stinson began clam diving off the coast of Norway in 2002 he was struck by the quantity of life he was seeing. Sea cucumbers, flatfish, corals, sea urchins….
Probe launched into suspected illegal scallop dredging
Friday, July 26th, 2019Marine Scotland, the fisheries protection branch of the Scottish Government, has mounted an investigation into a case of suspected illegal scallop dredging on one of the country’s most protected seabeds….
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into new industrial frontier
Friday, July 5th, 2019The world’s oceans are facing a “new industrial frontier” from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry, as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important…
Sea Change: The three mile limit
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019This in-depth piece about the history of the “three mile limit” comes from John McIntyre, courtesy of the Sea Change blog. The Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation submitted a report to…
Scientists warn of trawler damage to coastal waters
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
Crucial role of Britain’s shelf seas in absorbing carbon dioxide is under threat, says report, explains this article from The Observer. The shallow seas around Britain absorb tens of million...
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Study to delve into unusual sponge belt off Scotland
Monday, July 30th, 2018
Reef Community Image © SNH Flickr Scientists are preparing to make surveys of some of Scotland's most unusual marine features. The sites include the Faroe-Shetland Sponge...
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First Stage of Priority Marine Feature Review Opens
Friday, July 6th, 2018Loch Sunart Flameshell © Mark Woombs More protection to be given to Priority Marine Features (PMFs) outside Scotland’s Marine Protected Area network Marine Scotland initiated a project…
Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 4: Flame Shell beds)
Friday, June 29th, 2018
Loch Carron Flame Shell © SNH Flickr. Last week we continued a serial feature from Open Seas, which showcased a few of Scotland’s crucially important seafloor species,...
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