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…
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…
StKilda 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…
When 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….
Marine 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….
The 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…
This 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…
Loch 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…