Climavore is a social enterprise that collaborates with local residents, schools, restaurants, and international researchers and activists, to develop new approaches to regenerative sea-farming and food waste. Closing date 8 June.
Waternish Wildlife Alliance petition to stop destruction of maerl bed
At Ardmore Bay, Waternish, SSEN plans to lay a cable across a centuries-old maerl bed, a vital blue carbon sink and a declining and threatened habitat. This is despite NatureScot recommendations that Ardmore Bay and the adjacent Loch Bay be designated as a Proposed...
Scotland fisheries and protection of the marine environment
More than 15,000 people have signed the Our Seas petition to protect at least 30% of inshore waters from bottom-trawling and dredging. If you want to know more about where each party stands on protection of the marine environment, check out this blogby Open...
Farmed salmon mortality
Farmed salmon mortalityCalls for an overhaul of the regulatory system have followed the revelation that Scottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35 million unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years, but there were only two unannounced inspections...
Lochalsh reuse and recycle hub saves tons of food waste!
Fishing for Litter – Skye Fisheries Recycling Coalition
By Zoe Scott-Green Fishing for Litter has operated in the UK since 2005 and is recognised as the primary mechanism enabling fishermen to remove marine litter from UK seas. The scheme operates across 70 harbours, with over 700 fishing vessels registered and more than...
Reporting beach debris
Skye Beach Cleans has produced a Debris Identification Guide to help you identify and categorise some of the more common litter items originating from marine industries. Once you have reported the debris on Skye Beach Clean's map, they'll do all the legwork for you,...
What you can do to reduce marine litter
Sleat marine litter weekend: rain, chat…and a little hope
By Dan Milner Sleat Nature Groups’s marine litter weekend (26-27 July) went with a bang despite the inclement weather! Joining the group this time for their quarterly marine litter survey of Ostaig beach on the Saturday, were Dr Tom Stanton and his team from...
Petition to ban bottom trawling in seabed Marine Protected Areas
Petition by The Wildlife Trusts to MInister Emma Hardy, DEFRA. This applies to 41seabed Marine Protected Areas designated offshore in England, but it is still worth sending your comments. https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171084/action/2 Closes on 29th...