12 May 2014
As the building blocks for a network of MPAs develop, a new paper by Heriot Watt researcher Kate Gormley[1] explores what considerations for management are affected by network design. Human activities now place heavy pressures on marine ecosystems around the world and, as a result, there has been an unprecedented increase in proposed Marine Protected Areas. Scientists have previously considered what MPAs […]
02 May 2014
A report published today reveals how Scottish Government plans to create a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) have received the popular backing of people from across Scotland. Save Scottish Seas campaigners contend there is now a strong democratic duty, as well urgent ecological need, to set up MPAs to help recover Scotland’s damaged sealife. Over […]
26 Mar 2014
For the past seven years, WWF has spread the worrying word about climate change by encouraging people around the world to reduce the energy consumption and take practical action for one hour by turning off their lights. Hopefully one day, all diaries, calendars and year-planners on the planet will have Earth Hour inked into the […]
18 Mar 2014
The Scottish Government has recently consulted on the first ever National Marine Plan for Scotland, and the detail of this plan is currently being drafted. We are writing a series of articles to highlight why ecosystem-led planning is essential for the success of our marine environment and economy. In this article, we look at the […]
06 Mar 2014
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18 Feb 2014
The following video shows a walkover of the marine litter that has washed up on the shores of Arrochar in the first two weeks of 2014. The words ‘crying shame’ spring to mind, because this is such a graphic, in-your-face example of the damaged state of our seas. Arrochar is nestled at the head of […]
11 Feb 2014
Recently the BBC aired a documentary on the ‘”Top Ten Battlegrounds of Independence.” While it is a welcome attempt to develop the debate on our constitutional future, it is also a deep disappointment. The Scottish voter’s needs and future aspirations have been reduced to a set of soundbite issues (pensions, currency, broadcasting etc). And although […]
21 Nov 2013
Over 10,000 people have responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation in support of plans to set up a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Scottish waters. The 16-week consultation – which ran throughout the summer – closed in mid-November and canvassed views on MPA sites around the Scottish coast as well as feedback about […]
24 Oct 2013
Over 30 events have been held across Scotland since August about government plans to develop a network of MPAs. Peter Cunningham, biologist at the Wester Ross Fisheries Trust – who attended an event in Poolewe – says that local engagement with the proposal is essential… Around 30 local people attended our local Marine Protected Area (MPA) […]
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