Marine and aquaculture

The LINK Marine Group vision is of healthy, well-managed seas, where wildlife and coastal communities flourish and ecosystems are protected, connected and thriving.

The Marine and Aquaculture Group members are listed below.

This work stream is supported by grants from the John Ellerman Foundation and the William Grant Foundation from April 2021 to April 2025.

We are grateful to the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the John Ellerman Foundation, the Tay Charitable Trust, the Marine Conservation Society and WWF Scotland for financial support of our marine work since 2007.

Convener

Calum Duncan (Marine Conservation Society)

Vice-convener

Jessica Jones (Scottish Wildlife Trust)

Staff Liaison

Fanny Royanez and Esther Brooker

Group Objectives

The Marine Group advocates actions to recover Scotland’s Seas.

Our vision is of healthy, well-managed seas, where wildlife and coastal communities flourish and ecosystems are protected, connected and thriving.

LINK’s Marine Group has an aquaculture workstream which aims to promote a more sustainable aquaculture industry in Scotland.

The Marine Group coordinate the Save Scottish Seas campaign and the annual Sea Scotland conference.

Latest News

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Young people and ocean literacy

26 Jun 2025

By Elizabeth Mills, Young Sea Changers Scotland “50% of young people do not understand how the ocean impacts them or in turn how they impact the ocean.” In February 2025, Back to Blue released their findings from a global ocean literacy survey of over 3,500 responses aged 18-24 and highlighted what they referred to as […]

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Why didn’t John Swinney mention the sea?

27 May 2025

Getting the long-delayed fisheries management measures in place in our marine protected areas is not only a crucial step towards restoring our seas to health. It’s essential for the future of Scotland’s small-scale inshore fishing industry. More protection means more fish, means more local, sustainable jobs.

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Community groups and environmental campaigners join forces to urge government action on marine protection

28 Mar 2025

In a briefing event for journalists and policymakers on Wednesday, environmental and community groups jointly criticised the Scottish government’s slow progress on marine protection. The event was hosted by Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of over 40 environmental groups, and Coastal Communities Network, a coalition of over 30 community-led groups that support action to restore […]

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Save Scottish Seas

Sea Scotland

Sea Scotland is an annual conference series which aims to bring together the marine community and facilitate debate on critical issues facing the marine environment in Scotland

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