Major boost for Trust’s marine work
News
The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s marine conservation work has received a major boost thanks to the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. A £771,417 grant from the Foundation will allow the Trust to expand …
Now is the time for a Marine Stewardship Fund
Blogs
The 2019 State of Nature report and the IPCC’s : ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ add to the growing amount of evidence on the concerning state of our environment, …
Large-scale seaweed removal is at odds with marine conservation
Blogs
Over the last few years there has been a growing interest in large-scale, commercial seaweed harvesting, in particular the kelp species Laminaria hyperborea. In 2016, Marine Scotland opened a public …
Our Living Seas – Scotland’s Seagrass Meadows
Blogs
In this guest blog Richard Lilley, Founding Director of Project Seagrass, explains the importance of this special habitat, and how people can help by submitting records through Seagrass Spotter Seagrasses …
Could old oil and gas rigs in the North Sea help marine life?
Blogs
The transition to a low-carbon economy is gaining pace nationally and internationally. One consequence of this transition will be the big challenge of decommissioning old, redundant energy infrastructure in the …
Wildlife Diary 23rd June
Blogs
by Lindsey No guest blogs today, just me doing my usual slot. It’s been a busy day on the nest and the loch. On the Osprey nest there have been …
First eel catch of the season
Blogs
On Saturday our male brought in the first eel catch of the season. This is a very unusual event as they rarely catch eels so it was exciting to see …