A report published on 11 June, 2009 by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee has revealed major declines in many UK seabirds since the late 1960s. The report by JNCC – using information from the UK’s Seabird Monitoring Programme – reveals that the UK populations of at least nine of the UK’s 25 species seabird have [...]

The nightmare future in store for the world’s oceans has already arrived on the Firth of Clyde, where my wife and I spent every family holiday in the 1990s when our children were small. Back in the 1960s when I was a child, two angling festivals were held every year on the Isle of Arran. [...]

Dear COAST members &  supporters I would like to invite you along to the UK  premier of The End of the Line film on June the 8th at the Glasgow Film Theatre – Tickets can be booked online http://www.gft.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s4  or by phone 0141 332 6535 If you really want to know what’s happening to the [...]

to rectify years of neglect and poor environmental practice on the west coast. In a recent statement to the Glasgow Herald, the Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust say that otters, seabirds and other creatures are turning up emaciated and malnourished sparking fears that fish stocks are running dangerously low on the west coast. John Robertson, one [...]

The safety of western Scotland’s whales and dolphins has been called into question following an incident involving naval sonar. This took place during the major NATO military exercise, Joint Warrior, in Scottish waters. Military sonar on the hydrophone The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) conducts regular boat surveys for whales and dolphins on the [...]

From Charles Clover. Fast approaching is the theatrical release of The End of the Line, the documentary feature based on his book about the global problem of over-fishing, with screenings at more than 50 cinemas on June 8, World Oceans Day. The guys from COAST have agreed to introduce & do a Q&A session for [...]

The SSMEI Firth of Clyde project has launched its draft marine spatial plan for public consultation. More information can be found here and the draft MSP in pdf format may be found here on their site. Their vision is that "The Firth of Clyde will have a healthy marine and coastal environment, rich in biodiversity [...]

Western Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan has held a meeting in Brussels with representatives of the EC to discuss the potential implications of the proposed Barra marine SAC. Dr Allan commented: ‘I had a frank meeting today with Michael O’Briain of the European Commission’s directorate general environment, nature and biodiversity unit about the prospect of [...]

A reward is being offered by the Isle of Man charity Basking Shark Watch for the safe retrieval of a shark radar which has fallen off a basking shark called David from the Isle of Man. Basking sharks are a vulnerable species protected by UK law and several other countries. It’s last transmissions were from [...]