From their website Vision The oceans provide an irreplaceable resource to humankind which must be protected and managed into the future. The impact of changes in biodiversity as a result of direct and indirect human impact must be fully considered. Aim of the conference The World Conference on Marine Biodiversity has the overall aim of [...]

Following the public meeting in Connel on 15 June 2010, the record and presentations from Dawnfresh, Argyll Fisheries Trust and Argyll and Bute Council have been added to the Marine and Coastal Development Unit’s pages of the Council website at www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/lochetive There will only be one more public ICZM meeting before the draft Loch Etive [...]

From the Irish Sea Project Group. A new interactive map is now available online that makes it easier for sea users to record which parts of the Irish Sea are important to them. You can find the map at www.mczmapping.org. The information gathered through the interactive map will play an important role in developing recommendations [...]

The Orkney Skate Trust was formed by local marine biologist, and commercial diver Dan Wise after years of personal research into the Orkney population of critically endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedia). From their home page :: When diving for Scallops we would often see Flapper Skate (then named Common Skate) at various locations throughout Orkney.  [...]

This year as part of their events programme, the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park in partnership with Forestry Commission Scotland are organising an outdoor recreation festival ‘Activ8 Cowal’  The event will be a mix of hands on activities, demonstrations and stalls promoting outdoor recreation. When:   Saturday 24th July 2010 Where:  Glenbranter – Activities [...]

On the 3rd April 2010 a Dane, Filip Faurholm, caught a new European record cod of 39.4 kg / 86.7 lbs in Sørøya, Northern Norway. However, the very next day a German angler, Manfred Müller, caught one in Olderfjorden of 41 kg / 90.2 lbs. Kinetic test fisherman and freelance writer Jacob Lindberg is arguably [...]

Action Earth provides grants of up to £50 (funded by Morrisons) to assist groups in England, Scotland and Wales in carrying out environmental projects. SSACN has worked with CSV in the past – last year we used our grant to facilitate casting training for kids on the beach at Port William during World Oceans Week [...]

  Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP) and Convener of the Cross Party Group on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism hosted an event in the Scottish Parliament building on the 27th May on behalf of the Scottish Boating Alliance (SBA) The Scottish Boating Alliance (SBA) is a group of organizations working together to promote boating in Scotland, [...]

The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (C.O.A.S.T) have just released their third newsletter. In one article, legal academic and C.O.A.S.T. co-director Tom Appleby discusses why C.O.A.S.T. is proposing a fundamental challenge to the way Scotland manages its seas through increased community involvement, highlighting that : The Clyde fishery has quite simply and quietly collapsed. The [...]