What's New!

Marine Bill updates Solway Firth Partnership recently gave evidence to the Rural Affairs & Environment Committee as part of the Marine (Scotland) Bill process, see here for a transcript of the procedings. See what's happening with the UK and Scottish Marine Bills

New edition of Tidelines available The Summer/Autumn 2009 edition will be dropping through your mailboxes soon! And you can download the latest issue (number 31, Summer/Autumn 2009) along with its insert by E.ON about the Robin Rigg windfarm development, from our Downloads page.

Summer Events. There's a lot going on in the Solway this summer, see our Dates for your Diary section for some great ideas for days out.

Sea Life Sea Food booklet now available See here for a great new booklet with a Scottish Solway sea food theme

A Spring Clean for the Solway Coast The Solway coast has been a busy place in recent weeks with a major Solway Coastal Clean Up project underway, led by Solway Firth Partnership with the support of Dumfries & Galloway Council, and enabled by funding of £22,000 from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). More information here!

Green Blue photography competition More information available here

Solway Firth Partnership Conference 2008 See our report on the day's events here

Scottish Bathing Water Litter Grant Scheme Grants are available to help keep our beautiful Scottish beaches clean! See here for more information.

New Solway Haaf Netters Fish Conservation Trust established. See here for more information

Volunteers needed! Do you have a few hours to spare? If so the Solway Firth Partnership is looking for Volunteers to help with our exciting and varied work promoting the sustainable management of the Solway. See here for more information. There are also volunteer opportunities in Dumfries and Galloway National Scenic Area, Cumbria AONB and Morecambe Bay

Waste Aware Scotland. Beach litter is a great problem on the Solway and we can all help do our bit by reducing the amount we produce in the first place. See the News Items section for more information.

New Code of Conduct for Galloway scallop and lobster fishermen See here for more information.

Scottish Marine Bill Consultation Report now available! A full report of the public Consultation on the Scottish Marine Bill held at Dumfries in September, and submitted to the Scottish Government, is now available on our downloads page. There are also copies of the Defra and Scottish Government presentations, along with the Partnership's reponse to the Scottish Government. For more information about the Consultation go to here and also here

Electrofishing There are some concerns about the possibility of electrofishing being carried out in the Solway. Please see our News Items page for more details.

Solway Firth Partnership

Welcome to the website of the The Solway Firth Partnership!

This website was last updated on 26th June 2009

Our Vision Statement

To secure an environmentally sustainable future for the Solway Firth area which allows the economy to prosper while respecting the distinctive character, natural features, wildlife and habitats of the Firth.

The Solway Firth Partnership is a voluntary coastal management partnership which was launched in 1994 in response to formal support for integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) from UK Government and agencies. Recently, ICZM has also been endorsed as a process by the EU. The need for ICZM around the Solway Firth is particularly pressing because the Solway crosses a national boundary; this results in a necessary increase in the number of agencies and organisations working together under different legal, cultural and social systems. The importance of ICZM is further emphasised by the complexity and diversity of the Solway Firth as it contributes to the regional economy has a dramatic landscape which provides a haven for wildlife and is also of social importance.

The Partnership covers a defined area and it is open to everyone interested in the sustainable management of the Solway. It works with all of the stakeholders to increase sustainable use and management of the Solway Firth. It also contributes towards regional, national and international policy development by providing vital input from the grass roots level.

The dynamic nature of the Partnership enables work to be conducted on a variety of issues and projects; this is reflected in the key deliverables the Partnership is able to meet on an annual basis.

About our website

Our website is for your general information and is regularly updated. Although all due care is taken regarding the information published here, Solway Firth Partnership cannot be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies contained on this website. We also include links to other websites for information, but Solway Firth Partnership has no responsibility for the content of these links.