Month: January 2025

Marine restoration webinar series: Seascapes on Tues 11 Feb 12.00 – 1.30pm. This free webinar will introduce you the concept of “Seascape” marine restoration, and an overview of marine restoration projects and progress in the U.K. In this webinar we will cover: The definition(s) of “seascape” restoration, and how it differs from the current approach… Read more »

Join the Solway Coast National Landscape Volunteers. Volunteer days have been organised for: Date: Thursday 30 January Meet: 10am at Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve car park, CA15 6SL, What3Words tens.simulates.transmitted Bring: Lunch and drink, clothes and footwear suitable for task and expected weather – wrap up warm. Task: The main task will be at Milefortlet… Read more »

There’s still time to complete the Marine Planning Monitoring Survey for NW England TODAY! Marine Planning Monitoring Survey for NW England – if you haven’t yet had an opportunity to complete the survey, the deadline for doing so is Monday 27 January 2025. Monitoring surveys are one method used to provide data on the use of the… Read more »

An Extension to the Scotland’s National Marine Plan 2 Planning Position Statement Consultation has been announced. In response to several requests from stakeholders, Scottish Government Marine Directorate have announced an extension to the Planning Position Statement (PPS) Consultation. So, instead of closing on 28 January the PPS Consultation will remain open for submissions for an… Read more »

Opportunity to Manage Inshore Fisheries and Conservation. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have been given responsibility by Defra to manage the process of making appointments of General Members to the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation (IFCA) Committees. These voluntary roles require candidates who can take a balanced approach to caring for our seas, assessing the priority… Read more »

Come along to Whithorn on 22 February, 1.30pm to 4.00pm and learn about the Flipflopi Project. Naval architect, Dr Simon Benson, will be giving a talk about the inspirational East African project solving the single use plastic problem one recycled boat at a time. PLUS Visit to local boat build project ‘A Traditional Tribute to… Read more »

Interested in a Marine Themed PhD? How about ‘The marine rewilding effect: Building a cost-effective framework for measuring Marine Net Gain’ This PhD project will provide a robust, scalable framework for monitoring marine rewilding in relation to emergent nature markets and biodiversity offsetting. CreditNature is this project’s industry partner, who developed the world’s first externally… Read more »

Webinar – Galloway National Park: listening to the experience of the Cairngorms on Wednesday 22 January from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Each of the recent South of Scotland Destination Alliance Locally Led Destination Development meetings which took place in D&G included time for local tourism businesses to discuss the Galloway National Park proposition.  Many of the businesses… Read more »

Washed up and blue: cyanotype stories of ocean journeys – 4 Day Workshop. A partnership project in collaboration with Solway Firth Partnership and supported by funding from the Regional Arts Fund. Join us at Shambellie House and the Solway Coast over four days of workshops, culminating in an exhibition: Washed up and blue: cyanotype stories… Read more »

Sea Changers have announced that their 2024/25 Innovation Fund is now open for applications. ​ The fund’s unique emphasis is on supporting ideas that are new and/or experimental solutions in the field of marine conservation. The Innovation Fund is supported by ARC Marine Ltd and the William Grant Foundation with a further donation from a… Read more »