Author: solwayfirthpartnership

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 »

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 marine plans in the decision-making process and support our understanding of the influence marine plan policies have… Read more »

Join the Powfoot Beach Clean on 18 & 19 January 2025. The River Annan District Salmon Fishery Board are leading a 2 day beach clean at Powfoot and Newbie to collect as much rubbish as possible.  Both days will run from 9.30am to 2.30pm with all equipment supplied. For more information email Oliver@Seascopefisheries.co.uk or visit… Read more »

National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2) Communities drop-in session on Tuesday 21 January, 1.00pm to 3.00pm. The development of NMP2 is being supported by an extensive programme of engagement as detailed in National Marine Plan 2: stakeholder engagement strategy and statement of public participation and as highlighted in the NMP2 Engagement Vision: “Everyone who uses, relies on or… Read more »

Scottish Government Consultation on Community Benefits from Net Zero Energy Developments. This consultation is part of a review of the Good Practice Principles for community benefits from onshore and offshore net zero energy developments, which seeks to ensure that Scottish Government  guidance helps communities and developers get the best from community benefits. Communities are at… Read more »