Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Dumfries and Galloway Environment Fair takes place on Saturday 31 May, 11.00am to 4.00pm. We hope that you can join the Environment Fair online where there will be a showcase of the best of Dumfries and Galloway’s environment. You can find out the best places to visit, things to see and environmental activities to do… Read more »
Marine Scotland Science, as a core Scottish Government Division, is working to support SG’s overall COVID-19 response. It also continues to sustain critical marine science delivery and has over the last month produced a range of notable publications. To read these publications visit the Marine Scotland blog
A further £3.5 million to help large sea fishing vessels brings the total made available to the seafood industry by the Scottish Government from new and existing funds to £22.5 million. The latest scheme will provide capped payments of up to £21,370 per vessel to businesses with a vessel over 12 metres landing shellfish such… Read more »
Lots of people joined the virtual day at the beach at the beginning of May! To see the poems and word clouds produced on the first day visit the Youtube channel. To view the work from day two visit the Youtube channel.
Recommendations on measures to address the interactions between the farmed and wild salmon sectors have been presented to the Scottish Government. The Salmon Interactions Working Group has published its report which sets out more than 40 recommendations under 5 key themes including the regulation and licensing of fish farms, the collection of data and the commission of… Read more »
The government has just opened a new English Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme for applications, which will fund projects that will help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets. The £1 million scheme, first announced by Defra and HM Treasury on 17 April, is part of a £10 million fund for… Read more »
SFP have not been able to produce a printed version of Tidelines this spring / summer due to the COVID-19 restrictions. But we have put together a downloadable version with lots of interesting articles for you to read during lockdown. Just click on the front cover image below
Following incorporation of feedback from developers and interested parties, Crown Estate Scotland (CES) have now completed the preparation of their ScotWind leasing documentation, and are working with The Scottish Government to finalise and formally launch Scotland’s first round of offshore wind leasing for a decade. ScotWind documentation includes: The launch pack (Offer Document; Registration &… Read more »
As part of the Galloway Glens Kirkcudbright Bay Views Project Solway Firth Partnership invited the SCAPE Trust and the Nautical Archaeology Society to work with volunteers to survey vulnerable coastal archaeological sites on the west side of Kirkcudbright Bay. Over a long weekend on 4th to 7th October 2019, two intertidal sites were visited and… Read more »
Join oceanographers and a coastal poet online to write coastal community poems and build word clouds about your favourite coastal locations. A time table of activities for the 1st and 2nd May is below. While the activities will be the same each day the questions, prompts and people’s responses will be different. 1st May 11:00… Read more »