Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Following on from a successful Marine Tourism and Marine Trades Symposium in November last year, which heralded the launch of the new Draft Marine Tourism Strategy and subsequent consultation on the draft document, British Marine are delighted to announce the launch of Scotland’s Second Marine Tourism Strategy, Giant Strides 2020-2025. The strategy was officially launched… Read more »
The 2.6 Challenge will launch this Sunday 26 April – what should have been the date of the 40th London Marathon, the world’s biggest one-day annual fundraising event that usually raises millions for charities. Marine charities are asking you to take part in an activity of your choice based around the numbers 2.6 or 26… Read more »
The Love my Beach Campaign has just launched a new initiative for everyone stuck at home during the Covid-19 lock down – Let’s Wipe Out Ocean Plastic! WOOP! Aimed at young people, and young women in particular, the campaign seeks to raise awareness of the fact that many of the products they most commonly use… Read more »
The announcement on Friday of 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 Government has used UK funding as well as existing Scottish budget to help meet the unique needs and… Read more »
The Marine Management Organisation has just published some guidance for fishers wanting to sell their catch direct during the covid-19 pandemic. The easy to follow guide can be accessed by clicking on the image below
The latest enewsletter has just been published by SCAPE. They have lots of suggestions for keeping busy during the lock down. And if you don’t live near enough the coast to be able to get there for your daily exercise you can go on-line exploring! To read the full newsletter click here
In response to the COVID-19 crisis the National Lottery Heritage Fund have released information regarding a £50M Heritage Emergency Fund which will hopefully be of great benefit to some of our projects and partners during these challenging times. A quick summary of the fund is as follows: The £50m fund will be available for grants… Read more »
The public consultation on the draft North West Plans, that opened on 14 January 2020, is due to close in two weeks on 6 April 2020. We recognise that the ability of some consultees to respond might be affected by the current health emergency. If, as a result, you have any concerns about responding within… Read more »
COVID 19 is having a profound impact on all aspects of Scottish life. We are living in unprecedented times and as such our response to the current situation will be rapid, decisive and meaningful. The First Minister has already outlined the actions the Scottish Government is taking, alongside the UK Government, to preserve life and… Read more »
Sea-Changers gives grants to a range of UK-based, marine conservation charities and not-for-profit organisations. We are particularly interested in grassroots projects which galvanise community action and projects which increase the number of people taking action for marine conservation. Marine Litter Sea Changers have a small amount of funding that is specifically available to projects based in Scotland… Read more »