Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Communicate Conference for environmental communicators. Tuesday 25th November, Manchester The UK’s leading annual conference for environmental communicators returns to Manchester this November, with the theme Against the Odds. Solway Firth Partnership’s Project Officer, Shovi Anjum, will be opening the conference with a reflection on the theme, ‘Against the Odds’, and environmental communicators will come together to… Read more »
UK Government Responds to Environmental Audit Committee Report. The UK government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report, ‘Governing the marine environment,’ has been published. The report contained 16 recommendations across four main areas: marine governance and stakeholder engagement, marine planning, marine protection and recovery, and international marine treaties. In response to the report, the… Read more »
Scotland’s National Marine Plan 2 Summer Update. An update on the next steps in the development of the NMP2 has now been provided, following analysis and consideration of the feedback received during the Planning Position Statement (PPS) consultation. The public consultation ran from 5 November 2024 to 7 February 2025 seeking feedback on the objectives… Read more »
New Round of Robin Rigg Community Fund Opens Today. Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) is once again running the Robin Rigg Community Fund for 2026 on both sides of the Solway Firth. The Robin Rigg Community Fund, provided by RWE’s Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, is available to community groups and organisations in the eligible Solway… Read more »
ImMerse Festival invites people to journey from sea to source A week-long festival celebrating a Dumfries and Galloway river, and its connections to community, culture, and climate resilience, takes place this September. ImMerse Festival returns for its second year, offering residents and visitors the chance to explore the River Annan through science, storytelling, and hands-on… Read more »
Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan Launched this week Marine conservation and education Charity, the Scottish Seabird Centre, welcomed Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, to the Centre on Wednesday 13 August for the launch of the Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan. The Action Plan sets out over 50 actions to address the… Read more »
Drop-Into Kirkcudbright on Wednesday 17 September, 2.00pm – 7.00pm, to find out about Marine and Coastal Restoration in Scotland. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a draft Marine and Coastal Restoration Plan. Informal drop-in events are being held across Scotland information events, where you can learn about the plan and marine and coastal restoration… Read more »
Nithraid, the colourful annual celebration of the River Nith is this Saturday 23 August. With high tide arriving early, Nithraid 2025 takes place around lunchtime. The activities on Mill Green (https://maps.app.goo.gl/nP6sHE9L1i55JWJC9) start at 11am and the boats are due to arrive from 1pm so come early and bring a picnic or enjoy a special Nithraid menu… Read more »
I-VMS Urgent Update. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware that Succorfish is no longer transmitting I-VMS data to the UK VMS Hub. This is preventing MMO from receiving positional data from under-12m vessels using Succorfish type-approved devices. The MMO are working with the supplier to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and they… Read more »
Scotland’s draft marine and coastal restoration plan: Consultation Open. Scottish Government (SG) are consulting on a draft Marine and Coastal Restoration Plan which sets out actions to support and accelerate marine and coastal restoration in Scotland. This is the first plan of its kind in Scotland with a dedicated focus on restoration in the marine… Read more »