Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
SFP Staff Christmas Holidays Solway Firth Partnership staff will be on annual leave from 21 December to 4 January inclusive. Most staff will return to work on Wednesday 5 January 2022 but please be aware that some staff may not be back at work until Monday 9 January. We wish you all a very… Read more »
SFP New Year Big Beach Clean -Fauld Bog Bay Beach Clean, 10.30am Sunday 8 January 2023 As part of the Positive Action for a Cleaner Solway Project, we have been working with beach clean volunteers to tackle some of the harder to reach coastline. In collaboration with the farming community, we have removed trailer loads… Read more »
Solway Hoard Creative Workshop – Dunscore Dunscore Pre-school Centre, 5.30pm – 7.30pm, Friday 16 December First was the Viking Hoard, recently there was the Dunscore Hoard. What will future bring? Where will the Solway Hoard be found? What are the stories behind the plastic objects found? You tell us in our final imaginative workshop. This… Read more »
Highly Protected Marine Areas Consultation in English Waters On 6 July, Defra launched a 12-week consultation for five candidate Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English Waters. The consultation closed on 28 September, and Defra intended to publish the summary of responses late December in line with the consultation guidance. They received over 900 responses… Read more »
Results in from the Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2022 This year results show there was an increase in nurdle finds, with 90% of hunts finding nurdles (up from 79% and 87% of hunts finding nurdles in 2021 and 2020) suggesting nurdle pollution could be on the rise. 1,365 volunteers took part in nurdle hunts between… Read more »
Look Out for the Invasive Non-Native American Lobster American lobsters are invasive non-native species, and a high risk/alert species for Scotland and the UK. A Retain and Report campaign was launched in 2020 to raise awareness about the risks they pose (see American Lobster poster Scotland and Scotland A4 lobster Leaflet for more information). It… Read more »
Support for marine and fishing businesses has been announced by Scottish Government. Fishing businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal communities will benefit from Marine Fund Scotland’s latest round of funding of more than £13 million. A total of 60 projects which contribute to innovative and sustainable practices, minimise carbon emissions and support coastal communities,… Read more »
Join the Rhins Revealed Volunteer Event The final Rhins Revealed volunteer event is coming up later this month: Site Recording at North Cairn WW2 Radar Station Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 December 2022 As part of the Rhins Revealed Community Archaeology Project, AOC Archaeology Group invite you to take part in a new survey of the… Read more »
Protecting the marine environment is vital say public. Plastic pollution and marine litter seen as the biggest threat, and marine environment considered as precious resource that should be protected. Whether its rambling along coastal paths, walking the dog or visiting coastal heritage sites, a new survey has revealed the overwhelming value the public feel the… Read more »
Plastic Age Creative Workshops – Book Now! Workshops: Saturday 26 Nov, Eastriggs / Thurs 1 Dec, Dumfries Join the Museum of the Future Team for a hands-on workshop to create the stories behind an exciting new exhibition for Dumfries and Galloway. The Plastic Hoard exhibition will contain objects from a museum set in the future. You’ll have the chance to… Read more »