Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
There’s lots to do at the Dumfries and Galloway Environment Fair on Sunday 31 May. The programme below shows the live online activities taking place but visit the Facebook page for more details.
What’s so special about seagrass? A webinar aimed at 7 – 11 year olds on Tuesday 26 May from 11.00am to 11.45am. Seagrass is a vital yet threatened UK marine habitat. This session will explore why seagrass is so important, meet some of the cool species that call seagrass home, look at how seagrass is… Read more »
The Scottish government has passed draft regulations for the deposit return scheme (DRS). MSPs voted by 36 to 16 in favour of the regulations, with 19 abstaining. The decision means the scheme, which will see consumers charged a 20p refundable deposit on drinks cans and bottles, will now come in from 1 July 2022. This… Read more »
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