Category: Featured News

Updated guidance to support fishers with under-12m vessels in England to get ready for the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems, has been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO is urging fishers in the under-12m fleet to read the information and familiarise themselves with what they will need to do and when… Read more »

A Wild Salmon Tracking Project is being backed by Scottish Government. An ambitious project is harnessing the power of technology to finally reveal the secret lives of wild Atlantic salmon – backed by £400,000 from the Scottish Government. Atlantic salmon start their lives in streams and rivers, before migrating to the high seas to grow… Read more »

Cleaning up Scotland’s Waters Consultation is open. Views are being sought on the updated Marine Litter Strategy. Better recycling of fishing equipment and changing what we flush down the toilet could help cut the amount of litter in Scotland’s waters. These proposals are included in a consultation on an updated Marine Litter Strategy, which aims… Read more »

There is an opportunity for Scottish Fishers to attend Boston and Barcelona Seafood Exhibitions in 2022. Seafood Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Nephrops Programme Board are inviting industry representatives to attend exhibitions in Boston and Barcelona. This offers the opportunity to fishermen on smaller inshore vessels to attend and participate in seafood stalls in… Read more »

Avian flu update and guidance – Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway (including on the Solway Coast) and in other parts of the UK.  Government are reminding everyone to NOT touch or pick up any dead or sick birds that you find when you are out and about. … Read more »

Scotland’s first handbook for seagrass restoration has just been published. The handbook has been developed by NatureScot in collaboration with Marine Scotland and Project Seagrass as a result of increasing interest in the potential of restoring marine habitats to store blue carbon, enhance coastal defences and increase biodiversity in our seas. Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can grow… Read more »

The Great British Beach Clean 2021 results are now available. What did the results show? During the third week of September this year, 6,176 volunteers took part in the Marine Conservation Society Great British Beach Clean. A total of 5064.8kg of litter was collected and recorded over the week by dedicated volunteers and the results… Read more »

Plans unveiled to ban single-use plastics in England. Single-use cutlery and plates could be banned in England as part of a public consultation, and call for evidence launched to tackle other problematic plastics. Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all be phased out, in the latest… Read more »

Lobsters, octopus and crabs will now be recognised as sentient beings. The scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill has today been extended to recognise lobsters, octopus and crabs and all other decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient beings. The move follows the findings of a government-commissioned independent review by the London School of… Read more »

Coastal Conversations Webinar – Archaeology on the Solway, at 6.30pm on Thursday 18 November 2021. The Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Solway Firth Partnership are, once again, presenting a series of webinars that focus on cross border topics such as archaeology, marine wildlife, and salt. Join us from the comfort of your… Read more »