25 Jul 2016
Scottish Legal News: RSPB wins legal challenge to put four Scottish wind farms on hold A bird conservation charity has successfully challenged plans to develop four offshore wind farms in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the decisions by the Scottish Ministers to grant consent for the construction […]
04 Jan 2016
Scottish Government ‘Measures to conserve Scotland’s marine environment and protect important seabed features will be put in place, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead confirmed today. The Marine Protected Areas, (MPAs) will improve marine conservation, for example by protecting kelp and rocky reefs to reduce coastal erosion, and seagrass beds which capture and store carbon and provide […]
09 Nov 2015
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust ‘Sightings of juvenile minke whales increased in 2015 to the highest ever recorded within a survey season, during marine research expeditions carried out by the HW&DT indicating either significant increase in actual numbers of influx of minke whales from elsewhere – to read more go to: http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/stand_alone.asp?page=minke-baby-boom.asp
12 Oct 2015
I missed this when it came out but this has important implications for the management in many areas of the Scottish coast. Scottish Government ‘An analysis of the impacts from different options for the management of the Scottish Inshore fisheries. In particular, the report provides an appraisal of scenarios related to restrictions on the use […]
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