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 […]
COAST ‘It is not hard to see the benefits of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) – for the marine environment itself, and also for all of us who depend on it for food, leisure and jobs – so it was disappointing when leaders of the mobile fishing lobby launched a well-funded campaign against the Scottish Government’s […]
Nick Underdown: Scottish Environment Link: ‘ We’ve just published this: This blog has attempted to chart the long, and sometimes torturous, process of setting up Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scotland. Many of you may be wondering what is happening with Scotland’s MPAs? Are they going to be paper parks? Or are they finally going […]