Scottish Environment Link Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

16 Dec 2025

Scotland’s marine protected areas consultation delayed again until after 2026 election

Photo by Andrew D Environment charities have reacted with frustration after the Scottish government announced that fisheries restrictions in marine protected areas, originally due to be implemented in 2016, are to be delayed for the fourth time. Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, announced this week that the consultation on inshore fisheries management measures for […]

05 Jan 2023

The Importance of Freshwater Ecosystems

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Below is an extract from a blog by Sheila Gundry, Operations Manager at Froglife, which is part of the ‘LINK Thinks COP15’ series by Scottish Environment LINK. ‘The new Scottish Biodiversity Strategy offers a significant opportunity to restore Scotland’s ecosystems and reverse species declines. Our natural environment is in crisis, and we urgently need an […]

15 Aug 2016

Scottish Environment Link: recent news from Scotland

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The Save Scottish Seas Newsletter produced by Scottish Environment Link provides a valuable update of activities in Scotland the latest issue included: A deep blue hole? Navigating the stormy waters of Brexit Protecting large mobile marine species – stopping the delays Sea Scotland 2016 Marine planning conference Living with the Seas report Gairloch beach threat […]