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Researchers to examine health of seabed in circumnavigation of Scotland

Greenpeace activists and researchers from a marine charity are set to circumnavigate Scotland’s coastline to survey the health of its seabed. Dubbed Operation Ocean Witness, the joint project between Open Seas and Greenpeace UK will see hi-tech ...

25 May 2022 at 16:39

Scotland

Judge brands fishing licence decision unlawful in win for marine charity

A decision taken by Marine Scotland last year to vary sea fishing licences for vessels using methods believed to be harmful to marine life has been branded unlawful by a judge. Open Seas, a charity working to protect the marine environment, ...

23 Jun 2023 at 16:14

Scotland

Small fishing boats may be required to fit monitoring systems

Small fishing vessels could be required to use tracking and monitoring systems under new proposals from the Scottish Government. A new consultation proposes that the devices be fitted to all commercial fishing vessels under 12 metres long. ...

15 Aug 2023 at 09:50

Scotland

Boat tracking will only partly address illegal fishing practices, ministers told

Scottish Government plans to roll out sophisticated electronic tracking technology to the fishing fleet will only partly address illegal practices, campaigners have warned. Earlier this month, ministers announced a consultation on fitting ...

25 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Retailers have ‘moral responsibility’ to act on scampi fishing, say campaigners

Supermarkets have a “moral responsibility” to act to ensure scampi sold on their shelves is being sourced responsibly, marine campaigners have said. The bosses of 13 UK supermarkets and food firms which sell scampi are being urged by ...

18 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

New first minister must stand up for coastal communities, campaigners urge

Campaigners are demanding Scotland’s next first minister tackles the “environmental harm” being caused by scallop dredging and “stands up for coastal communities” which do not want the practice to continue. Phil Taylor, director of ...

01 May 2024 at 21:20

Campaigners hail ‘victory for seas’ as ministers lose appeal over dredging

Campaigners hail ‘victory for seas’ as ministers loses appeal over dredging

Campaigners said they have won a “victory for Scotland’s seas” after judges rejected a bid by the Scottish Government to overturn an earlier court ruling in a case centred on fishing practices. The judgment from the Court of ...

26 Apr 2024 at 10:37

Avoid scampi due to high environmental price tag, charity urges shoppers

Shoppers and supermarkets are being urged to avoid scampi due to its “big environmental price tag” until significant improvements have been made to the fishing process. The campaign, spearheaded by Scottish charity Open ...

12 Oct 2023 at 17:13

Scotland

Endangered flapper skate ‘illegally caught and dumped’

An investigation had been launched after allegations that an endangered species of fish was illegally caught and discarded off Argyll. Marine conservation group Sea Kintyre released underwater footage showing three ...

10 Aug 2023 at 12:26

Scottish Government taken to court over fishing practices

Environmental campaigners are taking the Scottish Government to court over its authorisation of fishing practices they insist are “trashing” the seabed. Open Seas, which works to protect the marine environment, ...

19 May 2023 at 00:01

Charity takes complaint about scampi to Competition and Markets Authority

Environmental campaigners have made a formal complaint about supermarkets describing scampi as being “responsibly sourced”. The charity Open Seas has lodged an official complaint with the Competition and ...

03 Jun 2024 at 11:18

Scotland

Government’s latest marine plan could be ‘backwards step’, campaigners claim

Fears have been raised that the Scottish Government could be seeking to “sidestep its legal obligations” to the marine environment with the publication of its latest national marine plan. Campaigners at ...

17 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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