87 returned results for 'marine litter'

  • Supporting a collaborative approach to tackling marine litter

    During Recycle Week (20-26 September) we are revisiting support the Scottish Government has provided to businesses and projects to enhance the protection, value and enjoyment of our marine environment.

    24th September 2021

  • Does marine litter concern correlate with changing habits?

    Does marine litter concern correlate with changing habits? Our colleagues conducted a study on this subject – they share their insights here.

    27th July 2021

  • Mud, Fish and Marine Litter

    The first survey of the year for the MRV Scotia (0119S) involved sailing around Scotland for two weeks collecting a range of samples such as: water, fish, mud, marine litter. Below is a picture of the team obviously looking forward to being away for two weeks. The Scotia sailed from Leith on a surprisingly calm…

    23rd January 2019

  • IA2017 – Marine litter is a problem

    OSPAR has assessed the occurrence of marine litter in all regions within its Maritime Area, except for the Wider Atlantic where there is poor data availability. Marine litter, in particular plastic, is abundant on beaches, in the water column and on the seafloor. Marine litter also affects biota, as indicated by the levels in North…

    4th September 2017

  • Scottish Fishermen Land 1000th Tonne of Marine Litter

    Our very own Professor Colin Moffat was asked recently to attend and give a short presentation at an event to celebrate the success of the KIMO UK’s Fishing for Litter scheme. Supported by partners, including the Scottish Government, the Fishing for Litter scheme encourages skippers of fishing vessels to land litter they catch in their…

    18th January 2017

  • Beaches in Scotland see a decrease of 18% in overall marine litter levels

    Readers of this blog will be aware of the work that some of our colleagues in Torry, Aberdeen, have been doing on tidying up the local beach area there. Colleagues from SEPA, SNH, JNCC and Marine Scotland have been cleaning up the area for some time now and in September, we were delighted to promote and be…

    24th November 2016

  • Taking the message about marine litter back to school

    In Marine Scotland, we have a bunch of very active and knowledgeable colleagues who are STEM Ambassadors who spend lots of time educating and working with your people, whether at schools or universities. In March, one on the members of our Fish Health Inspectorate attended an Eco-day at the Mill O’Forest primary school in Stonehaven, where…

    22nd June 2015

  • Marine Fund Scotland: North East marine projects net £5m

    More than a third (33) of the 91 projects awarded funding in 2023-24 were businesses in the North East of Scotland, totalling £4.8m in grants. On an individual basis, these ranged from around £6k to £1.16m.

    15th April 2024

  • COP27 blog series: Scotland keen to take actions to protect marine environment

    Results from a survey on ocean literacy commissioned as part of Understanding Ocean Literacy and Ocean Climate-related Behaviour Change in the UK published.

    18th November 2022

  • Monitoring plastic beach litter

    Beaches in the north east of Scotland were up to six times cleaner between 2019 and 2020 compared to previous surveys in the area, a new scientific paper has found.

    21st September 2021