Tag: Special Areas of Conservation

A look at Scotland’s nature conservation Marine Protected Areas

24 Jul 2017

Guest blogger Sarah Dolman, Policy Manager at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, and Save Scottish Seas campaign member takes a look at Scotland’s nature conservation MPAs three years since their designation, and looks ahead to the next steps required.

Decision-making about Scotland’s deep sea is a democratic blind-spot

15 Apr 2015

How we manage our deep seas and offshore fisheries are vital questions for Scotland’s future. And yet democratic opportunities for public feedback are few and far between. Our blog explores the problem and suggests a few solutions… Within 12 nautical miles of Scotland’s coastline are Scotland’s territorial waters, our inshore. But our Scottish Government also has executively […]

Good management essential to success of offshore SACs

02 Nov 2012

Proposals to set up five new Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Scotland’s offshore waters have been enthusiatically welcomed by members of Scottish Environment LINK’s marine taskforce (MTF). The proposals, announced today, include the largest marine protected area of its kind in Europe

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