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⚠️Save Scottish Seas will no longer be posting on X. You can keep up to date with our work by following Scottish Environment LINK on our other platforms on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky and LinkedIn, or by signing up to our mailing list: scotlink.org/who-we-are/get-…
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Last year, hundreds of you wrote personal messages to @GillianMSP, telling her why you care about Scotland’s seas, and why you want the Scottish government to protect our marine protected areas without further delay. Read the messages: scotlink.org/dear-cabinet-se… @SaveScotsSeas
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Climate Update - 2024 was the hottest year on record and sent the planet past the internationally agreed target of 1.5C of heating🌡 Our Head of Policy & Advocacy, @CalumDuncanMCS shares, "This is a critical wake-up call. Rising temperatures are already affecting UK seas... 1/3
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"The diversity and uniqueness of our seabirds is remarkable, yet their survival is increasingly threatened as they face a relentless wave of challenges, and it’s now widely acknowledged that urgent action is needed." We've published a guest blog from @RSPBScotland on the threats facing Scotland's internationally significant seabird population, and how you can help: scotlink.org/saving-scotland… Image: Paul Turner, RSPB Scotland #SaveOurSeabirds
Common guillemot, three perched on tidal rock, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK, May

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⚠️Only a few days left to apply to the Turning the Tide Programme! Dive into marine advocacy with @Youth4Seas and their free online training and capacity building programme for budding marine advocates.🌊
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'The First Minister has committed to tackling the environmental crises as a priority for his government. This budget was a test of whether this commitment would be matched by appropriate funding.' Read our full statement on the draft #ScottishBudget: scotlandlovesnature.scot/nat… #ScotlandLovesNature
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Exciting news from #RestorationForth! Monitoring shows oysters introduced to the Forth earlier this year have an amazing 85% survival rate so far. 🦪 With more of these ecosystem engineers deployed this autumn, there are now 30,638 oysters helping to restore the Forth! 🎉
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The COP16 UN Biodiversity Summit recently took place and Elise Lavender, our Parliamentary Affairs Officer, outlines 3 key takeaways from the conference that will affect our ocean. We also take a look at the UK's involvement and what happens next👇mcsuk.org/news/cop16-three-k…
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📣 Join us on 14th November to help kick start our Ocean Justice Series. We have five inspirational speakers and a panel discussion. 🌊 Sign-up for the first free webinar: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocean-jus… Join to hear discussion and debate on: - Why we need a more diverse and inclusive marine and coastal sector. - Why we need to transfer more power to young people/communities in marine decision-making Our panel includes: @Ffion_Mitchell @mcsuk @alanjmunro @Youth4Seas @CGermondDuret @LancasterUni @wave_wahines @sascampaigns @thatsealgirl @exetermarine #OceanJustice #EDI
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"Things are looking very positive for future restoration in the area" Projects such as Restoration Forth are doing invaluable work for Scotland's nature - and seeing fantastic results! Read more in today's Guardian: theguardian.com/environment/… #ScotlandLovesNature

Oysters doing well in Firth of Forth after reintroduction, say experts

Early signs of success seen in area where native European oysters were fished to local extinction by early 1900s

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Scotland’s nature is in trouble, and we need @scotgov to put funding in place to help it recover. Tell finance secretary @ShonaRobison not to cut funding for nature in the Scottish budget on 4 December: scotlandlovesnature.scot/pet… #ScotlandLovesNature
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Save Scottish Seas retweeted
Calum Duncan@CalumDuncanMCS13 Oct 2024
Replying to @CalumDuncanMCS @SaveScotsSeas @mcsuk
Please support Scotland's offshore MPAs (>12 nautical miles) having best chance of protecting designated species & habitats; achieving conservation objectives & helping those sites contribute to wider marine ecosystem recovery: bit.ly/3YnoMyG 📸eu-atlas.org
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Save Scottish Seas retweeted
Calum Duncan@CalumDuncanMCS30 Sep 2024
Important piece from @Scotlink on protecting Scotland's offshore MPAs, a consultation now live. Please show your support here: scotlink.eaction.online/deep… 🌊🌊🌊
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@ScotLINK30 Sep 2024
"The failure to implement protections means that most of our marine protected areas, both offshore and inshore, are largely ineffective" In @TheScotsman, our Marine Policy Officer sets out why @scotgov must act now to protect our deep seas: scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…

Why Scotland's failure to protect its seas simply cannot continue

Scotland is seeing very few of the benefits that result from marine protected areas elsewhere in the world because here they are largely ineffective

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Save Scottish Seas retweeted
Nature Champions@NatureChampions30 Sep 2024
📣 @NatureChampions News! 📣 @MarieAMcNair is the new #NatureChampion for the Grey Seal! Marie will be working with @ScotLINK member @whalesorg to champion this charismatic species in @ScotParl. 🦭 Find out more: scotlink.org/species/grey-se… 📸 Sandra Graham
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Scotland's deep seas play a crucial role in regulating our climate and supporting marine life. But for 10 years these important areas of our seas have been lying unprotected from the most damaging industries. Tell @scotgov to protect our deep seas now: scotlink.org/deepseas
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Scotland’s seas have 20 offshore marine protected areas, which aim to safeguard our precious deep-sea ecosystems. But 10 years after their designation, they still lack proper protection. Please add your voice to save Scottish seas: scotlink.org/deepseas #OceanRecoveryNow
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The #GreatBritishBeachClean starts today! Who’s ready? There are plenty of #BeachCleans happening from 20-29 Sept all over the UK and Channel Islands Find one near you 👇 mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/jo…
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"Seabed habitats could capture almost three times more carbon than forests in the UK every year if left undisturbed" 📰The sea plays a crucial role in regulating our climate, but much more needs to be done to protect it. Read more: theguardian.com/environment/…

‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows

Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters

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Our seas are crucial for supporting amazing wildlife But they're also big natural allies against climate change - the top 10cm alone of UK & Isle of Man seabed habitats lock up 244 MILLION tonnes of carbon Read more, including on the need for stronger protection of our seas👇 wtru.st/3Bfdi6V
Image of a seabed with a seapen floating around. Text reads "244 million tonned of organic carbon are stored in the top 10cm of UK seabed habitats...#BlueCarbon." Logos for WWF, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and Scottish Association for Marine Science are along the bottom

ALT Image of a seabed with a seapen floating around. Text reads "244 million tonned of organic carbon are stored in the top 10cm of UK seabed habitats...#BlueCarbon." Logos for WWF, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and Scottish Association for Marine Science are along the bottom

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