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Marine News: Complexity, Politics and the High Seas
A report by Sally Campbell United Nations is trying anew to complete the treaty protecting the high seas. The high seas are areas beyond the 200 nautical mile limit of the exclusive…
Marine News
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Boat sinks Coastwatch St Monans were paged by HM Coastguards during the recent storm Otto to reports of a…
Questions on the sustainability of salmon
Marine News
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Lifeboat rescue A stricken fishing boat with three people on board was towed to safety by two Fife lifeboats in…
Marine news
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Featured image shows Pittenweem harbour. Fife harbour calls received in Brighton An ex Pittenweem resident fears lives are being put…
COAST Explorer Survey
COAST are excited to share their amazing new asset, the COAST Explorer, to help support their marine restoration activities, and they want to make sure they use the boat to maximum benefit…
Marine News
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Featured image shows the Coastwatch station in the old St Monans windmill. Search for person A search for a person…
COAST Explorer ready to set sail for Arran!
The RV COAST Explorer, a versatile and multifunctional vessel that will help deliver a range of restoration, research and education projects, is en route to Arran, with arrival set for the beginning…
Cruise Ships and Marine Pollution
As we approach COP27 what about our Oceans? What about cruise ships and those “holidays of a lifetime”? Ways Cruise Ships Can Cause Marine Pollution.
Marine News
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Featured image shows the old windmill at St Monans, where the coastwatch station is based. Credit J Kinsman. Fundraisers…
Arran Leads the Way on Marine Protection
Many Arranachs are rightly proud of the fact that Scotland’s first ever marine “No-Take Zone” was established in Lamlash Bay back in 2008. It was a hard-fought victory which would not have…
Music to celebrate 14 years of the No Take Zone
Last month saw the 14th anniversary of the No Take Zone in Lamlash Bay. On 20th September COAST said: Today we celebrate the 14th year of the No Take Zone. To help…