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CCN priorities for the 2026 Scottish elections - CCN Scotland Community organisations from across Scotland’s coast have co-developed these priorities, drawing on their vast knowledge and experiences. These aim for an ecosystem based recovery of our marine and co...

The next Scottish Government will bring us to 2030, the milestone year where Scotland has committed to halting biodiversity loss. This makes next year's elections a critical moment for Scotland's seas.

Read CCN's priorities for the 2026 elections:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/2026-electio...

Our oceans are vital - for nature, climate, and people 🐟

This #WorldOceanDay, we would like to celebrate the communities across the coasts of Scotland who do incredible work to protect and restore our seas 🌊

Vacancy page | KCN Details of vacancies at KCN.

Last chance to apply for this exciting post as a part-time Seagrass Officer with Kintyre Coastal Network! 🌱

If you want to support practical conservation work along the Kintyre coast and work with a small, friendly team, this could be the role for you! 🌊

www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org/vacancypage

Moray Ocean Community | Marine Conservation in the Moray Firth Join Moray Ocean Community in protecting the Moray Firth’s marine ecosystems. Connecting locals and visitors with nature and conservation whilst having fun!

CCN members Moray Ocean Community have launched their brand new website! Have a look to learn more about the group, find out what they have been up to, and find some great citizen science resources 🐳 www.morayoceancommunity.co.uk

Atlantic cod in the North Sea

🚨 Over HALF of UK #fishing catch limits have been set too high to be sustainable, AGAIN. Cod can now be overfished across all our waters & North Sea mackerel could also be put at grave risk. Our #ocean can’t take this. Govt MUST listen. Follow us to fight back! uk.oceana.org/reports/call...

Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas each year since Brexit - Greenpeace UK An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations,...

🚨 EXPOSED: A new Greenpeace investigation has revealed that supertrawlers spent 36,918 HOURS fishing in UK protected waters over the last five years.

Marine protected areas should be sanctuaries for ocean life, NOT a place for destructive industrial fishing.

Really great day so far at #MarineForum2025! Bonus points for the life sized seal model 🦭

@strandings.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social

I’m obsessed with fish that clean other fish: they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser I’m campaigning for legal protection for cleaner fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing them from Scottish reefs

"I’m campaigning for legal protection for these fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing cleaner fish from Scottish reefs..."

Melanie, a member of Friends of Loch Hourn, spoke to the Guardian on her fascination with wrasse 🐟
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Coastal Communities Network are now on bluesky! Give them a follow to hear about community-led marine and coastal protection and regeneration efforts all across the Scottish coast 🐟 🌊

The @carbonbrief.org daily update this morning is really something

What a set of headlines on the front page of The Guardian right now. #climatechaos

Wrasse are a keystone species in inshore waters, ensuring the health of marine ecosystems 🐟

Good to see that the Scottish Gov now need to assess the impact of wrasse fishing on wider marine ecosystems before this year's fishing season in May.
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...

Revealed: the largest escape of farmed salmon for a decade An unsecured hatch on a ship’s tank released about 80,000 salmon smolts during transportation in northern Scotland, putting the wild population at risk

“This incident underscores the urgent need for a complete reassessment of how we monitor and regulate the salmon farming industry. The health of our oceans and the integrity of our endangered wild salmon populations are at stake.”
www.thetimes.com/article/d13d...

AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that. The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.

"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"

This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Ghost fishing: How marine litter is choking Scotland's seas Each year, countless seals, whales, and seabirds fall victim to ghost fishing. In Shetland, efforts to clear lost nets and traps are underway, but is it enough?

“It’s horrendous. It’s become a big problem”
theferret.scot/ghost-fishin...

Some good news from Norway - a historic win for ocean protection 🌊
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...

Big flashbacks to February 2020

South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat Temperatures of this week would be exceptional for summer, says climatologist, never mind late November

As you head out to vote today in #GE24, bear in mind that the global #climate system is breaking down, right before our eyes.

Please, please only vote for candidates who are truly committed to doing what they can to tackle this unfolding tragedy.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

image taken from a train of a laptop with the covering image of 'Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024-2030', background is a frosty landscape

Some light reading on a frosty morning train ❄️

Experts give smaller parties bigger points for climate policies in election analysis Labour has emerged as the party with the best climate action policies in an assessment of election manifestos commissioned by environmental group, Friends of the Earth.

This was an independent analysis of 7 manifestos by Dr @caugustenborg.bsky.social, Prof Mary Murphy and I, commissioned by @foeireland.bsky.social

Read more here by @codohertynews.bsky.social

: m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

#speirgorm

Who is committed to climate red lines?
We analysed the #GE24 party election manifestos and scored them each on their commitments to a ban on LNG, a moratorium on data centres and eliminating energy poverty.
Consider who is committed to clear climate action when you vote on Friday! 🗣️🗯️🗳️

Very common question. Think of it this way: the Irish electoral system not only allows you to support the candidate(s) you like, but also to punish the ones you hate.

If you are genuinely passive about a batch of candidates, it’s ok to leave their boxes blank - but if you can rank them, you should!

"We are really at the edge of this precipice. In fact, I think we've fallen over it to be honest. So anything that happens needs to be radical and revolutionary".

A really interesting roadmap from Oceana! 🐟

Hello to everyone joining! I'm maintaining a list of folks working on climate change (broadly interpreted) in Ireland - you can Pin this to your Home to create an automatically-updating feed.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

There is hope.

✊ Join us tomorrow!

🌍 The people who have contributed the least to #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityBreakdown, will bear the brunt of the negative effects.

🕊️ Peace and global justice are essential for achieving climate justice and safeguarding human rights.

I was away from Scotland during the UK general elections and could sign up for a postal vote so easily online. I have no idea why it's not the same in Ireland.

This is an Edinburgh to Dublin sail & rail appreciation post