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Tag Archives: marine environment
2010 Year of Biodiversity and the next ‘Great Extinction Event’
As the possessor of the richest biodiversity in the UK, Argyll will celebrate 2010′s status as Year of Biodiversity. Continue reading
Last chance for Scotland’s marine environment
Thursday 4th of February sees Stage Three of the Marine (Scotland) Bill. This is where Continue reading
Council pioneers fishing for litter with boats at Campbeltown and Rothesay
Argyll and Bute Council has rolled up its metaphorical sleeves to work with KIMO – Continue reading
£6m+ teaching development at SAMS
The Scottish Association of Marine Science establishment at Dunstaffnage, north of Oban, Continue reading
Creelers and scallop divers: environmentally friendly fisheries
Creel marker buoys like those pictured are a common sight around the west coast of Scotland especially in Argyll. Continue reading
Dumb dumpers: anglers accused
Argyll hosts some of the country’s, if not the world’s, most spectacular coastline and scenery. Continue reading
LEAF: a west coast voice for sustainable environmental management
LEAF ( Lorn Environmental Action Forum) casts itself to the thermals of Lorn Continue reading
New for 2010: Festival of the Sea to celebrate Argyll
With the threshold of the year not yet quite crossed and the sink Continue reading
Talk on Fully Protected Marine Reserves, Seil
Seil Natural History Group is hosting a talk by David Ainslie of Sea Life Adventures at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th January at the Seil Island Community Hall in Ellenabeich.
Mr Ainslie will be looking at the issue of F’ully Protected Marine Reserves’ – a very hot topic at the moment with the Marine (Scotland) Bill the talking point just now amongst naturalists, marine environmentalists and commercial fishermen alike.
The Isle of Seil Natural History Group has a large membership, a high level of expertise and is particularly active.
It holds monthly talks on a wide variety of natural history topics and organises monthly field trips and mid-week walks.
Anyone is welcome to come to the talks whether a member of the group or not. Anyone interested in joining it should email Richard Wesley – richardwesley@btinternet.com – for details.