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COAST is seeking to appoint a voluntary Marine Video Editor for 1 or 2 months. To edit and create short films in support of COAST's proposed Arran marine protected area.
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Support Arran's MPA
Support COAST in campaigning for a nature conservation Marine Protected Area around the South of Arran which promotes sustainable fishing.
Join COAST
- Campaign for change in the management of the sea.
- Demand sustainable fisheries management.
- Create legal protection for marine life in specific areas.
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COAST - Community of Arran Seabed Trust Newsletter
June 2013 Newsletter
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Leigh Howarth from the University of York has spent the last three summers conducting research in the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone. As part of his research he and his colleagues at York have considered the history and fate of the Clyde and similar fisheries worldwide. Their recently published paper describes why our increasing reliance on shellfish monocultures may be extremely risky for fishing communities. COAST has long-argued for restoration measures (such as the proposed south Arran MPA) supporting a properly managed and more resilient mixed-fishery. The current absence of good management in the Clyde effectively locks local communities into a dangerous dependency on a monoculture.
Arran MPA public meeting 
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Arran Marine Protected Area Proposed to Parliament
On the 14 December 2012 COAST's proposal was put before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Government as part of a report on a national network of MPAs. Read government press release here. Based on Arran, the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) recognises and values the amazing marine biodiversity right by our shores and the need to protect it for future generations. COAST is the driving force behind Scotland's first No Take Zone and a proposed South Arran Marine Protected Area (shown in box).
Our vision - Healthy seas around Arran and the Clyde.
Our purpose - COAST works to ensure shared responsibility for the protection and restoration of the marine environment around Arran and the Clyde and the diversity of life it supports.
