“The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) is a community-led organisation that has made a huge difference to the conservation and restoration of the seas around Arran and the Clyde for the past 20 years. We stand for a diverse, abundant and beautiful marine environment for everyone.”
COAST are currently recruiting! Visit our vacancies page to find out more.
Exciting sea sightings
We share interesting sightings of sea life around the Isle of Arran and the Clyde Region.
Diving and snorkelling
Many divers and snorkellers come to carefully explore the recovery of the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone and other extraordinary underwater sites in the South Arran MPA.
Octopus Centre
The Octopus Centre is Scotland’s first MPA visitor centre, and it is led by COAST with the people of Arran. In fact this is the UK’s first community-led MPA visitor centre.
Mechanical dredging of kelp in Scotland
Kelp forests are among the most biologically diverse and valuable marine habitats on the planet, and are recognised as a Priority Marine Feature habitat within Scotland’s seas.
Our funders
COAST’s mission is to protect and restore a diverse, abundant and beautiful marine environment for everyone. We rely on funding and donations.
Current newsletter
December 2018
Getting our act together to save our seas!
Coastal stakeholders succeed with three major breakthroughs for healthier Scottish seas.
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