Illegal industrial fishing damaging Scotland’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’
On Friday 1st November, Channel 4 News covered the illegal dredging which took place in the Wester Ross Marine Protected Area (MPA) in July this year.
Our Work
The influence of the Lamlash Bay no-take zone on spatial and temporal variation in the recovery of commercially exploited crustaceans. Crimmins, E.
After nearly 10 years of protection, this study assesses whether the No Take Zone in Lamlash Bay has been successful in preserving and enhancing commercially important populations of European lobster, Brown crab and Velvet swimming crab.
Communities call for urgent action
In August 2019 COAST was one of 45 signatories on open letters to the First Minister and the Environment Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee, seeking urgent action to protect our National waters.
Consultation by SEPA on Depositional Zone Regulation (DZR). September 2017
COAST Response To SEPA Consultation On Depositional Zone Regulation 280917
Depositional Zone Regulation – A new regulatory method for marine cage fish farms
Consultation on proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland. June 2018
COAST PlasticCottonBudResponse 200618
The purpose of this consultation was to gather views from stakeholders on the addition of secondary legislation under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to introduce a ban …
