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Conservationists call for three-mile coastal fishing limit in Scotland

On Sunday 5th January 2020, The Guardian newspaper published an article highlighting the calls from the coalition #OurSeas, formed of community, fishing and marine protection groups who want to see fish stocks recovered in Scottish waters.

Howard is a key note speaker at Festival for the Earth

On 7th November 2019, Howard was a key note speaker at the Festival for the Earth in Monte Carlo.

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.

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.

TAP leads Arran to become Scotland’s First Plastic-Free Community

Isle of Arran is Scotland’s First ‘Plastic Free Community’ as it Takes Action on Single-Use Plastic

Wireweed

Latin name: Sargassum muticum
Global Distribution: Originally from Japan – now worldwide distribution
UK Distribution: along the south coast to the Isles of Scilly and along the north Cornish coast …