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- Mermaid’s Purse reveals treasure at COAST Discovery Centre
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- Sir David Attenborough champions seabed restoration
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- Huge colony of shellfish off Arran coast
- Extraordinary discovery in South Arran MPA by divers
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- Huge colony of bright and colourful shellfish discovered by divers off Scots coast
- STV News Coverage: Divers discover rare flame shell reef off Arran coast
- ‘Amazing’ rare flame shell reef discovered in the Clyde
- Demands for tighter controls to protect Scotland’s precious coastal waters
- COAST feature in British Wildlife Magazine August 2020
- COAST sets a precedent in UK Highly Protected Marine Area review
- COAST feature in Countryfile Magazine June 2020
- COAST feature in Spring John Muir Journal
- How a no-take zone revived a Scottish fishery devastated by dredgers
- New marine awareness play area for Arran ferry
- Dramatic return of marine life in Lamlash Bay revival
- Scottish ‘no take zone’ sees big impacts on local biodiversity
- Arran conservation zone is a great success for Scotland and beyond
- Sea life soars after Arran bans fishing
- Lamlash Bay on Arran’s ecosystem bounces back from the brink
- Scallop boom after fishing ban
- Dramatic recovery of over-fished shellfish in Arran marine reserve
- Arran plays its part in global climate strikes
- Anger over plans for salmon farm on Isle of Arran
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- Landmark Climate Victory: Sarah Finch and Weald Action Group Win 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize
- 40 Years Since The 3 Mile Limit was Abolished: Reflections on Scotland’s Seas
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- From a Ripple to a Wave: How Our Island Story Helped Shape OCEAN with Sir David Attenborough
- Now You SEA It! Project gains vital funding
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- Squat Lobsters, Scallops, and Sea Grass: A Shell-Shocking Summer on Arran
- Arran Magic – Charlotte’s Marine Engagement Internship
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- Extraordinary Flame Shell discovery in South Arran MPA
- COAST Survey: opinions sought to inform new strategy
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- World Oceans Day 2020 – a time to reflect and ask for change
- World Oceans Day 2020 – Why we appreciate #ourseas
- Paul Chandler moves on from COAST
- Sibbie retires as COAST Treasurer
- Howard is a key note speaker at Festival for the Earth
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- Responding to the Revised North Arran Salmon Farm Planning Application 2020
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- COAST Response to National Marine Plan 2 Planning Position Statement. February 2025.
- COAST response to Clyde Herring delegated Total Allowable Catch. July 2024.
- COAST Response to Facilitating Marine Nature Restoration Through Legislation Consultation. May 2024.
- COAST response to SEPA Consultation on MOWI application to vary CAR licence for North Carradale. April 2024.
- COAST response to Marine Directorate’s Regional Inshore Fisheries Group evaluation consultation. April 2024.
- COAST response to RAI Committee’s call for views on draft SI (Regulations) for Remote Electronic Monitoring on scallop dredge vessels. April 2024.
- COAST response to allocation of additional quota of fish stocks consultation. January 2024.
- COAST response to consultation on requiring electronic tracking and monitoring technology on commercial fishing vessels under 12 meters. November 2023.
- COAST Response to Proposal by Scottish Salmon Ltd to change registered food name. December 2023.
- COAST Response to National Marine Plan 2 Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report. October 2023.
- COAST Response to Proposal to Close Fishing for Sandeels in All Scottish Waters. October 2023.
- COAST Response to Cod Spawning Closure for 2024/2025 Consultation. September 2023.
- COAST Response to Clyde Herring Total Allowable Catch Consultation 2023. June 2023.
- COAST response to HPMA consultation. April 2023.
- COAST Response to Scottish Biodiversity Strategy 2022 Consultation. September 2022.
- COAST Response to Call for Views for the Clyde Herring Total Allowable Catch in 2022. July 2022.
- COAST response to call for views on Scotland’s Future Catching Policy Consultation. June 2022.
- COAST response to Proposal to Designate Red Rocks and Longay as a Marine Protected Area. April 2022.
- COAST response to call for views on the Joint Fisheries Statement. April 2022.
- COAST response to SEPA Risk-Based Framework for Managing Interactions between Sea Lice from Marine Farms and Wild Atlantic Salmon. March 2022.
- COAST response to call for views on the Scotland 2045 National Planning Framework. March 2022.
- COAST response to RAINE Committee call for views on Clyde Cod Closure – February 2022
- COAST Response to Clyde Herring Total Allowable Catch Consultation 2021. June 2021.
- COAST response to Call for views on National Marine Plan Review. May 2021
- COAST response to ECCLR Committee Regional Marine Planning inquiry Interim Report. August 2020
- COAST response to Wild Wrasse Harvesting. May 2020
- COAST response to SEPA consultation on the use of feed to regulate organic output from marine pen fish farming. January 2020
- COAST response to proposal to designate four MPAs in Scottish Waters. August 2019
- COAST response to Scottish Seas Fisheries National Discussion Paper. July 2019
- COAST response to the ECCLR Committee’s Regional Marine Planning Consultation. July 2019
- COAST response to Clyde Herring delegated Total Allowable Catch. June 2019.
- COAST response to the pre-consultation draft Clyde Regional Marine Plan. March 2019
- COAST response to SEPA finfish aquaculture sector plan consultation December 2018
- Mechanical Kelp Harvesting scoping report. August 2018
- Improving protection given to Priority Marine Features outside the Marine Protected Area network. August 2018
- Consultation on proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland. June 2018
- REC Committee inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland. April 2018
- Call for evidence by the ECCLR Committee into the environmental impacts of salmon farming. February 2018
- Consultation by SEPA on Depositional Zone Regulation (DZR). September 2017
- Scottish Government Islands Bill; RECC call for evidence September 2017
- Argyll and Bute National Marine Park, Local Development Plan Consultation 2017
- COAST MPA management consultation response. February 2015
- King Scallop Consultation 2014/2015
- Summary of responses to the South Arran Marine Protected Area designation consultation in 2014
- Category: Inshore Fisheries Management
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- Official Responses to the Revised North Arran Salmon Farm Application
- Official Responses to the North Arran Salmon Farm Application
- Responding to the North Arran Salmon Farm Planning Application
- North Arran Salmon Farm Campaign
- Another salmon farm around Arran? No thank you
- Inquiry into the environmental impact of salmon farming
- Category: Sustainable Inshore Fishing
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- Category: Arran Research
- Water quality at beaches on the Isle of Arran: what do the public think? Samra, P.
- Catchment to coast – Evaluating coastal water quality risks on the Isle of Arran: Utilising catchment models and expert elicitation. Dennis, S.
- Smooth sailing? User perspectives on marine recreation around the Isle of Arran, Walsh, B.
- A Review of Valuation Methods for Marine Protected Areas, Aller Rojas, O.
- Marine Social Attitudes on Arran. Howarth-Forster, L.
- Lamlash Bay NTZ paves the way for revival of UK seabeds
- The recovery of Lamlash MPA No Take Zone and South Arran MPA: Has protection led to improved biodiversity and habitats? . Notley, W.
- The recovery of the commercially valuable scallop species under different forms of protection around the Isle of Arran . James, L.
- Investigating spatial trends in biodiversity around the South Arran MPA. Jones, I.
- The influence of the Lamlash Bay no-take zone, Firth of Clyde, on spatial and temporal variation in the recovery of commercially exploited crustaceans. Carney, W.
- Marine survey to identify maerl beds: Lamlash Bay long sea outfall., Kamenos P. G. et al.
- Category: Clyde Research
- Category: MPA Research
- “Survival of the fittest: Explanations for gadoid imbalance in heavily fished seas”., Elliot S. et al.
- Landscape effects on demersal fish revealed by field observations and predictive seabed modelling., Elliot S. et al.
- Don’t take the “P” out of MPAs: Identifying conservation priorities for the South Arran Marine Protected Area., Hutchinson W.
- South Arran Marine Protected Area: A baseline study., Stark J.
- Lamlash bay seasearch report., Duncan C.
- Category: NTZ Research
- The influence of the Lamlash Bay no-take zone on spatial and temporal variation in the recovery of commercially exploited crustaceans. Crimmins, E.
- Effects of ecosystem protection on scallop populations within a community‑led temperate marine reserve., Howarth L. et al.
- The effects of a No-Take-Zone on crustacean population recovery in Lamlash Bay, Scotland., Christie B.
- Response of decapod Crustaceans to protection within the Lamlash Bay No-take Zone, Scotland., Judge M.
- Gimme Shell-ter: Abundance, age/size, structure and fecundity of Pecten maximus and Aequipecten opercularis inside and outside a temperate no take zone., Steadman D.
- The effect of Lamlash Bay No Take Zone on fish abundance and diversity., Pickup S.
- The response of commercially exploited crustaceans to protection in Scotland’s first No Take Zone – Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran., Dubois P.
- Recovery of crustaceans in Lamlash NTZ., Gratton P.
- Summary of research within the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone., Howarth L.
- Exploring the fishery and ecological effects of Lamlash Bay No Take Zone., Howarth L.
- A photoquadrat survey of the benthic community inside and outside the Lamlash Bay NTZ: are there signs of recovery?, Cross T.
- Ecological study, Lamlash Bay., Evans L.
- Complex habitat boosts scallop recruitment in a fully protected marine reserve., Howarth L. et al.
- Is there early evidence of the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone providing scallop fishery benefits?, Howarth L.
- Mapping of marine habitats and species within the community marine conservation area at Lamlash Bay., Axelsson et al. 2009
- Category: Other Research
- Category: Social and Economic Research
- Can the motivations of environmental volunteers from a successful marine conservation organisation be explained by existing models of research?, Cairney C.
- Feasibility of a marine interpretation centre in Isle of Arran (Scotland), based on visitors’ and residents’ expectations and marine centres around the world., Rodriguez A.
- Social factors in a fully protected marine reserve: Awareness of and attitudes towards the Lamlash Bay No-Take Zone, Isle of Arran., Bower R.
- Category: UK Research
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- Small Island project comes under attack from Shetland Fishermen’s Association
- Opinion poll commissioned by Our Seas coalition
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