Community group campaigning to #SaveSouthannanSands SSSI and fight for safe & sustainable development of Hunterston PARC on the Firth of Clyde
Fairlie, Scotland
Joined August 2018
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FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
🪸 The Scottish Govt promised "urgent action" to protect our seas. But instead, its latest Biodiversity Strategy sets out further delays to overdue marine protection.
While they dither & delay, damage to marine habitats continues. Time for real action.
openseas.org.uk/news/greenwa…
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
🐟 Scotland has a serious bycatch problem. Over 7000 tonnes of juvenile haddock were caught & discarded by bottom-trawlers in 2021.
More support for low-impact & selective fishing from the Scottish Govt is key to protect fish stocks for the future. news.stv.tv/v/call-for-bette…
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
Write to your MSPs to stop this delay bit.ly/inshorecapscot
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
🪸 Why has vital protection for Scotland's Marine Protected Areas been delayed? The Scottish Govt promised to implement management measures by March 2024. But they have just broken that promise.
Our seas can't wait any longer. Tell your MSPs to act now: bit.ly/inshorecap
Save Inchgreen, have a petition logged to renationalise the Clyde Port Authority. It’s currently owned by major developer Peel Ports. Having a commercial company also being a regulator for their own activities is obviously flawed. @ClydeCoastalCC
petitions.parliament.scot/pe…
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Great article by @karenmcveigh1 We applaud the brilliant work of our fantastic marine environment pioneers defending the seas on the beautiful Firth of Clyde. @ClydePorpoise @ClydeCoastalCC theguardian.com/environment/…?
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
BP accused of dumping industrial waste in marine-protected area off Shetland. UK regulator gave oil firm clearance to drop thousands of tonnes of pipes and cables after drilling finished.🤬🤬🤬 #ExtinctionRebellion theguardian.com/business/202…
Ship currently dumping in a marine protected area off Shetland is being bought to Hunterston @PeelPorts deny it is for decommissioning - of course they do they don’t have permission for that - this is why don’t we trust them @Ross_Greer @ClydePorpoise theguardian.com/business/202…
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FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
“Fisherman calls for action and says local waters are in crisis - @scotgov need to take action to protect Firth of Clyde” @ourseas_scot @largsnews @FairlieCoastal @siftscotland @clydemarineplan @marinescotland
@ScottishEPA approves licenses for massive fish farms on Firth of Clyde stating that the impact on 3 SSSIs is of no national significance friendsoffirthofclyde.org/sc…
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FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
Great to see #EndSewagePollution making headlines this week.
In 2018 we released a study about this issue and called on the government to make changes. Most of the seagrass sites we analysed were contaminated with sewage and livestock waste.
theconversation.com/sewage-a… @sascampaigns
Elaine's fight against cancer! gofund.me/d313683e
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
The destructive contempt for our planet is taking place at all levels. Two redundant oil drill ships at @PeelPorts Hunterston, engines running, spewing emissions 24/7 for the past 7 months. There's meant to be a climate emergency in @North_Ayrshire @Glasgow_COP @ScotGovClimate
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
“Our surveys support the overwhelming scientific evidence base that porpoises are being impacted by these devices.” - @ClydePorpoise
FriendsOfTheClyde retweeted
The Scottish Government has launched an investigation after receiving complaints from environmental conservationists over the use of “seal scarers” by a company which has fish farms in Argyll and Bute.
theferret.scot/seal-scarers-…