Posts Tagged ‘Marine Conservation Society’
Scotland adds four new Marine Protected Areas
Minke whales, basking sharks and Risso’s dolphins will be among a wide range of biodiversity and geological features to be safeguarded following the designation of four new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by the Scottish Government. A further 12 sites have been given Special Protection Area status, providing additional protection to Scotland’s vulnerable marine birds including…
Read MoreGlenmorangie gets oysters growing again
A PROJECT between shellfish specialists and the Glenmorangie whisky distillery aims to recreate native oyster reefs in the Dornoch Firth, fished to extinction more than a century ago. The second phase of the scheme, which began last year, will see 20,000 oysters introduced into the sea near Glenmorangie’s Highland base. It is the first time…
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