Research, investigations & campaigns to recover the health of our coastal seas & promote sustainable seafood.
👇 #SayNoToScampi
https://www.openseas.org.uk/say-no-to-scampi/
👇 #DivedNotDredged
https://www.openseas.org.uk/dived-not-dredged/
Open Seas
🎣 Loch Fyne once supported a thriving fishing economy built on healthy marine habitats.
Protecting and restoring habitats can help bring back marine life, jobs and opportunities for coastal communities. 🌊 #MarineConservation
The Kyles of Bute are still open to destructive bottom trawling, damaging fragile habitats like maerl. Our Argyll Report shows sustainable fishing creates more value for coastal communities while protecting the sea. 🌊🦞
https://www.openseas.org.uk/argyll-report/
Moray Firth fishers say dredging near Ardersier Port is damaging habitats.
Scotland needs marine planning that protects seabeds, supports low-impact fishing and puts coastal communities first, not reactive decisions after damage is done. 🌊
The loss of the Michelin Green Star risks pushing sustainability further out of the spotlight just when our seas need it most. 🌊
How seafood is caught matters.
Hand-dived scallops protect marine habitats, unlike dredging which damages the seabed.
#DivedNotDredged
What about the endangered species in Scotland’s seas?? 🦈
Basking sharks, flapper skate and sandeels all rely on healthy marine habitats threatened by bottom trawling and dredging.
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #MarineConservation
📸 Photos: NatureScotland
Scottish hand-dived scallops prove seafood can be both sustainable and premium quality 🌊
Supporting #Fish24 means choosing low-impact fishing that protects marine habitats, supports coastal communities and keeps our seas thriving.
#DivedNotDredged
From boat to focaccia 🦞
We spoke with the team at Inveraray Seafood Shack about building a business around low-impact creel fishing, local seafood and healthier seas.
A great example of community-led sustainable seafood in action 🌊
Congratulations to @gillianamartin.bsky.social on her appointment as Cab Sec for Climate Action & Rural Affairs, and to @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social on his appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Marine & the Islands. We look forward to working with you to restore the health of Scotland’s seas 🌊🐟⚓
Michelin's Green Star may be disappearing, but Scotland's sustainable seafood ambitions shouldn't. 🌊🍀
Healthy seas are the foundation of great seafood, coastal communities and future gastronomy. Read our latest blog:
https://www.openseas.org.uk/news/retiring-the-clover/
#Seafood #Sustainability
🌊 Healthy seabed = healthy seas.
Bottom trawling and dredging continue to damage protected marine habitats in Scotland, harming wildlife and releasing stored carbon.
This #WorldOceanDay, learn how sustainable fishing can help restore our seas and support coastal communities:
openseas.org.uk
