Ailsa McLellan
@ailsamcl.bsky.social
Grow native #Oysters for habitat restoration. Campaign for protection of Scotland's seabed. Happy outside. #TREEHUGGER
AI gets it right. 'The Scottish Government, led by @snp.org, has experienced significant and repeated delays in implementing fisheries management measures for its network of MPAs and for protecting Priority Marine Features (PMFs) outside those areas.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLxm...
OCEAN with David Attenborough | 'Bottom Trawling' Official Clip
YouTube video by Piece of Magic Entertainment
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December 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
AI gets it right. 'The Scottish Government, led by @snp.org, has experienced significant and repeated delays in implementing fisheries management measures for its network of MPAs and for protecting Priority Marine Features (PMFs) outside those areas.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLxm...
Again @snp.org booted the marine protection can down the road with @gillianmartin.bsky.social blaming 'contractors' for yesterdays news that moves towards protecting our seabed will be delayed AGAIN. Please read the below blog. www.openseas.org.uk/news/a-decade-of-political-delay-for-our-seas/
A decade of political delay for our seas
Ten years ago, 32 marine protected areas were designated in Scottish waters, following landmark legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament in August 2014.These Marine Protected Areas (MPA
www.openseas.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Again @snp.org booted the marine protection can down the road with @gillianmartin.bsky.social blaming 'contractors' for yesterdays news that moves towards protecting our seabed will be delayed AGAIN. Please read the below blog. www.openseas.org.uk/news/a-decade-of-political-delay-for-our-seas/
Worth listening to why one of the Mowinckel family - responsible for the biggest salmon farming company in the world 'Mowi' - is doing everything in his power to get open cage #salmon farming out of the water. thelastsalmonpodcast.com/episodes/bre...
The Last Salmon | Breaking with the industry: the Mowinckel stand against salmon farming
Frederik W. Mowinckel is unique amongst those who oppose salmon farms. It was his family who were some of the original salmon farmers in Norway that gave rise to the global, toxic industry, but th...
thelastsalmonpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Worth listening to why one of the Mowinckel family - responsible for the biggest salmon farming company in the world 'Mowi' - is doing everything in his power to get open cage #salmon farming out of the water. thelastsalmonpodcast.com/episodes/bre...
A good news story, genuine success in seagrass restoration, not just a lot of press around planned success! #MarineLife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-R...
Seawilding breakthrough for seagrass restoration 2025
YouTube video by Seawilding
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A good news story, genuine success in seagrass restoration, not just a lot of press around planned success! #MarineLife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-R...
First Garfish I have found washed up on the shores of Loch Broom. #MarineLife
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
First Garfish I have found washed up on the shores of Loch Broom. #MarineLife
Reposted by Ailsa McLellan
Encouraging read, been going on for a while in NZ & Nordics
“The high-level math that we’ve come up with is a financial break-even point of about 4 to 5 years, over a 10-year time span, you’re definitely coming out way ahead"
@ailsamcl.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
“The high-level math that we’ve come up with is a financial break-even point of about 4 to 5 years, over a 10-year time span, you’re definitely coming out way ahead"
@ailsamcl.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
Electric boats splash down in rural Maine's coastal waters
Battery-powered vessels are catching on in the U.S. and globally as the tech improves. In Maine's Casco Bay, early adopters are using e-boats on oyster…
www.canarymedia.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Encouraging read, been going on for a while in NZ & Nordics
“The high-level math that we’ve come up with is a financial break-even point of about 4 to 5 years, over a 10-year time span, you’re definitely coming out way ahead"
@ailsamcl.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
“The high-level math that we’ve come up with is a financial break-even point of about 4 to 5 years, over a 10-year time span, you’re definitely coming out way ahead"
@ailsamcl.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
Another example of the stranglehold the foreign owned #Salmon industry has over the @snp.org
This contentious site was given the go ahead despite overwhelming objections. #regulatorcapture
www.salmonbusiness.com/first-semi-c...
This contentious site was given the go ahead despite overwhelming objections. #regulatorcapture
www.salmonbusiness.com/first-semi-c...
First semi-closed salmon farm in Scotland approved following appeal
Scottish ministers approve Loch Long semi-closed salmon farm after appeal. Scottish ministers have granted planning permission for Loch Long Salmon’s proposed semi-closed containment system (SCCS) far...
www.salmonbusiness.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Another example of the stranglehold the foreign owned #Salmon industry has over the @snp.org
This contentious site was given the go ahead despite overwhelming objections. #regulatorcapture
www.salmonbusiness.com/first-semi-c...
This contentious site was given the go ahead despite overwhelming objections. #regulatorcapture
www.salmonbusiness.com/first-semi-c...
Rhetoric V Reality. 5% of the #salmon died at this WRS (a.k.a Mowi) site in June. That equates to thousands of fish suffering and dying, they are also forgetting the infernal 'hum' of the feed barge. Nothing traditional or peaceful about this 'blue revolution'. #Offthetable
August 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rhetoric V Reality. 5% of the #salmon died at this WRS (a.k.a Mowi) site in June. That equates to thousands of fish suffering and dying, they are also forgetting the infernal 'hum' of the feed barge. Nothing traditional or peaceful about this 'blue revolution'. #Offthetable
Well done Greece, not putting profit above all else as is the case with Scotland's unethical foreign owned farmed #salmon industry.
Greece Abandons Fish Farm Expansion on Poros After Several Investigations | Journalismfund Europe
POROS – The Greek government withdraws controversial fish farms plan on Poros island after years of community campaigning and several investigations.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Well done Greece, not putting profit above all else as is the case with Scotland's unethical foreign owned farmed #salmon industry.
Lovely bright butterfish in the oyster hoisters today. #marinelife
August 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Lovely bright butterfish in the oyster hoisters today. #marinelife
We are very grateful to the Loch Broom and Ullapool Community Trust for part funding oyster cages with a larger mesh than the ones we had. Bigger mesh makes for easier cleaning and more water flow, which equals happy cage scrubbers, and happy oysters! #Seawilding #MarineLife
August 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We are very grateful to the Loch Broom and Ullapool Community Trust for part funding oyster cages with a larger mesh than the ones we had. Bigger mesh makes for easier cleaning and more water flow, which equals happy cage scrubbers, and happy oysters! #Seawilding #MarineLife
1/4🧵The Scottish Government are proposing a 'Good Food Nation' Plan. As usual, when it comes to the #Salmon part, it is warped in the extreme, and heavily leans towards supporting this foreign owned industry. www.gov.scot/publications...
July 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
1/4🧵The Scottish Government are proposing a 'Good Food Nation' Plan. As usual, when it comes to the #Salmon part, it is warped in the extreme, and heavily leans towards supporting this foreign owned industry. www.gov.scot/publications...
If you are exposed to Roundup you should watch this.
When Glyphosate is mixed with 'co formulants' to make 'Roundup it becomes much more toxic. The research is solid, it causes cancer. Councils must stop spraying it where the public are exposed. @highland.gov.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOm...
When Glyphosate is mixed with 'co formulants' to make 'Roundup it becomes much more toxic. The research is solid, it causes cancer. Councils must stop spraying it where the public are exposed. @highland.gov.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOm...
Glyphosate: A groundbreaking global study on the controversial weedkiller
YouTube video by PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK UK
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July 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If you are exposed to Roundup you should watch this.
When Glyphosate is mixed with 'co formulants' to make 'Roundup it becomes much more toxic. The research is solid, it causes cancer. Councils must stop spraying it where the public are exposed. @highland.gov.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOm...
When Glyphosate is mixed with 'co formulants' to make 'Roundup it becomes much more toxic. The research is solid, it causes cancer. Councils must stop spraying it where the public are exposed. @highland.gov.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOm...
A lovely palaemon shrimp in the oyster hoisters today. #marinelife
July 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A lovely palaemon shrimp in the oyster hoisters today. #marinelife
Beautiful wrasse in the oyster hoisters on Ullapool pontoons today. I see a male frequently here, they are very territorial so it could well be the same fellow, if it is, he clearly doesn't mind being taken on board and ogled on a regular basis.
July 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Beautiful wrasse in the oyster hoisters on Ullapool pontoons today. I see a male frequently here, they are very territorial so it could well be the same fellow, if it is, he clearly doesn't mind being taken on board and ogled on a regular basis.
Lots of lovely moon jellies in Loch Broom at the moment.
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Lots of lovely moon jellies in Loch Broom at the moment.
I want to see the material that is being shown to these kids @highland.gov.uk Is it balanced? This is a contentious industry with many known impacts, who is providing the other side of the story? fishfocus.co.uk/hundreds-of-...
HUNDREDS OF INVERNESS PUPILS SAMPLE CAREERS IN SCOTTISH SALMON FARMING
Hundreds of Inverness pupils sample careers in Scottish salmon farming at a hands-on event highlighting the wide range of roles available.
fishfocus.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I want to see the material that is being shown to these kids @highland.gov.uk Is it balanced? This is a contentious industry with many known impacts, who is providing the other side of the story? fishfocus.co.uk/hundreds-of-...
Reposted by Ailsa McLellan
More than a national scandal, it's verging on corruption by senior civil servants who have allowed Regulatory Capture by big fishing trade bodies. Time for a full independent Inquiry. Happy to provide reams of evidence. @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...
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May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
More than a national scandal, it's verging on corruption by senior civil servants who have allowed Regulatory Capture by big fishing trade bodies. Time for a full independent Inquiry. Happy to provide reams of evidence. @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...
Reposted by Ailsa McLellan
LESS THAN 1% OF SCOTLAND'S seas are fully protected. 87% of inshore Marine Protected Areas allow Scallop Dredging & Bottom Trawling. @johnswinney.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian government to declare almost a third of its oceans ‘highly protected’ in the next five years
Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia’s marine parks will ‘lay the foundation’ for increasing ocean protections
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June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
LESS THAN 1% OF SCOTLAND'S seas are fully protected. 87% of inshore Marine Protected Areas allow Scallop Dredging & Bottom Trawling. @johnswinney.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet more impacts from the fin fish aquaculture industry, making money for foreign owned multinationals whilst leaving Scotland a legacy of pollution. No one seems to be measuring the cost, in real terms to our environment. #Offthetable @mairigougeon.bsky.social
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Named: five lochs polluted by fish farms
Five lochs in the Highlands and Islands have been damaged by pollution from fish farms, according to a study by University College London.
theferret.scot
May 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Yet more impacts from the fin fish aquaculture industry, making money for foreign owned multinationals whilst leaving Scotland a legacy of pollution. No one seems to be measuring the cost, in real terms to our environment. #Offthetable @mairigougeon.bsky.social
theferret.scot/fish-farms-f...
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A further 3,000 native oysters released in Loch Broom, still way off our targets due to continuing spat shortages, but we have kept these oysters in the cages for longer than normal, so they are spawning size + safe from most predators. Fingers crossed for spawning! #Seawilding
May 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A further 3,000 native oysters released in Loch Broom, still way off our targets due to continuing spat shortages, but we have kept these oysters in the cages for longer than normal, so they are spawning size + safe from most predators. Fingers crossed for spawning! #Seawilding
We have had a fun couple of days in Ullapool helping local kids understand that to get cool stuff at the top of the food chain, you need to look after the hard working habitat builders at the bottom. They get it, lets hope our politicians do too🤔
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We have had a fun couple of days in Ullapool helping local kids understand that to get cool stuff at the top of the food chain, you need to look after the hard working habitat builders at the bottom. They get it, lets hope our politicians do too🤔
Scottish fisheries management is a case study in failure. Politicians say we have 37% protection - this is a lie 🤥Most of our MPAs are paper parks, reality = <5% protection. @snp.org politicians continue to facilitate the destruction of our seabed. theconversation.com/david-attenb...
David Attenborough’s Ocean reveals how bottom trawling is hurting sealife in horrifying detail
Industrial fishing has caused immense damage to ocean life, but given the right protection, the sea has miraculous powers of recovery.
theconversation.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Scottish fisheries management is a case study in failure. Politicians say we have 37% protection - this is a lie 🤥Most of our MPAs are paper parks, reality = <5% protection. @snp.org politicians continue to facilitate the destruction of our seabed. theconversation.com/david-attenb...
If you are eating Scottish #Salmon, it is farmed, and with salmon farming the product is not worth the impacts. #Offthetable
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...
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WL Sustainable Food Series: The fishy facts about salmon
Steph Wetherell takes a look at salmon – from farmed to wild, certified or not – in a bid to make better choices…
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you are eating Scottish #Salmon, it is farmed, and with salmon farming the product is not worth the impacts. #Offthetable
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...