Coastal Communities Network Scotland
@communitiesforseas.bsky.social
A network of local coastal community groups taking action to protect and better manage the marine environment. Scottish charity no. SC054249
communitiesforseas.scot
With support from Fauna and Flora International
communitiesforseas.scot
With support from Fauna and Flora International
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Are you an individual or a member of a group in Scotland with an interest in seagrass who could benefit from being part of the Collaborative?
Get in touch with us to register to be involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Get in touch with us to register to be involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Scottish Seagrass Collaborative Membership Form
The SSC is not a governing body. Instead, it is a collaborative network shaped by its members. Our shared mission is to connect people, share knowledge, and create opportunities for training, resource...
docs.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Are you an individual or a member of a group in Scotland with an interest in seagrass who could benefit from being part of the Collaborative?
Get in touch with us to register to be involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Get in touch with us to register to be involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Last month saw the launch of the Scottish Seagrass Collaborative!
The aim of the Collaborative is to connect people, share knowledge, and create opportunities for training, resources, and joint action that strengthen seagrass conservation efforts across Scotland.
The aim of the Collaborative is to connect people, share knowledge, and create opportunities for training, resources, and joint action that strengthen seagrass conservation efforts across Scotland.
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Last month saw the launch of the Scottish Seagrass Collaborative!
The aim of the Collaborative is to connect people, share knowledge, and create opportunities for training, resources, and joint action that strengthen seagrass conservation efforts across Scotland.
The aim of the Collaborative is to connect people, share knowledge, and create opportunities for training, resources, and joint action that strengthen seagrass conservation efforts across Scotland.
Recently, CCN members came together to explore how arts, culture and heritage relate to marine conservation, and how we can use them to engage new audiences and foster deeper connections with the marine environment 🐟🎨
Read all about it in our blog:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/arts-mini-ga...
Read all about it in our blog:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/arts-mini-ga...
Arts, culture and heritage in marine conservation: CCN mini-gathering - CCN Scotland
www.communitiesforseas.scot
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Recently, CCN members came together to explore how arts, culture and heritage relate to marine conservation, and how we can use them to engage new audiences and foster deeper connections with the marine environment 🐟🎨
Read all about it in our blog:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/arts-mini-ga...
Read all about it in our blog:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/arts-mini-ga...
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One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
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The #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt starts today! 🌎
This month thousands of #nurdlehunters will be collecting vital #plasticpellet pollution data & calling for change💪
Join in and be part of the solution 🔎
For more on how to take part & how to download our new app▶️ www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
This month thousands of #nurdlehunters will be collecting vital #plasticpellet pollution data & calling for change💪
Join in and be part of the solution 🔎
For more on how to take part & how to download our new app▶️ www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
October 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt starts today! 🌎
This month thousands of #nurdlehunters will be collecting vital #plasticpellet pollution data & calling for change💪
Join in and be part of the solution 🔎
For more on how to take part & how to download our new app▶️ www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
This month thousands of #nurdlehunters will be collecting vital #plasticpellet pollution data & calling for change💪
Join in and be part of the solution 🔎
For more on how to take part & how to download our new app▶️ www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
This week, the Scottish Government announced proposed management measures for Priority Marine Features not covered by the inshore MPA network, which will be taken to public consultation in November 🪸
Read out blog to find out what this means:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/new-manageme...
Read out blog to find out what this means:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/new-manageme...
New management measures for Priority Marine Features proposed - CCN Scotland
www.communitiesforseas.scot
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This week, the Scottish Government announced proposed management measures for Priority Marine Features not covered by the inshore MPA network, which will be taken to public consultation in November 🪸
Read out blog to find out what this means:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/new-manageme...
Read out blog to find out what this means:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/new-manageme...
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Good news 🥳 Morocco is now the 60th nation to sign on to the High Seas Treaty. This means, for the first time, protections against harmful human activities can extend across international waters, safeguarding countless marine species. A huge win for marine life, ocean health, and future generations.
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Good news 🥳 Morocco is now the 60th nation to sign on to the High Seas Treaty. This means, for the first time, protections against harmful human activities can extend across international waters, safeguarding countless marine species. A huge win for marine life, ocean health, and future generations.
It's been a busy summer for CCN - read our newsletter to find out what we have been up to!
www.communitiesforseas.scot/ccn-summer-n...
www.communitiesforseas.scot/ccn-summer-n...
CCN Summer Newsletter 2025 - CCN Scotland
www.communitiesforseas.scot
August 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's been a busy summer for CCN - read our newsletter to find out what we have been up to!
www.communitiesforseas.scot/ccn-summer-n...
www.communitiesforseas.scot/ccn-summer-n...
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I’m obsessed with snorkelling in Scotland: starfish below, sea eagles overhead – and it really isn’t that cold
I’m obsessed with snorkelling in Scotland: starfish below, sea eagles overhead – and it really isn’t that cold
Developing snorkelling trails is part of my job, but I never tire of the teeming underwater life and seeing some of the least crowded parts of Britain’s coast
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I’m obsessed with snorkelling in Scotland: starfish below, sea eagles overhead – and it really isn’t that cold
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🔴 NEW: A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over six months has been strongly defended by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog.
Our latest: theferret.scot/salmo...
Our latest: theferret.scot/salmo...
July 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🔴 NEW: A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over six months has been strongly defended by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog.
Our latest: theferret.scot/salmo...
Our latest: theferret.scot/salmo...
The next Scottish Government will bring us to 2030, the milestone year where Scotland has committed to halting biodiversity loss. This makes next year's elections a critical moment for Scotland's seas.
Read CCN's priorities for the 2026 elections:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/2026-electio...
Read CCN's priorities for the 2026 elections:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/2026-electio...
CCN priorities for the 2026 Scottish elections - CCN Scotland
Community organisations from across Scotland’s coast have co-developed these priorities, drawing on their vast knowledge and experiences. These aim for an ecosystem based recovery of our marine and co...
www.communitiesforseas.scot
July 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The next Scottish Government will bring us to 2030, the milestone year where Scotland has committed to halting biodiversity loss. This makes next year's elections a critical moment for Scotland's seas.
Read CCN's priorities for the 2026 elections:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/2026-electio...
Read CCN's priorities for the 2026 elections:
www.communitiesforseas.scot/2026-electio...
Scotland's first snorkel festival is happening in just a few weeks!
From the 27th - 29th June, there will be loads going on along the Berwickshire coast, including kids pool sessions, guided sea sessions,, photography competitions, and interesting talks 🐳
From the 27th - 29th June, there will be loads going on along the Berwickshire coast, including kids pool sessions, guided sea sessions,, photography competitions, and interesting talks 🐳
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Scotland's first snorkel festival is happening in just a few weeks!
From the 27th - 29th June, there will be loads going on along the Berwickshire coast, including kids pool sessions, guided sea sessions,, photography competitions, and interesting talks 🐳
From the 27th - 29th June, there will be loads going on along the Berwickshire coast, including kids pool sessions, guided sea sessions,, photography competitions, and interesting talks 🐳
"I just couldn't believe the regeneration that had happened and I was just swimming along with a demand valve in my mouth and a huge smile on my face. This is what it was all about"
Great to see this coverage of seabed recovery off Arran 🐟@arrancoast.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to see this coverage of seabed recovery off Arran 🐟@arrancoast.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Arran seabed restoration championed by Sir David Attenborough
As governments gather at the UN Oceans Conference, protections off Arran are hailed as an example in restoration.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"I just couldn't believe the regeneration that had happened and I was just swimming along with a demand valve in my mouth and a huge smile on my face. This is what it was all about"
Great to see this coverage of seabed recovery off Arran 🐟@arrancoast.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to see this coverage of seabed recovery off Arran 🐟@arrancoast.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our oceans are vital - for nature, climate, and people 🐟
This #WorldOceanDay, we would like to celebrate the communities across the coasts of Scotland who do incredible work to protect and restore our seas 🌊
This #WorldOceanDay, we would like to celebrate the communities across the coasts of Scotland who do incredible work to protect and restore our seas 🌊
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Our oceans are vital - for nature, climate, and people 🐟
This #WorldOceanDay, we would like to celebrate the communities across the coasts of Scotland who do incredible work to protect and restore our seas 🌊
This #WorldOceanDay, we would like to celebrate the communities across the coasts of Scotland who do incredible work to protect and restore our seas 🌊
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🌊 Today is World Ocean Day 🤿
This short clip showcases just a tiny fraction of the incredible life we have in Scottish coastal waters.
There is so much out there, and it is all worthy of our protection!
#worldoceanday2025 #ocean #underwater #saltwaterlife #divediscoverdefend #scotland
This short clip showcases just a tiny fraction of the incredible life we have in Scottish coastal waters.
There is so much out there, and it is all worthy of our protection!
#worldoceanday2025 #ocean #underwater #saltwaterlife #divediscoverdefend #scotland
June 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🌊 Today is World Ocean Day 🤿
This short clip showcases just a tiny fraction of the incredible life we have in Scottish coastal waters.
There is so much out there, and it is all worthy of our protection!
#worldoceanday2025 #ocean #underwater #saltwaterlife #divediscoverdefend #scotland
This short clip showcases just a tiny fraction of the incredible life we have in Scottish coastal waters.
There is so much out there, and it is all worthy of our protection!
#worldoceanday2025 #ocean #underwater #saltwaterlife #divediscoverdefend #scotland
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Lots of community discussions & consultations about to start on #Arran @arrancoast.bsky.social
@naturescot.bsky.social
www.ardrossanherald.com/news/2520988...
@naturescot.bsky.social
www.ardrossanherald.com/news/2520988...
Arran's COAST group lands £100k funding to help save marine life
Arran's COAST campaigners win £100k to expand community consultations in a crucial next step in restoring Scotland's sea life
www.ardrossanherald.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Lots of community discussions & consultations about to start on #Arran @arrancoast.bsky.social
@naturescot.bsky.social
www.ardrossanherald.com/news/2520988...
@naturescot.bsky.social
www.ardrossanherald.com/news/2520988...
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More than 135,000 cleaner fish have died at a Highland salmon farm run by Norwegian-owned Mowi, prompting welfare concerns and a formal complaint.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/13500...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/13500...
June 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More than 135,000 cleaner fish have died at a Highland salmon farm run by Norwegian-owned Mowi, prompting welfare concerns and a formal complaint.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/13500...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/13500...
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Delighted to join the inaugural Board of Trustees of @communitiesforseas.bsky.social!
This marks an exciting milestone for this network of community-led organisations and I’m honoured to support its mission and help shape its future.
👉 www.communitiesforseas.scot
This marks an exciting milestone for this network of community-led organisations and I’m honoured to support its mission and help shape its future.
👉 www.communitiesforseas.scot
Home Page - CCN Scotland
Welcome to the Coastal Communities Network.
www.communitiesforseas.scot
May 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Delighted to join the inaugural Board of Trustees of @communitiesforseas.bsky.social!
This marks an exciting milestone for this network of community-led organisations and I’m honoured to support its mission and help shape its future.
👉 www.communitiesforseas.scot
This marks an exciting milestone for this network of community-led organisations and I’m honoured to support its mission and help shape its future.
👉 www.communitiesforseas.scot
Exciting news - CCN has received charitable status!
We are so excited for this next chapter! Huge thank you to our members and supporters who have helped us reach this stage, and to @faunaflora.bsky.social for hosting the network over the past few years🌊
www.communitiesforseas.scot/coastal-comm...
We are so excited for this next chapter! Huge thank you to our members and supporters who have helped us reach this stage, and to @faunaflora.bsky.social for hosting the network over the past few years🌊
www.communitiesforseas.scot/coastal-comm...
Coastal Communities Network has received charitable status! - CCN Scotland
Just this week, Coastal Communities Network has received charitable status as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC054249)!We are really excited for this next chapter of CCN.
www.communitiesforseas.scot
May 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Exciting news - CCN has received charitable status!
We are so excited for this next chapter! Huge thank you to our members and supporters who have helped us reach this stage, and to @faunaflora.bsky.social for hosting the network over the past few years🌊
www.communitiesforseas.scot/coastal-comm...
We are so excited for this next chapter! Huge thank you to our members and supporters who have helped us reach this stage, and to @faunaflora.bsky.social for hosting the network over the past few years🌊
www.communitiesforseas.scot/coastal-comm...
In April, a serious pollution incident came to light in Loch Hourn when a fisherman found his catch dead and smelling strongly of bleach. It is still not clear exactly what happened.
Read Friends of Loch Hourn's outline of the event and its aftermath: www.communitiesforseas.scot/discharge-of...
Read Friends of Loch Hourn's outline of the event and its aftermath: www.communitiesforseas.scot/discharge-of...
Discharge of dangerous chemicals by a large vessel in Loch Hourn - CCN Scotland
A serious pollution incident has poisoned a large area of the seabed in Loch Hourn duringthe night of April 19th. The Marine Directorate (MD) of the Scottish Government is currently investigating this...
www.communitiesforseas.scot
May 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In April, a serious pollution incident came to light in Loch Hourn when a fisherman found his catch dead and smelling strongly of bleach. It is still not clear exactly what happened.
Read Friends of Loch Hourn's outline of the event and its aftermath: www.communitiesforseas.scot/discharge-of...
Read Friends of Loch Hourn's outline of the event and its aftermath: www.communitiesforseas.scot/discharge-of...
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🌊 Sea Scotland 2025🌊
This autumn, ahead of next year’s election, we will host our first ever Ocean Hustings, in partnership with @youth4seas.bsky.social
Discuss plans to support our marine environment and coastal communities with Scottish political parties:
www.seascotland.scot/sea-scotland...
This autumn, ahead of next year’s election, we will host our first ever Ocean Hustings, in partnership with @youth4seas.bsky.social
Discuss plans to support our marine environment and coastal communities with Scottish political parties:
www.seascotland.scot/sea-scotland...
May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🌊 Sea Scotland 2025🌊
This autumn, ahead of next year’s election, we will host our first ever Ocean Hustings, in partnership with @youth4seas.bsky.social
Discuss plans to support our marine environment and coastal communities with Scottish political parties:
www.seascotland.scot/sea-scotland...
This autumn, ahead of next year’s election, we will host our first ever Ocean Hustings, in partnership with @youth4seas.bsky.social
Discuss plans to support our marine environment and coastal communities with Scottish political parties:
www.seascotland.scot/sea-scotland...
Last chance to apply for this exciting post as a part-time Seagrass Officer with Kintyre Coastal Network! 🌱
If you want to support practical conservation work along the Kintyre coast and work with a small, friendly team, this could be the role for you! 🌊
www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org/vacancypage
If you want to support practical conservation work along the Kintyre coast and work with a small, friendly team, this could be the role for you! 🌊
www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org/vacancypage
Vacancy page | KCN
Details of vacancies at KCN.
www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Last chance to apply for this exciting post as a part-time Seagrass Officer with Kintyre Coastal Network! 🌱
If you want to support practical conservation work along the Kintyre coast and work with a small, friendly team, this could be the role for you! 🌊
www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org/vacancypage
If you want to support practical conservation work along the Kintyre coast and work with a small, friendly team, this could be the role for you! 🌊
www.kintyrecoastalnetwork.org/vacancypage
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Applications for our Youth Ocean Action Fund are now OPEN! 🐳
With grants for both individuals and projects/campaigns, there's funding available to support your ocean advocacy, whatever that looks like!
All info and how to apply: youthforseas.org/action-fund ✊
With grants for both individuals and projects/campaigns, there's funding available to support your ocean advocacy, whatever that looks like!
All info and how to apply: youthforseas.org/action-fund ✊
April 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Applications for our Youth Ocean Action Fund are now OPEN! 🐳
With grants for both individuals and projects/campaigns, there's funding available to support your ocean advocacy, whatever that looks like!
All info and how to apply: youthforseas.org/action-fund ✊
With grants for both individuals and projects/campaigns, there's funding available to support your ocean advocacy, whatever that looks like!
All info and how to apply: youthforseas.org/action-fund ✊
Passionate about protecting Scotland's wildlife and habitats? The #NatureOfScotland Awards seeks out the unsung heroes dedicated to conservation efforts across the country. Know a person, project or partnership that fits the bill? Apply by 27 May bit.ly/natureofscot...
Nature of Scotland Awards
Designed to recognise and celebrate excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement in Scottish nature conservation, welcome to the Nature of Scotland awards.
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Passionate about protecting Scotland's wildlife and habitats? The #NatureOfScotland Awards seeks out the unsung heroes dedicated to conservation efforts across the country. Know a person, project or partnership that fits the bill? Apply by 27 May bit.ly/natureofscot...
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📣 Got ideas for an ocean advocacy campaign? Want to attend an event or training to develop your marine skills? 💡
We're launching a Youth Ocean Action Fund to support young people to make their innovative ocean advocacy ideas a reality✊
Read more 👉 youthforseas.org/action-fund 🧠
We're launching a Youth Ocean Action Fund to support young people to make their innovative ocean advocacy ideas a reality✊
Read more 👉 youthforseas.org/action-fund 🧠
April 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📣 Got ideas for an ocean advocacy campaign? Want to attend an event or training to develop your marine skills? 💡
We're launching a Youth Ocean Action Fund to support young people to make their innovative ocean advocacy ideas a reality✊
Read more 👉 youthforseas.org/action-fund 🧠
We're launching a Youth Ocean Action Fund to support young people to make their innovative ocean advocacy ideas a reality✊
Read more 👉 youthforseas.org/action-fund 🧠