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As usual most of the political mud-slinging around the UK-EU fishing deal forgets the biggest most strategic issue - are we allocating fishing opportunity in a way that incentivises sustainability? See our comment in the Guardian news theguardian.com/world/live/202…

🚨 BREAKING: 20,000+ HOURS of suspected bottom trawling WRECKED the UK’s offshore marine “protected” areas last year, our research shows! 🌊 That would score tracks on the seabed that would stretch EIGHT TIMES around the UK. All with the government's permission! 1/4 🔽

There’s been a lot more heat than light in this week’s political reporting of UK-EU deal on fishing. Read our new blog to explore what the deal really means for coastal communities and our seas… openseas.org.uk/news/what-does…

Have you seen #Ocean with David Attenborough and want to help protect and recover our seas? Here in Scotland, less than 5% of our coastal seas are actually protected from bottom-trawling and scallop dredging. Please join thousands of people now calling on the Scottish Government

Check out the new Scotsman food&drink The Scotsman #Scran #podcast exploring the background to our #DivedNotDredged campaign 😀👇 Scotland's hospitality sector has an amazing role to play in supporting more #sustainable seafood

We’ve just published our #OceanWitness report - which documents the condition of Scotland’s inshore seas. Thanks to everyone involved in the surveys, research and analysis at a critical time for our marine environment. Check out the report online 👉 openseas.org.uk/ocean-witness/

Thank you to The Herald for reporting on the findings of our recently published #OceanWitness report. 🙏 Read the full report here: openseas.org.uk/ocean-witness/

Thank you to STV News for sharing on our recently published #OceanWitness report. 🙏 Read the full report here: openseas.org.uk/ocean-witness/

#DivedNotDredged is Open Seas’ campaign that shines a light on scallop diving in Scotland, a low-impact fishing method, that provides a more sustainable alternative to scallop dredging. Scallop dredging is widely regarded as the UK’s most environmentally harmful form of fishing.

We stand in solidarity with colleagues working around the world to protect the sea. Scotland is falling behind much of the rest of the world in its fisheries and marine management, the time to act is now. If you want to read the report mentioned in the video you can do so

Today on #WorldOceanDay, OCEAN with David Attenborough is released on Disney+ and Nat Geo. The film features Our Seas member Arran Coast and their island story, and highlights everything the Our Seas Coalition is campaigning for and why. #OceanFilm

On #WorldOceanDay thank you Maurice Golden 🙏 for putting pressure on Government to take long overdue action to recover the health of our seas #oceanwitness #restoreinshore openseas.org.uk/ocean-witness/

Very much welcoming rumours that Westminster will be protecting it's offshore MPAs from bottom trawling - time for Scottish Ministers to catch-up on protections for inshore and offshore waters!

Hear Our Seas coalition members Open Seas and Arran Coast talking to BBC Good Morning Scotland about the extensive harm happening to our seas — “not only an environmental and ecosystem harm, but also a cultural harm.” Listen from 2:13:00! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Thanks to the BBC for their coverage on the ongoing destruction taking place in our so-called ‘Marine Protected Areas’. In our recently publishes #OceanWitness report, we document the condition of Scotland’s inshore seas. To read the full report and discover the truth on the

“How can the Scottish Government accelerate the delivery of the required management measures to protect the marine environment and safeguard sustainable fisheries?” – Maurice Golden MSP, raising our #OceanWitness report in Parliament last week. In our recently published

Join us at The Duke Organic for a special movie night featuring a screening of The Orkney Dive, our captivating film about Scotland’s fishing practises. Tickets are £9 and include two free drinks and a selection of delicious and sustainable seafood tapas. This event is perfect

Hand-dived scallops represent a gold standard for low-impact fishing — delivering high quality, sustainable seafood without damaging our marine ecosystems. As part of our #DivedNotDredged campaign, we are working alongside chefs, divers, and food sustainability leaders to call

Great interview with creel fisherman Duncan McAndrew on BBC that highlights the lack of protections for Scotland’s inshore. The Scottish Government must act to step up protections for Scotland’s seas. Show your support by signing the Our Seas petition. ourseasscotland.eaction.org.uk/bring-back-the…