Inshore Scottish MPAs & PMFs Consultation Delayed Again!
The Scottish Government has once again kicked the can down the road on protecting Scotland’s inshore marine environment for the fourth time in nearly a decade. On 10 December 2025, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Gillian Martin confirmed that a long-promised consultation on fisheries restrictions in inshore marine protected areas will not take […]
Beach Cleaning
I have been taking part in, organizing and coordinating beach cleans for over 7 years now, my actions are a direct result of what i see on a daily basis; more and more rubbish ending up around our coastline. Having spent a reasonable amount of time frequenting some of the most remote Scottish beaches and […]
Beach cleans & shark guts… it’s all rubbish
Alongside my work as a shark biologist, I am a volunteer for the charity Surfers Against Sewage. As part of this role I organise and participate in numerous beach cleans along the U.K. coastline, more often than not the bulk of rubbish that we remove during these cleans are plastic items. Now assuming you haven’t […]
School Outreach; Shark Program
An interactive shark program is now available for children of primary school age, from P2 through to P7 (ages 5-11). This specially designed outreach program enables pupils to understand basic shark biology, ecology and conservation. By identifying what makes a shark different from other fish – with a special investigation into the shark senses, looking […]