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Marine and Coastal

Scotland has over 16,000 km of coastline and over 88,000 km² of sea - that's 60% of UK waters! Currently less than 0.001% of this is protected and many habitats and species are being damaged or destroyed by human activities.

Marine Bill Campaign

Marine Acts for Scotland and the United Kingdom could give us a once-in-a-lifetime chance to plan and manage the marine environment for the long-term benefit of everyone. Find out what Scottish Wildlife Trust and Scottish Environment LINK are campaigning for in this year's groundbreaking Marine Bill for Scotland.

Marine Biodiversity

Scotland's seas are of world-class quality with thousands of unique, colourful and fascinating marine creatures. Find out about SWT coastal reserves and how we influence biodiversity policy and raise awareness of marine issues.

Marine Protected Areas

SWT is campaigning for a new network of Nationally Important Marine Areas to protect more of Scotland's unique and special habitats and species. Read more in the Finding NIMAs report.

Save our Seas Scotland Team

Join our Save our Seas (SoS) Scotland team and get actively involved in our marine campaigns and projects to help us improve protection for the marine environment.

Living with the Sea

The Living with the Sea outdoor marine banner project celebrates wildlife and people. People of all ages from the coastal communities of the Ullapool area helped to create 25 colourful outdoor banners, on display on buildings in Ullapool throughout the summer. The banners bring together stunning images of local marine wildlife from the UK's best underwater photographers and local photographs of people living and working with the sea. Five of the banners were drawn and painted by pupils from local schools.

The banners link people and marine life. They show that myriads of little-known, fascinating marine creatures form the heart of the marine ecosystems that support fishing, fish-farming, recreation and tourism and everything we do in the sea. We simply cannot exist without them. The exhibition also celebrates a very important time for Scotland's seas as the Marine Bill passes through the Scottish Parliament.

 

Living with the Sea was managed by SWT, with help from Ullapool Harbour Trust, the Ullapool Tourism and Business Association and Wester Ross Environment Network. It was funded by Scottish Natural Heritage, Awards for All and the EC Highland LEADER 2007-2013 Programme.