Open Seas
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Research, investigations & campaigns to recover the health of our coastal seas & promote sustainable seafood.
👇 #SayNoToScampi
https://www.openseas.org.uk/say-no-to-scampi/
👇 #DivedNotDredged
https://www.openseas.org.uk/dived-not-dredged/
👇 #SayNoToScampi
https://www.openseas.org.uk/say-no-to-scampi/
👇 #DivedNotDredged
https://www.openseas.org.uk/dived-not-dredged/
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Scotland’s seas are home to incredibly diverse marine life, each species plays a part in the health and balance of our marine ecosystems & all depend on healthy seabed habitats to survive.
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Scotland’s seas are home to incredibly diverse marine life, each species plays a part in the health and balance of our marine ecosystems & all depend on healthy seabed habitats to survive.
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
Scotland’s seas are home to incredibly diverse marine life, each species plays a part in the health and balance of our marine ecosystems & all depend on healthy seabed habitats to survive.
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Scotland’s seas are home to incredibly diverse marine life, each species plays a part in the health and balance of our marine ecosystems & all depend on healthy seabed habitats to survive.
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
Here are just a few of the characters in Scotland's waters 🧵🌊🪸
This Sunday in Glasgow, we’re bringing together chefs, seafood enthusiasts, and scallop divers to explore how low-impact fishing can help protect marine habitats while keeping premium, sustainable seafood on our plates.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This Sunday in Glasgow, we’re bringing together chefs, seafood enthusiasts, and scallop divers to explore how low-impact fishing can help protect marine habitats while keeping premium, sustainable seafood on our plates.
#DYK seagrass is one of very few marine flowering plants that grows in UK waters? With green leafy shoots and tiny scale-like flowers, it produces seeds that germinate in sand, allowing the plant to thrive in the clean, clear water of shallow sandy bays and sheltered sounds 🌱🌊
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#DYK seagrass is one of very few marine flowering plants that grows in UK waters? With green leafy shoots and tiny scale-like flowers, it produces seeds that germinate in sand, allowing the plant to thrive in the clean, clear water of shallow sandy bays and sheltered sounds 🌱🌊
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📢 Join Scotland’s Climate March on Saturday 15th November to demand a better world from our coasts to our cities.
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 Join Scotland’s Climate March on Saturday 15th November to demand a better world from our coasts to our cities.
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
📢 Join Scotland’s Climate March on Saturday 15th November to demand a better world from our coasts to our cities.
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 Join Scotland’s Climate March on Saturday 15th November to demand a better world from our coasts to our cities.
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
🌊 Assemble @ 11am, Glasgow Green
🪧 Global solidarity | Fair transition | Care for our planet
➡️ climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30
@foescot.bsky.social
Happy #WorldBaskingSharkDay to these gentle giants who, lucky for us, frequent Scottish waters every summer. Did you know they're the second largest fish in the world?!
📸: Lars von Ritter Zahony / Ocean Image Bank
@baskingsharksco.bsky.social
📸: Lars von Ritter Zahony / Ocean Image Bank
@baskingsharksco.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Happy #WorldBaskingSharkDay to these gentle giants who, lucky for us, frequent Scottish waters every summer. Did you know they're the second largest fish in the world?!
📸: Lars von Ritter Zahony / Ocean Image Bank
@baskingsharksco.bsky.social
📸: Lars von Ritter Zahony / Ocean Image Bank
@baskingsharksco.bsky.social
They might look a little spooky or have some weird habits but these marine creatures are some of the most fascinating in Scotland’s seas. Any others you'd add to the list?
🐌 Nudibranchs
🦈 Sofa shark
🐭 Sea mouse
🐺 Wolffish
#HappyHalloween
🐌 Nudibranchs
🦈 Sofa shark
🐭 Sea mouse
🐺 Wolffish
#HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
They might look a little spooky or have some weird habits but these marine creatures are some of the most fascinating in Scotland’s seas. Any others you'd add to the list?
🐌 Nudibranchs
🦈 Sofa shark
🐭 Sea mouse
🐺 Wolffish
#HappyHalloween
🐌 Nudibranchs
🦈 Sofa shark
🐭 Sea mouse
🐺 Wolffish
#HappyHalloween
It’s time to put the ‘P’ back in MPA: Marine Protected Areas in Scotland (and around the world) exist on paper but not always in practice.
Here's what our #OceanWitnessReport uncovered ⬇️🧵🌊
Here's what our #OceanWitnessReport uncovered ⬇️🧵🌊
October 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It’s time to put the ‘P’ back in MPA: Marine Protected Areas in Scotland (and around the world) exist on paper but not always in practice.
Here's what our #OceanWitnessReport uncovered ⬇️🧵🌊
Here's what our #OceanWitnessReport uncovered ⬇️🧵🌊
We're super excited to collaborate with Edinbane Lodge and The Gannet Glasgow for a sustainable seafood lunch in just a few weeks.
Book your tickets here: gannet.superbexperience.com/reserve/expe...
& read all about the food sources used by Isle of Skye chefs: www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Book your tickets here: gannet.superbexperience.com/reserve/expe...
& read all about the food sources used by Isle of Skye chefs: www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
The young local talent breathing new life into the Isle of Skye’s food scene
A new generation of chefs and distillers are showcasing the Hebridean island’s outstanding produce and creating jobs for fellow islanders
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We're super excited to collaborate with Edinbane Lodge and The Gannet Glasgow for a sustainable seafood lunch in just a few weeks.
Book your tickets here: gannet.superbexperience.com/reserve/expe...
& read all about the food sources used by Isle of Skye chefs: www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Book your tickets here: gannet.superbexperience.com/reserve/expe...
& read all about the food sources used by Isle of Skye chefs: www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
In Scotland's seas you don't have to travel far to experience an incredible range of marine life. From tiny invertebrates to mighty whale species – Alisdair Hughson of Keltic Seafare shares up close stories with the creatures that rely on healthy underwater habitats 🐬🐋🤿
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In Scotland's seas you don't have to travel far to experience an incredible range of marine life. From tiny invertebrates to mighty whale species – Alisdair Hughson of Keltic Seafare shares up close stories with the creatures that rely on healthy underwater habitats 🐬🐋🤿
The new UK Nephrops FIP was launched to improve sustainability management in the scampi supply chain, but just six months in actions are already being signficantly delayed, targets are moving, and transparency is lacking.
Meanwhile, supermarkets continue to market scampi as “responsibly sourced”.
Meanwhile, supermarkets continue to market scampi as “responsibly sourced”.
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The new UK Nephrops FIP was launched to improve sustainability management in the scampi supply chain, but just six months in actions are already being signficantly delayed, targets are moving, and transparency is lacking.
Meanwhile, supermarkets continue to market scampi as “responsibly sourced”.
Meanwhile, supermarkets continue to market scampi as “responsibly sourced”.
“They have trashed the summer grounds and are into our winter grounds now.”
Speaking at our SNP Conference fringe event in Aberdeen, Orkney seafood business owner Gina Brown shared the reality facing scallop divers as dredgers continue to damage Orkney’s seabed and threaten local livelihoods.
Speaking at our SNP Conference fringe event in Aberdeen, Orkney seafood business owner Gina Brown shared the reality facing scallop divers as dredgers continue to damage Orkney’s seabed and threaten local livelihoods.
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“They have trashed the summer grounds and are into our winter grounds now.”
Speaking at our SNP Conference fringe event in Aberdeen, Orkney seafood business owner Gina Brown shared the reality facing scallop divers as dredgers continue to damage Orkney’s seabed and threaten local livelihoods.
Speaking at our SNP Conference fringe event in Aberdeen, Orkney seafood business owner Gina Brown shared the reality facing scallop divers as dredgers continue to damage Orkney’s seabed and threaten local livelihoods.
TimEagle MSP is right to challenge Defra's allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund 🧵
Scotland’s marine habitats are of huge significance to the UK and Europe, as Scotland holds more than 60% of UK seas, and 13% of Europe’s marine area.
thefishingdaily.com/scottish-fis...
Scotland’s marine habitats are of huge significance to the UK and Europe, as Scotland holds more than 60% of UK seas, and 13% of Europe’s marine area.
thefishingdaily.com/scottish-fis...
Tim Eagle MSP Challenges Defra Over Scotland’s Share of Fishing Fund - Scottish Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Tim Eagle MSP urges UK Fisheries Minister to base Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund allocation on value of fish landed, not population
thefishingdaily.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
TimEagle MSP is right to challenge Defra's allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund 🧵
Scotland’s marine habitats are of huge significance to the UK and Europe, as Scotland holds more than 60% of UK seas, and 13% of Europe’s marine area.
thefishingdaily.com/scottish-fis...
Scotland’s marine habitats are of huge significance to the UK and Europe, as Scotland holds more than 60% of UK seas, and 13% of Europe’s marine area.
thefishingdaily.com/scottish-fis...
🦞 ICYMI 🦞
From panel discussions in Parliament and Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign, it's been a busy few months at Open Seas.
Stay in the loop by signing up to our newsletter here📩
www.openseas.org.uk/get-on-board...
From panel discussions in Parliament and Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign, it's been a busy few months at Open Seas.
Stay in the loop by signing up to our newsletter here📩
www.openseas.org.uk/get-on-board...
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🦞 ICYMI 🦞
From panel discussions in Parliament and Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign, it's been a busy few months at Open Seas.
Stay in the loop by signing up to our newsletter here📩
www.openseas.org.uk/get-on-board...
From panel discussions in Parliament and Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign, it's been a busy few months at Open Seas.
Stay in the loop by signing up to our newsletter here📩
www.openseas.org.uk/get-on-board...
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🚆📣 A message to the UK government
We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.
Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.
Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚆📣 A message to the UK government
We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.
Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.
Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
🌊 The oceans and fishing were on the agenda in the House of Commons yesterday, with a debate on the UK's Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill; the passage of this Bill represents a key step towards UK ratification of the UN High Seas treaty. 🎉🧵
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🌊 The oceans and fishing were on the agenda in the House of Commons yesterday, with a debate on the UK's Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill; the passage of this Bill represents a key step towards UK ratification of the UN High Seas treaty. 🎉🧵
Our latest newsletter is out! 📩
In the 3 months since we last checked in, as always, there’s been plenty going on at Open Seas and across Scotland's waters. From panel discussions in Parliament & Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign.
📸: Mark Woombs
In the 3 months since we last checked in, as always, there’s been plenty going on at Open Seas and across Scotland's waters. From panel discussions in Parliament & Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign.
📸: Mark Woombs
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our latest newsletter is out! 📩
In the 3 months since we last checked in, as always, there’s been plenty going on at Open Seas and across Scotland's waters. From panel discussions in Parliament & Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign.
📸: Mark Woombs
In the 3 months since we last checked in, as always, there’s been plenty going on at Open Seas and across Scotland's waters. From panel discussions in Parliament & Papa Westray film screenings, to cod catch limits and a nation-wide billboard campaign.
📸: Mark Woombs
Today, after a decade of delays, the Scottish Government has finally introduced new limits on bottom-towed fishing with 5 sites at full protection and 14 other areas zoned - leaving large sections open to damage.
Real recovery of Scotland's seas now depends on effective monitoring and enforcement.
Real recovery of Scotland's seas now depends on effective monitoring and enforcement.
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Today, after a decade of delays, the Scottish Government has finally introduced new limits on bottom-towed fishing with 5 sites at full protection and 14 other areas zoned - leaving large sections open to damage.
Real recovery of Scotland's seas now depends on effective monitoring and enforcement.
Real recovery of Scotland's seas now depends on effective monitoring and enforcement.
Just a snapshot from our #DivedNotDredged event at the
@parliament.scot last week.
Gina Brown of The Murray Arms Hotel, a family seafood business in Orkney, spoke about the reality of the situation for scallop divers whose livelihoods depend on healthy seas and fair management 🧵🏴🤿
@parliament.scot last week.
Gina Brown of The Murray Arms Hotel, a family seafood business in Orkney, spoke about the reality of the situation for scallop divers whose livelihoods depend on healthy seas and fair management 🧵🏴🤿
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just a snapshot from our #DivedNotDredged event at the
@parliament.scot last week.
Gina Brown of The Murray Arms Hotel, a family seafood business in Orkney, spoke about the reality of the situation for scallop divers whose livelihoods depend on healthy seas and fair management 🧵🏴🤿
@parliament.scot last week.
Gina Brown of The Murray Arms Hotel, a family seafood business in Orkney, spoke about the reality of the situation for scallop divers whose livelihoods depend on healthy seas and fair management 🧵🏴🤿
Last weekend, alongside the Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation, we organised a panel event at the SNP Party Conference to highlight the economic case for low-impact fisheries 🦞⛴️
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Last weekend, alongside the Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation, we organised a panel event at the SNP Party Conference to highlight the economic case for low-impact fisheries 🦞⛴️
Still buzzing from last week's #DivedNotDredged event at the @parliament.scot
We brought together food organisations and businesses, fishers, conservationists, and MSPs to discuss how we can protect Scotland’s inshore waters and support sustainable fishing, like scallop diving.
We brought together food organisations and businesses, fishers, conservationists, and MSPs to discuss how we can protect Scotland’s inshore waters and support sustainable fishing, like scallop diving.
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Still buzzing from last week's #DivedNotDredged event at the @parliament.scot
We brought together food organisations and businesses, fishers, conservationists, and MSPs to discuss how we can protect Scotland’s inshore waters and support sustainable fishing, like scallop diving.
We brought together food organisations and businesses, fishers, conservationists, and MSPs to discuss how we can protect Scotland’s inshore waters and support sustainable fishing, like scallop diving.
Ahead of our #DivedNotDredged event this evening, our Sustainable Seafood Officer, Andrea Ladas, spoke to BBC Orkney about the opportunity to ask MSPs to protect the valuable sustainable fisheries around Scotland.
🎙️ Tune into the episode to hear more: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎙️ Tune into the episode to hear more: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Around Orkney - 08/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
News, features and weather for Orkney, including the daily community diary.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ahead of our #DivedNotDredged event this evening, our Sustainable Seafood Officer, Andrea Ladas, spoke to BBC Orkney about the opportunity to ask MSPs to protect the valuable sustainable fisheries around Scotland.
🎙️ Tune into the episode to hear more: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎙️ Tune into the episode to hear more: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) recently identified “possible serious failures” in how Defra is managing UK seas 🌊🧵
📊 7 out of 15 targets remain unmet.
⚠️ Another 6 are only “partially met” or “uncertain”.
🐟 Evidence shows reckless harm is continuing & protections are not working.
📊 7 out of 15 targets remain unmet.
⚠️ Another 6 are only “partially met” or “uncertain”.
🐟 Evidence shows reckless harm is continuing & protections are not working.
October 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) recently identified “possible serious failures” in how Defra is managing UK seas 🌊🧵
📊 7 out of 15 targets remain unmet.
⚠️ Another 6 are only “partially met” or “uncertain”.
🐟 Evidence shows reckless harm is continuing & protections are not working.
📊 7 out of 15 targets remain unmet.
⚠️ Another 6 are only “partially met” or “uncertain”.
🐟 Evidence shows reckless harm is continuing & protections are not working.
When scallop dredgers enter MPAs they’re not just damaging habitats, in this case, they’re extracting resources from communities that have worked hard to ensure the MPA is working.
This means local benefits are often lost & the protection status of the MPA is undermined.
📺 Watch the full story ⬇️⛴️
This means local benefits are often lost & the protection status of the MPA is undermined.
📺 Watch the full story ⬇️⛴️
October 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
When scallop dredgers enter MPAs they’re not just damaging habitats, in this case, they’re extracting resources from communities that have worked hard to ensure the MPA is working.
This means local benefits are often lost & the protection status of the MPA is undermined.
📺 Watch the full story ⬇️⛴️
This means local benefits are often lost & the protection status of the MPA is undermined.
📺 Watch the full story ⬇️⛴️