Sarah Doherty 🌊
@sarah-doherty.bsky.social
big fan of degrowth, kelp forests, and sea swimming | working on community led marine conservation | she/her sí/í 🇵🇸
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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...
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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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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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CCN members Moray Ocean Community have launched their brand new website! Have a look to learn more about the group, find out what they have been up to, and find some great citizen science resources 🐳 www.morayoceancommunity.co.uk
Moray Ocean Community | Marine Conservation in the Moray Firth
Join Moray Ocean Community in protecting the Moray Firth’s marine ecosystems. Connecting locals and visitors with nature and conservation whilst having fun!
www.morayoceancommunity.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
CCN members Moray Ocean Community have launched their brand new website! Have a look to learn more about the group, find out what they have been up to, and find some great citizen science resources 🐳 www.morayoceancommunity.co.uk
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🚨 Over HALF of UK #fishing catch limits have been set too high to be sustainable, AGAIN. Cod can now be overfished across all our waters & North Sea mackerel could also be put at grave risk. Our #ocean can’t take this. Govt MUST listen. Follow us to fight back! uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
March 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 Over HALF of UK #fishing catch limits have been set too high to be sustainable, AGAIN. Cod can now be overfished across all our waters & North Sea mackerel could also be put at grave risk. Our #ocean can’t take this. Govt MUST listen. Follow us to fight back! uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
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🚨 EXPOSED: A new Greenpeace investigation has revealed that supertrawlers spent 36,918 HOURS fishing in UK protected waters over the last five years.
Marine protected areas should be sanctuaries for ocean life, NOT a place for destructive industrial fishing.
Marine protected areas should be sanctuaries for ocean life, NOT a place for destructive industrial fishing.
Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas each year since Brexit - Greenpeace UK
An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations,...
act.gp
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨 EXPOSED: A new Greenpeace investigation has revealed that supertrawlers spent 36,918 HOURS fishing in UK protected waters over the last five years.
Marine protected areas should be sanctuaries for ocean life, NOT a place for destructive industrial fishing.
Marine protected areas should be sanctuaries for ocean life, NOT a place for destructive industrial fishing.
Really great day so far at #MarineForum2025! Bonus points for the life sized seal model 🦭
@strandings.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social
@strandings.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Really great day so far at #MarineForum2025! Bonus points for the life sized seal model 🦭
@strandings.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social
@strandings.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social
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"I’m campaigning for legal protection for these fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing cleaner fish from Scottish reefs..."
Melanie, a member of Friends of Loch Hourn, spoke to the Guardian on her fascination with wrasse 🐟
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Melanie, a member of Friends of Loch Hourn, spoke to the Guardian on her fascination with wrasse 🐟
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I’m obsessed with fish that clean other fish: they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser
I’m campaigning for legal protection for cleaner fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing them from Scottish reefs
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"I’m campaigning for legal protection for these fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing cleaner fish from Scottish reefs..."
Melanie, a member of Friends of Loch Hourn, spoke to the Guardian on her fascination with wrasse 🐟
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Melanie, a member of Friends of Loch Hourn, spoke to the Guardian on her fascination with wrasse 🐟
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Coastal Communities Network are now on bluesky! Give them a follow to hear about community-led marine and coastal protection and regeneration efforts all across the Scottish coast 🐟 🌊
Coastal Communities Netowrk is on Bluesky!
We are a coalition of community groups and orgs based all along the Scottish coast, committed to the preservation and recovery of our marine environments.
Give us a follow to hear about some incredible community-led efforts to safeguard Scotland's seas 🌊
We are a coalition of community groups and orgs based all along the Scottish coast, committed to the preservation and recovery of our marine environments.
Give us a follow to hear about some incredible community-led efforts to safeguard Scotland's seas 🌊
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Coastal Communities Network are now on bluesky! Give them a follow to hear about community-led marine and coastal protection and regeneration efforts all across the Scottish coast 🐟 🌊
The @carbonbrief.org daily update this morning is really something
January 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The @carbonbrief.org daily update this morning is really something
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What a set of headlines on the front page of The Guardian right now. #climatechaos
January 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What a set of headlines on the front page of The Guardian right now. #climatechaos
Wrasse are a keystone species in inshore waters, ensuring the health of marine ecosystems 🐟
Good to see that the Scottish Gov now need to assess the impact of wrasse fishing on wider marine ecosystems before this year's fishing season in May.
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
Good to see that the Scottish Gov now need to assess the impact of wrasse fishing on wider marine ecosystems before this year's fishing season in May.
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
Wrasse Fishing Activities Case Summary - Environmental Standards Scotland
Consideration of the current arrangements in respect of wrasse fishing activities on protected areas and species in Scotland. Case Reference: IESS.24.029
environmentalstandards.scot
January 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Wrasse are a keystone species in inshore waters, ensuring the health of marine ecosystems 🐟
Good to see that the Scottish Gov now need to assess the impact of wrasse fishing on wider marine ecosystems before this year's fishing season in May.
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
Good to see that the Scottish Gov now need to assess the impact of wrasse fishing on wider marine ecosystems before this year's fishing season in May.
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
“This incident underscores the urgent need for a complete reassessment of how we monitor and regulate the salmon farming industry. The health of our oceans and the integrity of our endangered wild salmon populations are at stake.”
www.thetimes.com/article/d13d...
www.thetimes.com/article/d13d...
Revealed: the largest escape of farmed salmon for a decade
An unsecured hatch on a ship’s tank released about 80,000 salmon smolts during transportation in northern Scotland, putting the wild population at risk
www.thetimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:32 PM
“This incident underscores the urgent need for a complete reassessment of how we monitor and regulate the salmon farming industry. The health of our oceans and the integrity of our endangered wild salmon populations are at stake.”
www.thetimes.com/article/d13d...
www.thetimes.com/article/d13d...
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"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
www.unep.org
December 28, 2024 at 8:02 AM
"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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“It’s horrendous. It’s become a big problem”
theferret.scot/ghost-fishin...
theferret.scot/ghost-fishin...
Ghost fishing: How marine litter is choking Scotland's seas
Each year, countless seals, whales, and seabirds fall victim to ghost fishing. In Shetland, efforts to clear lost nets and traps are underway, but is it enough?
theferret.scot
December 22, 2024 at 12:16 PM
“It’s horrendous. It’s become a big problem”
theferret.scot/ghost-fishin...
theferret.scot/ghost-fishin...
Some good news from Norway - a historic win for ocean protection 🌊
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
Norway forced to pause plans to mine deep sea in Arctic | Mining | The Guardian
Small Socialist Left party threatens to block budget if government becomes first to issue licences for deep-sea exploration
amp.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Some good news from Norway - a historic win for ocean protection 🌊
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
Big flashbacks to February 2020
🗳️
#GE24
Exit Poll: Irish Times/RTE/Ipsos/TG4/TCD
(MoE ~1.4%)
Sinn Féin 21.1%
Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fáil 19.5%
Soc Dems 5.8%
Greens 4%
Labour 5%
PBP 3.1%
Aontú 3.6%
Ind Ireland 2.2%
Independents 12.7%
Others 1.9%
#GE24
Exit Poll: Irish Times/RTE/Ipsos/TG4/TCD
(MoE ~1.4%)
Sinn Féin 21.1%
Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fáil 19.5%
Soc Dems 5.8%
Greens 4%
Labour 5%
PBP 3.1%
Aontú 3.6%
Ind Ireland 2.2%
Independents 12.7%
Others 1.9%
November 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Big flashbacks to February 2020
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As you head out to vote today in #GE24, bear in mind that the global #climate system is breaking down, right before our eyes.
Please, please only vote for candidates who are truly committed to doing what they can to tackle this unfolding tragedy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Please, please only vote for candidates who are truly committed to doing what they can to tackle this unfolding tragedy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat
Temperatures of this week would be exceptional for summer, says climatologist, never mind late November
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
As you head out to vote today in #GE24, bear in mind that the global #climate system is breaking down, right before our eyes.
Please, please only vote for candidates who are truly committed to doing what they can to tackle this unfolding tragedy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Please, please only vote for candidates who are truly committed to doing what they can to tackle this unfolding tragedy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Some light reading on a frosty morning train ❄️
November 28, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Some light reading on a frosty morning train ❄️
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This was an independent analysis of 7 manifestos by Dr @caugustenborg.bsky.social, Prof Mary Murphy and I, commissioned by @foeireland.bsky.social
Read more here by @codohertynews.bsky.social
: m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...
#speirgorm
Read more here by @codohertynews.bsky.social
: m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...
#speirgorm
Experts give smaller parties bigger points for climate policies in election analysis
Labour has emerged as the party with the best climate action policies in an assessment of election manifestos commissioned by environmental group, Friends of the Earth.
m.independent.ie
November 25, 2024 at 8:03 AM
This was an independent analysis of 7 manifestos by Dr @caugustenborg.bsky.social, Prof Mary Murphy and I, commissioned by @foeireland.bsky.social
Read more here by @codohertynews.bsky.social
: m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...
#speirgorm
Read more here by @codohertynews.bsky.social
: m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...
#speirgorm
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Who is committed to climate red lines?
We analysed the #GE24 party election manifestos and scored them each on their commitments to a ban on LNG, a moratorium on data centres and eliminating energy poverty.
Consider who is committed to clear climate action when you vote on Friday! 🗣️🗯️🗳️
We analysed the #GE24 party election manifestos and scored them each on their commitments to a ban on LNG, a moratorium on data centres and eliminating energy poverty.
Consider who is committed to clear climate action when you vote on Friday! 🗣️🗯️🗳️
November 26, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Who is committed to climate red lines?
We analysed the #GE24 party election manifestos and scored them each on their commitments to a ban on LNG, a moratorium on data centres and eliminating energy poverty.
Consider who is committed to clear climate action when you vote on Friday! 🗣️🗯️🗳️
We analysed the #GE24 party election manifestos and scored them each on their commitments to a ban on LNG, a moratorium on data centres and eliminating energy poverty.
Consider who is committed to clear climate action when you vote on Friday! 🗣️🗯️🗳️
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Very common question. Think of it this way: the Irish electoral system not only allows you to support the candidate(s) you like, but also to punish the ones you hate.
If you are genuinely passive about a batch of candidates, it’s ok to leave their boxes blank - but if you can rank them, you should!
If you are genuinely passive about a batch of candidates, it’s ok to leave their boxes blank - but if you can rank them, you should!
Are you best to vote down the full ballot? Say for Donegal, I only plan on going 1-5 since we have 5 seats.
November 26, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Very common question. Think of it this way: the Irish electoral system not only allows you to support the candidate(s) you like, but also to punish the ones you hate.
If you are genuinely passive about a batch of candidates, it’s ok to leave their boxes blank - but if you can rank them, you should!
If you are genuinely passive about a batch of candidates, it’s ok to leave their boxes blank - but if you can rank them, you should!
"We are really at the edge of this precipice. In fact, I think we've fallen over it to be honest. So anything that happens needs to be radical and revolutionary".
A really interesting roadmap from Oceana! 🐟
A really interesting roadmap from Oceana! 🐟
🚨🐟 Overfishing is pushing our ocean to the brink. Four years past the UK's latest deadline to end overfishing, it’s time for real government action. We have crafted an ambitious vision to turn the tide. 🌊 Read the report here: bit.ly/oceana-uk-ro...
#EndOverfishing
#EndOverfishing
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
"We are really at the edge of this precipice. In fact, I think we've fallen over it to be honest. So anything that happens needs to be radical and revolutionary".
A really interesting roadmap from Oceana! 🐟
A really interesting roadmap from Oceana! 🐟
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Hello to everyone joining! I'm maintaining a list of folks working on climate change (broadly interpreted) in Ireland - you can Pin this to your Home to create an automatically-updating feed.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Hello to everyone joining! I'm maintaining a list of folks working on climate change (broadly interpreted) in Ireland - you can Pin this to your Home to create an automatically-updating feed.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...