Annabel lawrence

Lecturer (BA Hons) Marine and Coastal Tourism degree, @ThinkUHI. Mission Blue #ArgyllHopeSpot Champion @SOAS_UHI #CAOLAS all views my own.

[Our Seas @ourseas_scot]

Footage from our coalition member Sea Kintyre shows the unfortunate reality of the fishing practices behind your scampi dinner 🍤[1/5]

[Open Seas @TheOpenSeas]

The Small Isles MPA was designated by @ScotParl in 2014... yet destructive fishing continues there *legally*.

Our government's standing idly by while our vital seabed habitats are being lost.

This is protection on paper, not in practice.

https://t.co/s8ND0oChys

[Ailsa McLellan @AilsaMcL]

Wow. Trading standards? #InshoreLimit

[@FisheriesAPPG @fisheriesappg]

In a conservation effort led by creel fishermen, the Shetland #Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has banned the landing of egg-bearing #lobsters, a first for #Scotland. This aims to help protect the spawning stock needed for a #sustainable #fishery. https://t.co/2XNrjkZvA7

[UHI NWH Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research @crtrUHI]

The #WorldTourismDay2022 theme is #RethinkingTourism and here at CRTR we like to think we do that a lot. Many of our projects have focused on tourism which adds value, which celebrates local people places and experiences. @UHIWestHighland #crtr10years

[Hugh Raven 🇺🇦 @HughRaven]

“Dredging or bottom-trawling is considered the most destructive form of fishing. Nevertheless, it’s very common, and is still permitted in most of the UK’s “marine protected areas”,” says Cal Flynn in ⁦the @FT⁩ magazine, aboard ship with ⁦@TheOpenSeas⁩ in Orkney.

[Dàibhidh @ClydePorpoise]

Our wee village beach is an amazing community space. Listen to the bairns excitement as they were visited by another inquisitive bottlenose dolphin yesterday.

[Nick Underdown @nickunderdown]

This is direct action in the face of regulatory inertia 👇

[Open Seas @TheOpenSeas]

A decade after hundreds of thousands of people across Europe stood up to protect our seas our government is proposing to allow the fishing industry to throw away dead fish at sea, aka #discarding

[Moray Firth Coastal Partnership @MorayFirthCP]

We are delighted to be officially launching our ‘Our Firth, Our Seashore’ project.

The Our Firth, Our Seashore project aims to promote community group engagement and empower Highland communities to take ownership of their coastal environment.

[Bally @BallycroftBally]

We had a three mile limit and a lot of fish inshore, got rid of the inshore limit, then pristine habitats & fish landings collapsed (by 90+%). Norway introduced a 12 mile limit, gained thriving inshore fisheries.
It's like there is a correlation or something!
#BringBackTheFish

[Hugh Raven 🇺🇦 @HughRaven]

As founder of ⁦@TheOpenSeas⁩ I’ve never been prouder. Our research collaboration with ⁦@GreenpeaceUK⁩ brings us the #SeaBeaver - a serious investigations vessel now setting sail from #Oban, destination #Garvellachs - today with a particularly precious crew.

[Argyll Hope Spot @ArgyllHopeSpot]

Join us in Ardfern on 13/14 Aug for seagrass snorkelling, native oyster release, activities, exhibitions & more! In collaboration with @seawilding CROMACH @ArgyllBeavers @TheSoundOfJura

#Argyll #ArgyllHopeSpot #Ardfern #Craignish #LochCraignish #NativeOysters #Seagrass

[Annabel lawrence @AnnabellMCT]

It's responsible for every second breath of oxygen we take. So why do we have a blindspot for the sea? – Nicholas Owens https://t.co/g9N8pBodRO

[Our Seas @ourseas_scot]

Almost 8000 signatures on the #InshoreLimit petition!

Is it too soon to get excited about reaching 10,000?

🌊✒️ Sign at https://t.co/ApxacnYTxB and share with friends and family to support the protection of Scotland’s seas. Thank you!

[Arran Coast @ArranCoast]

Delighted to host CabSec @MairiGougeon at the COAST Discovery Centre yesterday; we promoted economic&environmental benefits of properly managed spatial management and talked to her about our community outreach, education and the collaborative efforts we are proud to be part of.

[Argyll Hope Spot @ArgyllHopeSpot]

This series of sketches - made in and out of the water - are from wildlife artist Louise Scammell. An experienced diver and renowned printmaker, Louise will be joining us in 2022 as a tutor https://t.co/FFMDy56nrl

[Argyll Hope Spot @ArgyllHopeSpot]

In 2021 we hosted our first snorkelling artists residency. Eight artists from @swlanaturaleye (Society of Wildlife Artists) visited Argyll Hope Spot to explore, sketch and make work inspired by the species and habitats that live in our waters.

[Ailsa McLellan @AilsaMcL]

230000 TONNES.

[Open Seas @TheOpenSeas]

Illegal scallop dredging destroys our seabed and yet a recent fine in Scotland was just £3,211, a fraction of that imposed by English courts (£187,000) for a similar offence.
We were glad to talk to about this issue on
@BBCFarmingToday this week 👇
https://t.co/Zaxlc8t6zg