"The continued failure to deliver marine protection measures contributes to the decline of our seas." A new report warns that Scotland's Marine Protected Area network is not delivering for climate and nature. Read more in today's The Guardian 👇

Sign our petition asking Scottish Government to put tailored fisheries restrictions in place across Scotland’s marine protected areas by the end of 2025: scotlink.org/action 🌊 #OceanRecoveryNow

The Making Waves youth event as part of #SeaScot2024 has begun! Thanks to Sea-Changers & Ørsted UK for supporting this event. After a lovely opening by Vasi from SMEEF setting the scene and a 'seaful' moment with me we are now diving into our Marine Careers panel!

Marine Conservation Society Moray Ocean Community Katie Macfarlane Caitlin Godfrey Arran Coast Scottish Seabird Centre Scottish Wildlife Trust Blue Marine Foundation SeasearchMCS Dolphin Centre WDC I then shared some reflections on what 'Sharing Our Blue Space' meant to some of the young delegates who attended the Making Waves event before SeaScotland. Wonder of the ocean Blue Justice Openness Opportunity #SeaScot2024

The first day of the annual SeaScotland conference is off to a great start, this year themed around "Sharing Our Blue Space". There have been sessions on recovering Scotland's seas by 2030 & a morning workshop focusing on encouraging youth voices in marine policy #SeaScot24

Now great to hear Hamish Torrie of Glenmorangie talking about the fantastic Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP) of which we Marine Conservation Society are proud founding partners with Heriot-Watt University! Over 80,000 native oysters back in the Dornoch Firth! #SeaScot2024 🌍🌊🦪

Delighted to be apart of #Seascot2024 youth event Making Waves - Sea Scotland youth voices & hearing what “Sharing Our Blue Space' meant to them SeaScotland. Wonder of the ocean Blue Justice Openness Opportunity

Our Shorewatchers reached an amazing milestone of 1 million minutes of survey time this spring and their story is making waves in the press. Read on to hear about the personal benefits of volunteering for citizen science projects like #WDCShorewatch. tinyurl.com/3cha42zz

#WDCShorewatch was featured on BBC Out of Door last weekend, celebrating our milestone of hitting a million minutes of Shorewatching & focusing on the benefits of watching the sea on our mental health. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Proud to be a part of this great initiative thank you to all the WDC partnered MSP Nature Champions for being a voice for nature Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)

Mayhem at Heathrow Airport but a huge thank you to lovely British Airways staff especially Mariam who spent hours making sure we got on a flight and went above & beyond to make sure our bags were rechecked. She’d work 14 hours & was still wonderfully smiley & friendly thank you

White-beaked dolphins are easily identified by (you guessed it!) their white beaks - although some do lack this feature. They can also be distinguished by their large flippers and sickle-shaped dorsal fin. 🐬 #NatureChampioned by Ash Regan MSP + Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) 📸 Ray Harrington

Very exciting opportunity with one of our newest members, Young Sea Changers Scotland! 👇🌊

It was great to meet Ash Regan MSP, #NatureChampion for the White-beaked Dolphin, this morning to discuss how we can protect these majestic dolphins in Scottish waters. 🐬 #DYK that these social dolphins are known to travel and form mixed pods with other dolphin & whale species?

📢CAMPAIGN WIN📢 The First Minister has just announced that a Natural Environment Bill, establishing the framework for legally binding nature targets, will be included in this year's Programme for Government, recognising how much people across the country care about protecting

"Did you know that deep sea ecosystems have a powerful influence on your everyday life and the environment around you?" In our latest blog, we take a look at Scotland's deep seas, setting out why it's so important that Scottish Government does much more to protect these crucial habitats.

Great to see Gillian Martin last night at Scottish Environment LINK evening reception Scottish Parliament . Thank you for coming by to chat to us and meet our dedicated citizen scientists who are committed to collecting #whale and #dolphin data from their local coast Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) #WDCShorewatch

Good to see Beatrice Wishart MSP last night at Scottish Environment LINK reception at Scottish Parliament and chat about #WDCShorewatch and the importance of the data we collect and celebrate the great wildlife of #sheltand like this lovely White-Beaked dolphin. Photo credit Sam Tedcastle

Thank you Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 for coming by to chat to us last night Scottish Environment LINK reception Scottish Parliament and finding out all about #WDCShorewatch and the powerful impact our citizen scientists have Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)

Scotland's deep seas are home to whales, sharks, and beautiful coral reefs. But vital measures to protect them are 10 years overdue. Join me in telling Net Zero secretary Gillian Martin to protect our deep seas now. Send an email at scotlink.eaction.online/deepseas #OceanRecoveryNow