Show thread優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Sep 8, 2025
How can we bring about an urgent and fair transition towards more sustainable fishing? Sign the petition bit.ly/inshorelimit to bring back the #InshoreLimit and help recover our seas. Would you like to arrange a community screening of The Limit with a Q&A with the Our Seas coalition?

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Petition to Bring Back Scotland's Inshore Limit

Scotland's coastal seabed was off-limits to bottom-trawling until 1984. Ever since the limit was removed, the fish in our seas declined as seabed habitats were destroyed. Protecting our seabed will help bring them back.

Our Seas
Russ CheshireMar 4, 2025

This is one reason of many why there must be an #InshoreLimit on mobile fishing methods such as trawling and dredging that disrupt the seabed.

There must also be stricter enforcement of pollution controls.

https://theconversation.com/nz-hopes-to-store-carbon-in-marine-ecosystems-but-some-are-so-degraded-theyre-already-a-source-of-emissions-248875

NZ hopes to store carbon in marine ecosystems – but some are so degraded they’re already a source of emissions

Seagrass meadows, mangroves and kelp forests are carbon sinks. Restoring or protecting them addresses both biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.

The Conversation
優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Feb 11, 2025
Sign the petition here 👇 Bring Back the Fish - Bring Back Scotland's #InshoreLimit ourseasscotland.eaction.org.uk/bring-back-t... @ourseas-scot.bsky.social #OurSeas

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Russ CheshireSep 19, 2024

The Scottish Government drags its feet over the introduction of meaningful management for small Marine Protected Areas; what is needed is the rapid introduction of a new #InshoreLimit, preventing the use of high-impact fishing methods within 3nm/5km of the shore.

This will help absorb excess carbon while allowing the sea to recover from decades of depredation.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/19/vast-carbon-sink-of-mud-on-seabed-needs-more-protection-study-shows?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows

Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters

The Guardian
Russ CheshireAug 22, 2024

The Scottish Government & its agency Marine Scotland are proposing yet another consultation on the implementation of fisheries management rules into Marine Protected Areas.

We don't need another round of stalling & obfuscation: we need immediate action to restore health & biodiversity to #Scotland’s seas; we need an #InshoreLimit for trawling & dredging now.

Here are more reasons from Dr. Ceri Lewis:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/22/im-obsessed-with-sea-worms-thankfully-in-25-years-of-working-with-them-ive-never-been-bitten?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I’m obsessed with sea worms: ‘Thankfully, in 25 years of working with them, I’ve never been bitten’

An associate professor in marine biology explains her fascination with the surprisingly diverse animals – and how they could help to address the climate crisis

The Guardian
Russ CheshireJun 29, 2023

Good.

Because the execution of the HPMA project had become a complete dog's breakfast. It was scrappy, using odd bits from MPA projects; & it was starting to smell quite bad, as it became an example of how to claim to be consulting with communities who had a common interest & yet manage to cause confusion, division & outrage.

Now, let's start again & do it properly...

#InshoreLimit first; then higher levels of protection where necessary after observation & study.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/scottish-government-ditches-controversial-marine-protection-plan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Scottish government ditches controversial marine protection plan

Backlash against proposal has united communities, campaigners and parts of fishing industry

The Guardian
AndyRides Ⓥ 🌱Apr 19, 2023
Scallop dredging rips up seabeds & destroys habitats - yet it's allowed in >95% of Scotland's seas. We need an #InshoreLimit on scallop dredging & other damaging fishing in coastal seas. Sign the @ourseas_scot
petition: http://bit.ly/inshorelimit #SaveOurWildIsles #WildIsles
Petition to Bring Back Scotland's Inshore Limit

Scotland's coastal seabed was off-limits to bottom-trawling until 1984. Ever since the limit was removed, the fish in our seas declined as seabed habitats were destroyed. Protecting our seabed will help bring them back.

Our Seas