Projects funded for the period 2023/25 through privately funded donations.
The Community Association of Lochs and Sounds (COALAS), in the ongoing Lochaline Native Oyster Project, will conduct baseline surveys in 10 new potential...
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Nature-based solutions for reducing coastal erosion and flooding in Highland coastlines
SAMS is surveying lost creel fleets to reduce entanglement risk
Environmental DNA analysis is a relatively novel tool that allows the identification of multiple species simultaneously through DNA shed into the environment. This...
Flapper skate baseline surveying in Shetland
Mapping of horse mussel populations
Mapping of lost seagrass beds in Shetland
RSPB Scotland is undertaking the removal of invasive species from various reserves including removal of tree mallow and elder, from Inchmickery, which is...
Investigation of native oyster presence in Loch Gair
Investigating the role of offshore renewable energy in marine nature enhancement
Seawilding is a pioneering, community-led Scottish charity working with coastal communities to restore degraded inshore marine habitats to enhance biodiversity, improve water quality...
RSPB Scotland manage multiple sites for the benefit of Red-necked Phalaropes. Red-necked Phalaropes (RNPs) are seabirds for most of their life, returning to...
Climate change adaptation at Udale Bay
Assessing seagrass distribution
Cost-effective monitoring of seal numbers at remote haul-outs using an autonomous camera monitoring system.
The Orkney Skate Trust (OST) has designed and tested three innovative designs of a baited remote underwater camera system that attracts skate, as...
Across the UK, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals have frequently been found stranded on the coast. The Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme...
In 2014, the Firth of Forth was designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) for seabirds by the Scottish Government. Some of the...
Shorewatch is Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s citizen science project where trained volunteers gather valuable, long-term coastal cetacean observation data from more than 30...
Detection of large spring-spawning herring shoals in inshore waters
