Tarbh Goes to Holyrood!
This week, Scottish Coastal Clean Up, a project of the Balanced Horizon charity, is bringing its crucial marine conservation work to the heart of Scottish politics with an exhibition at …
MARINE LITTER
WORKING GROUP
Marine Litter Working Group.
Marine litter is an enormous challenge for island communities, and many island communities are taking action by campaigning for change and carrying out regular beach cleans. SIF has brought stakeholders together to address problems of removal, reduction and reuse of marine litter on Scottish islands. Find out more about this work here sifmarinelitter.co.uk.
Skillshare & Networking Event for Beach Cleaners & Creatives
21 JAN | 7-9PM | ONLINE Sign up via eventbrite here Join us for an inspiring online skillshare and networking event designed for artists, makers, and beach cleaners passionate about …
Tarbh na Muraig / ‘The Flotsam Cow
Tarbh (or Tarbh na Muraig / ‘The Flotsam Cow,’ to give him his full title) was created entirely from litter collected from Argyll’s beaches as a visual representation of the marine litter …
SIF marine litter project shortlisted for Nature of Scotland Award!
We are so delighted that the work of SIF and many volunteers from across the islands was recognised with our project, Island Communities Pushing Back the Marine Litter Tide, announced …
New SIF Marine Litter Working Group Website
The SIF Marine Litter Working Group have developed a new website sifmarinelitter.co.uk This new site will act as the focus for the activities, projects and data collection of the Working …
Marine Litter Working Group- May 24 Update
Scottish Islands Federation Marine Litter Working Group nominated for Nature of Scotland Award! The Scottish Islands Federation have been turning the tide on marine litter through their extensive efforts to …
Spring Clean Scotland 2024
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has declared a litter emergency and we’re aiming to help by supporting their 2024 Spring Clean. By taking small actions such as organising or participating …
Adopt a Beach!
The Scottish Islands Federation (SIF) is looking for local volunteers to help record a sample of data about the items they find when carrying out a beach clean. This data …
Marine Litter Data Collection Methodology
The SIF Marine Litter Data Collection Methodology allows for data samples of 10 meters or more and there are simplified forms which can be completed. These forms have been modified …
Marine Litter Working Group – Data Collections
One of the issues identified by the SIF MLWG was the lack of data to demonstrate the scale of the problem. With this support they have developed a Marine Litter …