Lancashire Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will be hosting an online talk a week today about echinoderms and our very own marine biologist, Mark Woombs, will be leading the talk. What’s an echinoderm, I hear you … Read More
An introduction to Loch Sunart’s Marine Priority Features
For those of you new to the area, to CAOLAS or our local marine habitats, you may have wondered why Loch Sunart has been classified as a Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (NCMPA or MPA)? … Read More
CAOLAS film night and AGM
We will be holding our Annual General Meeting alongside a film night on Wednesday 25th November 2020 commencing at 19:30. This year it will be held online so you can join us from the comfort … Read More
CAOLAS’ summer poetry competition winners announced
During the summer, CAOLAS held a poetry competition where students from our local schools were challenged to get poetic about our wonderful local marine environment of Loch Sunart or the Sound of Mull. We had … Read More
Scottish Government launch ‘The Environment Strategy for Scotland’
On Tuesday 25th February 2020, the Scottish Government published the new Environment Strategy for Scotland – along with its long-term vision and supporting outcomes. It is expected that by 2045 the strategy will have helped … Read More
Sunart Water Festival
Many of the CAOLAS trustees are involved with the first Sunart Water Festival being held on Sunday 16th September 2016. Full details are below the poster for the event. Andy Jackson will be there in … Read More
Scotland’s Coastal Communities Network
CAOLAS is part of a network of other Scottish community coastal groups interested in protecting and preserving our special marine environment. One of the Coastal Communities Network members has been in the news again, with COAST (based … Read More
KIPPER: How to report suspicious activity in Marine Protected Areas
The Loch Sunart to Sound of Jura MPA came into force in 2016 to protect our resident population of common (or flapper) skate, the world’s largest skate species. The Government in the form of Marine … Read More
Marine Scotland Consultation on Large Scale Harvesting of Kelp
CAOLAS looks to respond to any consultations which impact on our coastal and marine environment. One such consultation exercise is from Marine Scotland and the deadline was 24thAugust. Marine Scotland is looking for views on … Read More
Illustrated talk with Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
CAOLAS is hosting another illustrated talk, this time given by Alison Lomax, Director of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT). The talk is entitled “Protecting our whales, dolphins, sharks and porpoise: The Evidence for … Read More
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