Trump’s war on science is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. We need a firewall to protect us from America’s malign influence and its descent into state-sponsored stupidity. Idiocy is contagious My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

. @jeanlucsolans.bsky.social joins "The Incoming Tide" podcast to discuss Scotland's MPAs, Active restoration versus removing the predominant pressures. England V Scotland's inshore Management. @arrancoast.bsky.social @ourseas-scot.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social youtu.be/6hSO-S898y4

Delighted to share this interview on the @incomingtide.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Don MacNeish for saving a tree for me & @howardlwood.bsky.social for chatting with me about my involvement with @arrancoast.bsky.social over the past 20 years youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0?... #mpaswork #bemorescallop 🪸 🐟🐙🌱🦀🦞

I still can’t believe I just had one of the best holidays of my life on the Isle of Arran, just 50 miles from my home in Glasgow How strange it is that we so often forget the beauty that’s on our own doorstep In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Our latest Podcast is out. Don & Howard chat to an old friend and @arrancoast.bsky.social research collaborator @bd-stew.bsky.social @reviveourocean.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social 1st Bryce has to plant a tree. youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0

Interested in #Marine ( & economic) recovery? Listen to @bd-stew.bsky.social explain the research over the last 15 years that he has supervised around #Arran @naturescot.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social

Scottish Gov the same still using X. @johnswinney.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/07/31/k...

Ghana doing what @johnswinney.bsky.social Gov REFUSES todo The new boundary would push destructive industrial trawling further offshore and give fish populations, especially the small pelagic species that coastal communities in Ghana depend on, a chance to recover. ejfoundation.org/news-media/g...

David Attenborough’s Ocean film has sparked backlash from parts of the fishing industry — led by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Why? Because it shows the environmental reality of bottom-trawling. Read our response here: www.openseas.org.uk/news/david-a...

Delaying action only increases these costs, and protecting and restoring nature offers some of the best adaptation solutions available according to the UK Gov own experts. Time for Scottish action @johnswinney.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/p...

Terrestrially, @johnswinney.bsky.social @snp.org policies are based on Social Justice, which I applaud, BUT when it comes to Scotland's Seas policy, it just supports BIG business lobbyists to trash & profit ourpublic resources, profits for the few. @neilmackay.bsky.social @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social

Arran Distillery sponsor's @arrancoast.bsky.social thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-news...

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/committ... If the Scottish Parliament’s Economy/Fair Work Committee had visited #Arran. Islanders could have told them all about the island being excluded from its % share of NACs capital wealth building budgets. @lornaslater.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social

“Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they will be irreversibly destroyed," Said UK Minister. Urgent Action needed by @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social 90% of #Biodiversity is in our COASTAL SEAS. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

LESS THAN 1% OF SCOTLAND'S seas are fully protected. 87% of inshore Marine Protected Areas allow Scallop Dredging & Bottom Trawling. @johnswinney.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is it time for Westminster to take back responsibility from ScotGov Marine Directorate? @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social 87% of. Scottish Inshore MPAs allow bottom Dredging/Trawling.

“We really want to protect the seas,” Environmental measures are slowly killing the unsustainable industry. Like #Scotland, mainly caused by decades of extremely poor marine and fisheries management. Gradual progress over the past 2 decades hasn't happened. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I was also pleased to highlight my work with the amazing @arrancoast.bsky.social which demonstrates the incredible recovery potential of marine ecosystems when human activity is properly managed (photo: @howardlwood.bsky.social) 🪸🐙🦞🐟

'What is bottom #trawling, and how does it impact marine life?' Thanks so much to the United Nations Europe office for interviewing me for this piece unric.org/en/what-is-b... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social #oceanfilm #davidattenborough 🌊

85% in area of #Scotlands MPAs allow Scallop Dreding. Most are just Paper Designations. @johnswinney.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social marine-conservation.org/on-the-tide/...

Lots of community discussions & consultations about to start on #Arran @arrancoast.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social www.ardrossanherald.com/news/2520988...

Trawling the ocean floor can strip it of up to 41 percent of the seabed fauna,scallop dredging much higher, a loss in biodiversity that can take years to recover. www.iflscience.com/devastating-...

More than a national scandal, it's verging on corruption by senior civil servants who have allowed Regulatory Capture by big fishing trade bodies. Time for a full independent Inquiry. Happy to provide reams of evidence. @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social www.itv.com/news/2025-05...

Yet more impacts from the fin fish aquaculture industry, making money for foreign owned multinationals whilst leaving Scotland a legacy of pollution. No one seems to be measuring the cost, in real terms to our environment. #Offthetable @mairigougeon.bsky.social theferret.scot/fish-farms-f...

🌊 Alexandra Cousteau, ocean advocate & granddaughter of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau, calls for a bottom trawling ban in our marine protected areas ahead of the UN Ocean Conference. #SaveOurOcean 🪸 📧 Add your voice to protect our ocean! act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...

Arran proposed this to @north-ayrshire.bsky.social 4 years ago, but at present in comparison to Orkney they lack any vision.

We've been busy on #Arran for the last couple of decades. We have all the solutions to both the #Climate & #Biodvisity Crisis. BUT Governments are just addicted to short-term lobbyists. @johnswinney.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/culture/2518...

🎉 HUGE NEWS: The EU Court has confirmed marine protected areas must be PROPERLY protected from bottom trawling! Countries must act to fulfil their legal duty to safeguard these areas from destruction. This is an absolute WIN for our ocean. 🙌 1/2 www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

The consensus of Sir David Attenborough, myself & many researchers are that in #Scotland due to its widespread destruction of habitats, those responsible for scallop dredging should be the 1st prosecuted. www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/tant...

Maybe @mairigougeon.bsky.social should curb ScotGov's support and funding of Scallop Dredging. Every Scottish MPA allows dredging except just 1, where the community refused to accept it as normal. @johnswinney.bsky.social www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

Scotlands centralised inshore marine & fisheries management is failing our coastal Communities, time to check out successful countries @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social for-the-ocean.org/unoc-to-meet...

Pleased Sir David Attenborough has joined me to state that Scallop Dredging should be removed from inshore seas @mairigougeon.bsky.social Have you watched OCEAN Attenborough's latest epic full-length film yet? It broke box office records for attendees in its 1st week #ReviveOurOcean #InshoreLimit

[email protected] Last week attended Sir David Attenborough's epic feature-length film OCEAN. I recommend you head to the nearest cinema to watch & get the full visual & sound experience. It will both shoch you and inspire you. www.westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/coasts-...

Can @mairigougeon.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social Dept regain some credibility from dozens of failed marine policy initiatives? www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2514...

Sir David Attenborough, Silverback Films , Open Planet Studios team have brought these truths to a mass audience, leaving no space for further evasion and denial. What we need now is action. @mairigougeon.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social theconversation.com/david-attenb...

What an honour to collaborate on OCEAN & attend the London premiere.

"The ocean can bounce back to life," Sir David says. "If left alone it may not just recover but thrive beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen." I invite @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social to join me and watch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🧵Open season for trapping wild wrasse starts tomorrow in Scotland (in no way avoiding the breeding season), purely to supply the #salmon farming industry. Removing wrasse damages our coastal environment because of their vital role in the food chain. Its also incredibly cruel.

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. "Ocean with David Attenborough" - available globally from 8th May. We're delighted to share that we had the great honour of working with the incredible production teams behind this movie and can't wait for the official release.

Our legal complaint focuses on 15 marine Natura 2000 sites, where evidence shows that bottom trawling has continued unchecked on an industrial scale. @ec.europa.eu must act decisively and urgently to launch infringement procedures, enforce EU law, and make its Ocean Pact more than just words.

🪸 We can’t let our precious ocean wildlife & habitats be obliterated by destructive fishing. It’s time to BAN #bottomtrawling in marine protected areas. Take action now to protect cod, our seabeds, and the health of our #ocean. 3/3 👉👉👉👉 act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...

Attenborough warns "The world’s seas are at a crossroads, with humanity draining the life from our ocean”. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Present state of ScoGov Marine Directorate portfolio = poor governance, resistance to change, short-term profits override sustainability. Protection of destructive extraction methods=Fisheries collapse. Time for fundamental change @mairigougeon.bsky.social

It's very disappointing. The Isle of Arran came up with a simple proposal to cut 20% car mileage to @north-ayrshire.bsky.social & @johnswinney.bsky.social Gov with huge community support,but it has so far been ignored. @ross-greer.bsky.social @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11 years ago today @richardlochhead.bsky.social called a Clyde Fishery/Ecosystem Summit. 97% of delegated agreed fisheries measures were needed to recover the fishery. BUT THE 3% who were content with the Prawn status quo prevailed. @mairigougeon.bsky.social

The Scottish Government declared a Climate and Biodiversity crisis over 5 years ago. BUT they still support and partially fund Inshore Scallop Dredging. Complete madness & responsible for habitat damage that economically affects more sustainable fishing. @johnswinney.bsky.social @snp.org #ArranMPA

I replaced oil boiler for heat pump 7 years ago, brilliant & saves me over 22% on fuel costs , Dear OH dear BBC @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

The 2025 Goldman Prize activists who took on corruption, corporate political lobbying & threats, to leave a livable, sustainable planet for their & our children. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Same or even worse in the marine biodiversity crisis. Zero action since 2016 by @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social Gov. They are just extractors for short term profit from Scotland's resource assets. While continuing to break numerous national and International commitments

One single Hollywood film gets more UK state funding than all of England’s 10 National Parks and 34 National Landscapes put together. Just shows - the chronic and severe defunding of Protected Landscapes is a political choice. @campaign4parks.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...