This week Parliament is expected to choose the next First Minister of Scotland.

🎉 OCEAN WIN! Papua New Guinea just created its largest ever marine protected area - the size of the UK 🌊 The sanctuary is located in the Coral Triangle, a richly biodiverse area home to coral reefs, spinner dolphins, silky sharks, whales, and more! https://bit.ly/4fq4rkU

Next up, our #YLSAwards 2026 Participation & Youth Voice finalists are making sure young people in Scotland are heard 🎤 Sponsored by @planetyouthscot.bsky.social 🗣️ @aym-aberdeen.bsky.social 💪 Team NLN - National Leadership Network 🌊 @youth4seas.bsky.social#YLSAwards More info 👉 https://bit.ly/4tWIEpp

The countdown is ON! Last chance to apply to our Youth Ocean Action Fund to make your ocean action a reality 📣✊ All details on the grant, what we're looking for and how to apply via our website at: www.youthforseas.org/action-fund.

If you missed the Youth Climate Hustings, you can watch the full thing over on YouTube: youtu.be/fJfnntYqFMY?... @lfsscotland.bsky.social @foescot.bsky.social @gndrising.bsky.social @youth4seas.bsky.social @teachthefuture.bsky.social @sosukcharity.bsky.social @peopleandplanet.bsky.social

⚠️ The seabed matters Bottom-trawling can destroy habitats which took decades to form. We’re working to document the damage and restore life to our seas. 💙 Support us via the Big Give. https://bit.ly/4tXMfmG #OceanFacts #ProtectOurSeas

We're delighted to be a finalist in the Participation and Youth Voice category in the #YLSAwards! Congratulations to all the other finalists and we look forward to meeting you in June 🤝

How does the Scottish Conservative manifesto stack up for nature? Our panel of keystone species think they've spotted a few gaps. Want to see stronger commitments for nature? Our Pathway to a #RewildingNation sets out what that could look like – and the steps needed to get there. 👉 bit.ly/4tgsRl6

"When young people’s enthusiasm and time is taken for granted to plug operational gaps, accessibility and exclusion is not considered, and unpaid interns are not rewarded with valuable training in exchange, it does a disservice to the sector and we lose brilliant, talented people along the way."

📣 The Youth Ocean Action Fund Project Grants are BACK for 2026! 🤑£100 to £500 💙Youth-led advocacy related to marine issues 🤝Apply as an individual or group 🌊Young people aged 16-25 living in Scotland All details and how to apply at 👉https://www.youthforseas.org/action-fund

MSPs must decide whether to expand salmon farming or pause growth to protect Scotland’s endangered wild salmon and marine ecosystems, says Nick Underdown from Wildfish The Future of Scotland's salmon industry in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social 7/7 www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2585...

Save the date for Sea Scotland 2026...and it’s our 10th birthday! 🎉 More details, including this year’s Sea Scotland youth event, coming soon. @youth4seas.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @howellmarine.bsky.social @faunaflora.bsky.social 📸 NatureScot

Thank you SO much @maggiechapman.bsky.social for sponsoring our event and meeting our members. We look forward to working with the next intake of MSPs to progress youth-defined priorities for our seas 🌊

Save the date for Sea Scotland 2026...and it’s our 10th birthday! 🎉 More details, including this year’s Sea Scotland youth event, coming soon. @youth4seas.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @howellmarine.bsky.social @faunaflora.bsky.social 📸 NatureScot

With the passage of the #NaturalEnvironmentBill, which requires government ministers to set legally binding nature recovery targets, the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign has achieved its main aim! Here's a look back at the highlights of this campaign. www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/how-we-won-t...

Thanks to @oceanauk.bsky.social for supporting the youth voice 📣✊

A powerful comment piece in @scotnational.bsky.social by YSCS members Louis Macmillan and Issie Jeffrey on the recent delay to the MPA consultation. Read the full piece at: www.thenational.scot/politics/258... or via link in bio 🔗

"Sea lice levels reported at several times the limit pose serious risks not just to farmed fish, but to wild salmon and the wider marine environment" https://www.theferret.scot/salmon-company-lashes-out-at-own-industry-over-honesty-on-lice/

Big Oil is wrecking our seas & marine life is paying the price 🐬 We're working with scientists to lift the lid on the oil & gas industry’s dirty secrets, using marine strandings to expose the truth. The data will speak for the animals that can’t. 🚫 End new oil & gas: https://bit.ly/490ZLPq

🗣️ Calling all budding young ocean leaders — the ocean needs YOU! (now more than ever) Whatever your skills, passion, or background, there is a place for you in the movement to protect our blue planet. Read more how here: www.youthforseas.org/blogs/the-oc...

Did you know that for just £9.72 you can grow a dozen baby oysters? Our wonderful volunteers share what makes them such ocean superheroes! Donate now or give as a gift and get an e-card in time for the big day! https://actmcs.org/oyster-hero-bsky

🦞 Open Seas is hiring 🦞 We’re looking for maternity cover of our Digital & Communications Officer. You’ll help craft engaging digital content & drive public campaigns that raise awareness of seafood sustainability & marine protection. To apply, visit the link below: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...

Meet this year's Turning the Tide graduates! 🎓🌊 If you're interested in joining Turning the Tide 2026, come along to our Intro session TONIGHT and apply by 5th Jan to kickstart your own journey to speak up for our seas! Sign up via Eventbrite: bit.ly/ttt26-intro

Do young people feel heard in marine policy? In our Youth Manifesto for Scotland's Seas, we asked young people how they feel about marine decision-making. Their message was clear: they care deeply, but the system isn't working for them. Take action: youthforseas.org/youth-manifesto #YM4ScotSeas

Interested in the ocean but don't know where to start? 💭 🌊 Turning the Tide is our flagship training and skill development programme for young people to kickstart their journey in marine advocacy 🌊 Sign up: bit.ly/ttt26-intro and read more: youthforseas.org/turning-the-...

Our reaction to the new draft Climate Change Plan: major missed opportunities to reduce emissions in some of the most polluting sectors in ways that deliver meaningful improvements to the lives of people in Scotland. 👇 www.stopclimatechaos.scot/new-draft-cl...

It's a problem so many young people have! We supported YSCS member Islay to fund a placement at the Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery through the Youth Ocean Action Fund 🦞 Read her blog: bit.ly/islay-blog Deadline for the YOAF 10th Nov: www.youthforseas.org/action-fund

ICYMI 📣A Youth Manifesto for Scotland's Seas 2026-2031 is now launched! We spoke to young people across Scotland and the message was clear: young people demand bold and urgent action for the seas. Their future depends on it. Read the full report: www.youthforseas.org/youth-manifesto

Huge thanks to our speakers from @scottishgreens.org @scotlibdems.org.uk @snp.org and Scottish Labour, and all the delegates who attended @seascotland.bsky.social's first ever Ocean Hustings on Monday! It was great to share ideas on how we can bring our seas back to health. @youth4seas.bsky.social

Fantastic to have @alanmunro.bsky.social Director and founder of @youth4seas.bsky.social officially launch the first Youth Manifesto for our seas to kick off the Ocean Hustings! #SeaScotland2025

Sea Scotland 2025 is now sold out! ✨ But good news — you can still join us online. 🎥 On Monday 6 October from 7pm - 8.30pm, we will hear Scotland’s political parties' ideas and plans for the future of our seas ahead of the Holyrood 2026 elections. Watch live 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCt...

We need boldness + bravery to make the hard decisions now. Youth Trustee Caitlin Turner @thatsealgirl.bsky.social spoke at @parliament.scot Rural Affairs & Islands Committee on offshore MPAs. 🎥👇

Meet the Sea Scotland Ocean Hustings speakers🌊 ✨Ariane Burgess, Scottish Green Party MSP for Highlands and Islands ✨Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Edinburgh City Council (Forth ward) ✨Sarah Boyack, Scottish Labour MSP for Lothian (Region) Register today👉 bit.ly/44nKQfm

Disproportionate? We don’t think so 🎣 Bottom trawling is a highly destructive practice which is responsible for huge amounts of bycatch and damages our precious sea floor — yet it still takes place in England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). 🧵1/2

Our mass climate lobby press release features quotes from: SCCS Chair First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social Dr Rachel Hardie from the Borders @foescot.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social @youth4seas.bsky.social @sciaf.bsky.social www.stopclimatechaos.scot/first-minist...

📣New policy brief! From seagrass to shellfish: restoration matters🪴 The brief, developed by YSCS Trainee Jess along with an explanatory blog post, breaks down the Marine and Coastal Restoration plan. Check it out www.youthforseas.org/blogs/draft-restoration-plan and share your views by 19th Oct!

Are you ready for Sea Scotland 2025? 🤝 Engage with our delegates, speakers & sponsors 📖 Enjoy the @scotwildlife.bsky.social Words of the Wild exhibition 🚀 Celebrate the launch of the @youth4seas.bsky.social Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas Make sure you grab your ticket! bit.ly/44nKQfm

🚫 Full bottom trawling bans in marine protected areas are the ONLY way to ensure a healthy ocean 🌊 If you agree, the time to use your voice is now: only.one/act/uk-mpa-c... "We MUST seize this opportunity," our director @hugotagholm.bsky.social 🔽 The window to have your say is closing in ⌛

We’re very grateful to @gillianamartin.bsky.social, Climate Action & Energy Secretary, for joining our Community Gathering and speaking with young people about protecting and restoring our seas. Never before has political leadership for our environment and climate been so essential. 📸Rosa Payne

😍ICYMI 😍We're buzzing from our second annual Community Gathering in Glasgow last weekend. So much energy, mutual support and passion for standing up for our seas in that room! 💙 More to follow but in the meantime massive shout to YSCS member Rosa Payne for the wonderful snaps 📸

🪸"The UK is finally waking up to fact that it is no longer politically, publicly or scientifically acceptable to allow [bottom trawling] in the sites we are trying to protect for nature." Our Policy Director Alec digs into the new Scottish MPA measures in our blog 👇 uk.oceana.org/blog/what-sc...

🚨BILLBOARD MESSAGE DEMANDS MSPS ACT NOW TO SAVE NATURE 🚨 A pair of billboards appeared on Edinburgh’s busy Market Street today with an urgent message for Scotland’s MSPs. With 1 in 9 species in Scotland at risk of extinction, MSPs must act now! www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/billboard-me...

Your guide to the Scottish Parliament! Parliament represents us, so we have a right to know what goes on there! See the full version 👉 bit.ly/parliament-jargon

Scotland’s offshore “protections” leave much of our seabed at risk with MPAs still open to trawling damage. More protection = more fish, more jobs, a healthier sea & more resilient coastal communities. This is just 1/2 of the equation, urgent action is needed in Scotland's inshore waters too ❌🌊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're hiring a Youth Advocacy Officer! ✅ Amplify young voices for marine protection ✅ Connect with policymakers & experts ✅ Put youth voices at the heart of decisions 📍 Remote (Scotland) | £30,823 FTE | 18 hrs/wk (0.6FTE) Apply now 👉 environmentjob.co.uk/posts/107163...

UK ocean wildlife faces a myriad of pressures, from the #ClimateCrisis to destructive fishing. Our seas are some of the world’s most heavily fished. Take action with us today to reduce the impact of destructive bottom-trawl fishing on our seabed 2/2 🔽 only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

The countdown is now ON to this year's Community Gathering in Glasgow! ⏳ With only a few spots left, we thought we'd give you a taste of what some of last year's attendees said about the day 😍 Tickets and costs support at: bit.ly/yscs-gathering25

We welcome the designation of the two new Historic Marine Protected Areas - at Scapa Flow, and the Queen of Sweden wreck site in Shetland. Scotland’s seas are a vital part of our culture, history, and identity. Protecting these sites helps preserve our shared heritage for generations to come. 🌊

Behind every Sea Scotland event is a network of passionate partners. 💬💡 Our heartfelt thanks to @wwfscotland.bsky.social and @youth4seas.bsky.social for support our 2025 hustings and make the event accessible to all! 🌊 Interested in joining us? Check out how to become a sponsor: bit.ly/44c73fl

Meet the YSCS Team! This time we're introducing Jess Shaw! Jess has joined the YSCS team for a paid traineeship, where she'll receive training, mentoring and professional development opportunities. Welcome Jess! 🐳Check out her full blog post: youthforseas.org/blogs/meet-the-team-jess-shaw