Alex Thomson’s film on Channel 4 News shows what is at stake in Wester Ross from illegal dredging, as well as how community volunteers have acted to protect the ecosystem within the Marine Protected Area. Sea Change, with the support of our partners in the citizen science alliance we have built together, have worked very hard to survey mearl. Volunteers
Calling on Our MSP’s to examine the return of something like the 3 Mile Limit
This letter was sent on the 7th November to the REC Committee and other MSPs requesting they examine the merits of the return of the 3 mile limit or an equivalent – following the Channel 4 News piece on the Wester Ross incident. (some text has been amended to protect individuals) Dear Edward and Gail, Sea Change
Andy Jackson – Just Add Light To Water
When George Brown, Andy’s trusted dive buddy called to say Andy had died unexpectedly, it was not just a shock, it was incomprehensible. It is hard to come to terms with the loss of such a dedicated, talented, generous and big hearted storyteller of the underwater world – and grasp the fact that he is no longer with us. He was in
Horse Island & The Pink Seaweed
Maerl the pink coral-like nobbly stuff is precious. Sea Change, SCFF and SubSea.TV have collaborated on surveying Wester Ross Marine Protected Area since its creation in 2016. Our focus has largely been on surveying maerl because of its importance to commercial fisheries and the whole ecosystem. The film above was made as a collaboration between us, local fishermen, and Wild Fish groups who
An Underwater Ecosystem & Flowers of the Sea Forest
To view the stunningly beautiful world beneath the waves as shown in the film below enter the password sea cucumber (music not yet cleared) The film shares the findings from Sea Change’s June 2018 Sea bed survey working with SCFF, SubSea.tv and many many others, as the story shows) John McIntyre found a wonderful quote from 1376 complaining about chains
Bubbles & The Seal Whisperer: Stories from the Highland Wildlife Hospital
This film above is made as a tribute to Beatrice Brinkler who ran the Highland Wildlife Hospital in Ullapool for decades. Empathy, compassion, kindness and understanding are the traits of the best of us. Beatrice has all those qualities in spades, especially for her animal friends, be they fluff, feather or fur. As a highly intuitive person Beatrice connected with animals
The Pink Seaweed by George Macpherson
“The Pink Seaweed” is a story about maerl and the sea created by the well known traditional storyteller George Macpherson to celebrate the birth of Wester Ross Marine Protected Area. It was told to the children of Badcaul School by George in the spring of 2016 just before Wester Ross Marine Protected Area was born. George lives
Happy Birthday Wester Ross Marine Protected Area (Film three)
Celebrating and Safeguarding the Future of Our MPA The third in a series of three ‘Happy Birthday’ films dives deeper into the process of discovery within the Wester Ross MPA articulating our desire to preserve the MPA’s ‘umbrella effect’ as outlined in the two previous films. We explore highlights of the MPA, discovering some still intact and unrecorded maerl
A Special Happy Birthday to Wester Ross Marine Protected Area (film two)
In celebration of Wester Ross MPA’s first Birthday on 23rd March 2017, Sea Change have made three films which share appreciation of the MPA and encourage support for its protection and recovery. The second film explains why Wester Ross Marine Protected Area is so special and why it needs protecting. The footage shows how the parts of
Happy Birthday Wester Ross Marine Protected Area – we love you!
We love Wester Ross MPA and it is shortly to have its first birthday on the 23rd of March 2017! To celebrate Sea Change have made three films to share our appreciation of the MPA and to encourage support for it’s protection and recovery. The first film gives people an underwater glimpse of the unique and