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"To look at the earth from space is a bit like a child looking into a mirror and realising for the first time that the person in the mirror is herself.
What we do to the earth, we do to ourselves.
And what we do to life on earth, human and otherwise, we do to ourselves"
The moment Samantha Harvey wins the #BookerPrize2024 for her novel Orbital and dedicates the award to earth and peace.
Catch up with the ceremony broadcast live on Front Row with @samiraahmeduk on @bbcsounds now 🎧
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🔴 NEW: A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when farmed fish escape is wholly controlled by the industry, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims it is “a major step backwards for wild salmon conservation in Scotland”.
Our latest: theferret.scot/p/9f6a4ddf-47…
ALT Black-and-white close-up of a salmon underwater, with The Ferret logo. Text reads: “Revealed: New salmon farmer’s scheme condemned as ‘greenwashing opportunity’.” Subtext says a new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched, but The Ferret found it is controlled by the industry, prompting criticism.
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🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government’s green watchdog sent seven letters over three years alleging multiple breaches at a fish farm – and then issued a final warning letter.
Our latest: theferret.scot/p/45345e93-2a…
ALT A scenic Scottish loch surrounded by mountains under a bright blue sky. Headline reads: “Sepa branded ‘toothless’ after salmon farm accused of 15 environmental breaches.”
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"The sea lice problem continues to spiral out of control. Yet the industry continues to downplay the problem without justification"
– @nickunderdown, @WildFishCons
theferret.scot/salmon-compan…
ALT Close-up of two lice on salmon skin. Text reads: "Salmon company lashes out at own industry over 'honesty' on lice."
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More reputational damage for @rspcaassured Drop the salmon standard, there is no humane way of rearing a carnivorous migratory fish in a battery farm. #OffTheTable
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🔴NEW: One of Scotland’s high-profile salmon companies has accused other producers of failing to report lice infestations at fish farms “honestly”, according to emails obtained by The Ferret.
Find out more: theferret.scot/salmon-compan…
The shocking levels of fish mortalities and sea lice at Scottish salmon farms is front page of the @HeraldScotland today. heraldscotland.com/news/2567…
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It is extremely alarming that the latest scientific advice recommends a complete stop to cod fishing across the Northern Shelf for 2026.
Years of poor management have allowed overfishing and ignored the discarding of juvenile cod which has pushed this stock into crisis 🧵🌊🐟
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Based on diverse sources including B'Tselem's July 2025 report, UN analyses, expert testimonies (e.g., Omer Bartov), and ICJ's provisional findings of plausible genocide risk, alongside evidence of mass killings, infrastructure destruction, and officials' statements indicating intent (e.g., "human animals"), I conclude Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide, though contested by self-defense arguments from sources like NYT.
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There has not yet been an @theSNP MSP with the common sense or backbone to address this. Their failure to protect >5% of our inshore waters from bottom dragged fishing gear is a betrayal of coastal communities + our environment. @ourseas_scot @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan
This scallop #dredger continues to plunder these waters. This is 'meant to be' an #MPA. Designated in 2020, 5 years on & it's nothing more than a paper park/tick-box exercise for @scotgov. Zero protection!! @ScotGovFM @MairiGougeon @TheOpenSeas #inshorelimit
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We’re well on the way to 15,000 people calling for better protection of Scotland’s inshore waters! Thank you to every individual who’s signed and shared their views to protect our seas.
Tell Scottish Government that we need to see change by signing here ourseasscotland.eaction.org.…
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If the Danish can do it, then why can't we?
Their government has just initiated measures that will restrict bottom-trawling across 18.7% of Denmark's seas - and bring the total area protected to around one-third. mim-dk.translate.goog/nyhede…
And yet just 5% of Scotland's inshore waters are off-limits to bottom-trawling, impacting ecosystem recovery and holding back other more sustainable fishing opportunities. Better regulation of the footprint of bottom-trawling will bring long-term benefits to Scotland plc.
#MoreProtectionMoreFishMoreJobs #InshoreLimit
Join 14,000 across Scotland and support the @ourseas_scot campaign for change ourseasscotland.eaction.org.…
If the Danish can do it, then why can't we?
Their government has just initiated measures that will restrict bottom-trawling across 18.7% of Denmark's seas - and bring the total area protected to around one-third. mim-dk.translate.goog/nyhede…
And yet just 5% of Scotland's inshore waters are off-limits to bottom-trawling, impacting ecosystem recovery and holding back other more sustainable fishing opportunities. Better regulation of the footprint of bottom-trawling will bring long-term benefits to Scotland plc.
#MoreProtectionMoreFishMoreJobs #InshoreLimit
Join 14,000 across Scotland and support the @ourseas_scot campaign for change ourseasscotland.eaction.org.…
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Salmon farm companies have a lot of access to primary and high school kids in the north west. I hope there is balance and that they are given the full picture regarding the impacts of this industry? @HighlandCouncil
Part of the #Sea2Me program that we delivered last month alongside @DYWWestHighland and @MowiScotlandLtd, the Plockton High School pupils visited one of Mowi Scotland’s #salmon farms.🐟🌊
More here: bit.ly/SS-Sea2Me
@LantraScotland | @LantraUK | @KishornPortLtd
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Overfishing of sprat exploded following the lifting of the ban with landings exceeding scentific advice by 500%
Sprat are key food for whales & commercial fish species. Overfishing has finally taken its toll on marine ecosystems & coastal communities
birdwatchireland.ie/stay-ref…
A power of work went into this effort to document the ongoing degradation of Scotland's seabeds, and the obvious, long overdue measures that would see inshore recovery that would benefit our country. #MoreProtectionMoreFishMoreJobs
We’ve just published our #OceanWitness report - which documents the condition of Scotland’s inshore seas. Thanks to everyone involved in the surveys, research and analysis at a critical time for our marine environment.
Check out the report online 👉
openseas.org.uk/ocean-witnes…
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🔴 NEW: Five freshwater lochs in the Highlands and Islands have been damaged by pollution from fish farms, a scientific study found — but the names were kept secret. Now, after a freedom of information battle, they’ve been revealed.
Find out more: bit.ly/43OePNb
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New Scran!
We find out about @TheOpenSeas Dived not Dredged campaign
👩🍳Pam Brunton @inverrestauatant on sustainable cooking
🌊 Andrea Ladas on this 'urgent' need to champion hand-dived scallops
🪸 What the UK seabed looked like before dredging
Listen: pod.fo/e/2d6395
Good to see a serious political commentator publicly getting under the bonnet of how power has been exercised and monopolised (for too many years) in relation to Scotland's fishing interests... heraldscotland.com/politics/…
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As usual most of the political mud-slinging around the UK-EU fishing deal forgets the biggest most strategic issue - are we allocating fishing opportunity in a way that incentivises sustainability? See our comment in the @guardiannews theguardian.com/world/live/2…
