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Juvenile humpback whale entanglement, Annat Bay, April 2024
Last weekend we had a report of a stranding in Annat Bay on the Scoraig peninsula. A fisherman had reported it to @ullapoolseasavers earlier in the day, before they headed out to confirm the animal as juvenile male humpback whale. Members of the SMASS team headed out to the site of the stranding, aided by @ullapoolseasavers , @cal_major and @jamesappletonphotography. to investigate […]
Media coverage following a recent spate of entanglement cases…
Scotsman article, May 2023 Fishing News article, May 2023 Fishing News article, April 2022
SEA response to updated MCS Good Fish Guide ratings
We recently learnt that the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have taken the decision to place creel-caught crabs and lobster from the west coast of Scotland on the ‘fish to avoid’ (red) list, in part due to concern over marine animal entanglement risk. Entanglement is a global problem in many fisheries, is not limited to crab […]
** PRESS RELEASE** Ground-breaking Scottish project to reduce marine animal entanglement in creel fishing gear, 16th December 2021
A ground-breaking project is helping reduce mammal, shark and turtle entanglement in creel fishing gear in Scottish waters. Image credit: Graham Campbell Today sees the publication of a report on the first phase of the Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) project, the first of its kind in the UK, which brings together commercial creel fishers, NatureScot, research […]
Canada’s efforts to save the endangered North Atlantic right whale | A Morning with the Experts
Last week the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Our Daily Planet hosted a dialogue on the progress made, and challenges still ahead, in Canada’s efforts to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, a species vulnerable to both entanglement and ship strikes and on the brink of extinction. In a bid to […]
Some good news amongst the COVID chaos – successful disentanglements from around the world
While the COVID lock down has halted a lot of activities, large whale disentanglement teams around the world have remained busy. Here are just a few successful release stories from earlier this month. Cape Cod, USA 03/06/2020 – Center for Coastal Studies Image credit: Center for Coastal Studies The Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal […]
All caught up – disentangling whales in Newfoundland and Labrador
A great interview with Julie Huntington of the Whale Release and Strandings group in Newfoundland, one of the most successful disentanglement teams in the world. https://blog.cwf-fcf.org/index.php/en/disentangling-whales-ewfoundland-qa-julie-huntington/?fbclid=IwAR0rRtWehVlf_YQso6D-AVhNvuRPzS-KqNJ0ZDgVdWOtDLA7xC_c40yiexE “A disentanglement release can be done safely but it takes a community. It’s not just the WRS disentanglement team releasing the animal. It also includes the fishermen and their […]
Support your local Fishermen during Covid-19
– Buy fresh shellfish straight from the quayside, or get it delivered to your door! – #SourceLocal #EatLocal #SupportLocal As a result of COVID-19 the UK’s fishermen and seafood industry are facing enormous challenges, with many local fishers no longer able to supply their catch to overseas markets or UK restaurants. However YOU can […]
A message from SEA partner the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation
A message from SEA partner the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and repercussions of this to small-scale fishermen. “Can ALL Scottish Fishermen, especially those who rely on the live market, please email their MSP’s and MP’s asap and inform them of their predicament regarding the loss of market […]
This is not the way we’re going to conserve whale populations
A couple of years old now but a great article from across the pond. I had the pleasure of working with Scott, Everett and Bob in Cape Cod a few years back, in fact on my first day with the team I got to witness first-hand how slick their operation is when a call came […]