We all want our seas to be healthy and productive, a place where wildlife thrives and which can provide a sustainable future for our fragile coastal communities. But Scotland’s seas have been over-exploited and under-protected for decades. We desperately need to help them recover.

Now, for the first time ever, we have a chance to improve things, thanks to the Scottish Marine Bill. Scottish Environment LINK have been campaigning for a Strong Marine (Scotland) Act for a number of years that delivers:

Recovery - A duty on Scottish Ministers to improve the health of Scotland’s seas, in line with international commitments.		Planning - A requirement for plans to include clear objectives, along with policies and programmes to deliver those objectives.		Protection - A duty on Scottish Ministers to create an ecologically-coherent network of Marine Protected Areas