Posts tagged plastic

This festive season you can make just a few wee changes to your celebrations, making a big impact on our seas. Some of our team have got together to share our favourite tips to make your Christmas more ocean friendly.

Morven Summers2 December 2021plastic, plastic free, christmas, ocean friendly, eco, eco gifts

Reflections on the Luskentyre Whale

Heather Beaton, RSPB Warden for the Uists, relects on her visit to the stranded sperm whale at Luskentyre Beach.

In the NewsMorven Summers12 December 2019sperm whale, marine litter, stranding, plastic, plastic pollution, stop the plastic tide, luskentyre beach, whale, SMASS, rspb, stranded whale

12 tips for an Ocean Friendly Christmas

Morven Summers19 December 2018plastic, plastic free, christmas, ocean friendly, eco, eco gifts

Scotland's Seas: Drowning in Plastic?

Here on the West Coast of Scotland, we're also seeing first-hand the devastating effects of our marine life. In 2015, our crew had a distressing encounter with a minke whale where it’s rostrum was caught in a plastic packing strap. Read more below about what we have done to help tackle the plastic problem, and how you can get involved with our work.

Science & ResearchMorven Summers2 October 2018Liz Bonnin, Drowning In Plastic, Plastic, Entanglement, Scottish Entanglement Alliance, whales, dolphins, plastic, plastic pollution, pollution, volunteer now, act now, anti plasticComment

Have You Got The Bottle?

Read our first guest article from Jenni Hume at Have You Got the Bottle? - a campaign towards a deposit return system in Scotland to reduce our plastic waste, and find out how you can get involved.

Guest ArticlesMorven Summers30 August 2018Have You Got the Bottle?, plastic, stop the plastic tide, anitplastic, deposit return scheme, eco friendly, Scottish Government

*PRESS RELEASE* Expeditions to study health of whales in Hebrides using pioneering laser photography

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust has announced details of its 2018 surveys, in which volunteers and marine scientists will carry out pioneering research into the health of whales, dolphins and porpoises off Scotland’s west coast using photogrammetry – the science of making measurements from photographs.

HWDT in Partnership with CuanTec’s Anti-Plastic Campaign

HWDT are delighted to announce that over the next few weeks, we have partnered with CuanTec, a biotechnology company based in Scotland, in a crowdfunding campaign to fight plastic pollution.

Science & Research, FundraisingMorven Summers9 March 2018plastic, anitplastic, Our Blue Planet, stop the plastic tide, whales, dolphins, innovation, business, green business, sustainability, HWDT, marine conservation, conservation, Act Now

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