Are you on the WRCC (Wildlife Response Co-ordinating Committee) or a Shetlander who would be available to respond to a marine mammal stranding or injured seal?
PRESS RELEASE The innovative IT platform for managing antipollution operations in the port of Taranto presented at Interspill in Amsterdam: the interest of world players in the oil spill sector…
With input from SOTEAG the NAFC Marine Centre has developed a draft ‘Biosecurity Plan for the Shetland Islands’ guided by the Shetland Islands’ Marine Spatial Plan advisory group.
Earlier this year SOTEAG participated in the stakeholder consultation of the draft National Contingency Plan for Marine Pollution from Shipping and Offshore Installations. Specifically, we commented on the Wildlife Response section…
Last month SOTEAG hosted a delegation from the Independent Expert Group (IEG) to Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies. The purpose of their visit was to gain a better understanding of…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have just launched the new consultation for the second revision of the National Contingency Plan for Marine Pollution from Shipping and Offshore Installations. There…
The fourth edition of the Shetland Islands’ Marine Spatial Plan (SMSP) is open for consultation; commencing on 17th January 2014 and will run for 12 weeks ending on 11th April.
Shetland’s senior inspector with animal welfare charity Scottish SPCA is to leave his post this summer after 23 years. Ron Patterson made his decision after the charity ordered the closure of…
Eider ducks are common birds in northern Britain, but genetic studies suggest those in Shetland are closer to the Faroese race than those breeding in mainland Scotland, which makes them…
