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Calum Duncan

Scotland Programme Manager

Seasearch Scotland Co-ordinator

Marine Conservation Society

Seasearch in Scotland

Citizen Science underwater

Underwater, Scotland is also beautiful…

© Paul Kay

© Paul Kay

…but fragile…

© Paul Naylor

‘Diving into conservation’

Seasearch divers are our eyes under the water

Supported and co-ordinated by:

Seasearch achievements

Citizen Science

Generating data

National Biodiversity Network Marine Planning pilots

Plugging knowledge gaps

Marion Harrald Chris Rickard

Seasearch dives

Survey Courses

Observation Courses

Seasearch Expeditions

> 50 trips

> 30 courses

> 300 divers

> 2,700 records

Seasearch Loch Torridon 2000-01

© Sue Scott

Supporting Local Groups

UK’s second only No-Take Zone est. Oct 2008

Proposed

© Howard Wood

Seagrass beds in Whiting Bay

© Howard Wood

© Howard Wood

“…if it wasn’t for the Seasearch

course and SNH and SFP we

would not be doing the type of

diving we are now…has really

heightened our interest in local

sea life and we are always

looking for new sites and the

sea life there.” Jim Gibson

Luce Bay – Providence rock

© Chris Harrison

Luce Bay – Providence rock

© Chris Harrison

Scottish MPA proposals

Seasearch data supported

Loch Fyne and Loch Goil

Loch Sween

Loch Sunart

Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh

Small Isles

South Arran

New Priority Marine Feature records

Horsemussel beds,

St Abbs Head

© Georgia Conolly

New PMF records

Celtic featherstars,

Isle of Lismore

© Calum Duncan

Confirming PMF records

Flameshells, Sound of Mull

© Calum Duncan

Confirming PMF records

Northern seafan

Canna wall, Sanday

© Calum Duncan © Calum Duncan

Fan Mussel in Scapa Flow 2011

Chris Wood

Red mullet in Moray Firth

Asteronyx at 34m

© Owen Paisley © Sue Scott

Loch Torridon 2000

Fireworks in the deep

© Owen Paisley

Loch Fyne

Loch Shira

Loch Duich

Owen Paisley

© David Brookes

Any dive can be a

Seasearch dive!

Contact Details

Calum Duncan

Scotland Programme Manager

Marine Conservation Society

11A Chester Street

EDINBURGH

EH3 7RF

T: 0131 226 6360

E: calum.duncan@mcsuk.org

www.mcsuk.org/scotland

www.seasearch.co.uk

A big ‘Thank You’ to all

our dedicated volunteers

that contribute to

Seasearch and make it

happen.