Blogs and Podcasts

Research requires a whole lot of data, which is why scientists need your help to collect information on wildlife and habitats. We call this "citizen science", and there are a huge range of projects to choose from. Wherever you live and whatever your interests, there will certainly be a way for you to help monitor those species and habitats so that we can better understand and protect them. To find out more about citizen science and the variety of projects to get involved in, read this blog by conservation assistant Emma Marriott.

Visitor Experience Assistant, Valle, recounts her time at the Sea Scotland Conference 2023, at the Climate Change Institute, Edinburgh. The attendees discussed and explored the relationships between society and environment, and land and sea, with some fascinating insights and conclusions.

The Scottish Government are proposing to close sandeel fisheries throughout all Scottish waters... but what IS a sandeel and why is everyone talking about them? Read this blog by Conservation Assistant Emma Marriott to discover some interesting facts and figures relating to sandeels and their importance to marine ecosystems in Scotland.

This is the third and final blog in our research spotlight series on heat stress in Northern gannet chicks. In this post, Shannon Clifford details her incredible experience researching the gannet colony on the Bass Rock over the years and the changes that have occurred in this time.