The Scottish Government has designated a number of new special protected areas to help protect seabirds.

Susan Davies, Chief Executive at the Scottish Seabird Centre has commented on todays's (3 December 2020) press release from the Scottish Government, 'Safeguarding Scotland's marine environment'. The full release can be found here.

“We’re absolutely delighted that the Scottish Government has designated a number of new special protected areas to help protect seabirds. This is a huge and important step towards halting and reversing the decline of some of Scotland's important seabird species, especially the Forth's enigmatic puffin population, guillemots feeding in the seas north of St Kilda, and the long-tailed ducks wintering on the coastline of the Moray Firth.

“The overwhelming and incredibly generous public response to our recent emergency appeal, which secured our immediate future, reinforces just how many people truly care about securing the future for our seas and our seabirds. We look forward to harnessing this support to work with the Scottish Government and other marine users, so that we can help to ensure these sites mean something more than just lines on maps.”

December 2020.