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Scottish Seabird Centre is awarded £249,685 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to increase the resilience and sustainability of its operations for people and nature Marine conservation and education charity, the Scottish Seabird Centre, based in East Lothian, was thrilled to receive a grant of £249,685 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund earlier this year. The funding has been awarded to improve the overall sustainability of the Charity’s operations, develop partnerships with business and to better steward and grow its membership base. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project is designed to help the Charity build a strong foundation for the future.

One of Scotland’s leading marine conservation and education charities, the Scottish Seabird Centre is hosting their fourth national Marine Fest from 6 to 10 June 2024 in North Berwick. In response to the UN’s World Ocean Day 2024 celebrations, the festival’s packed five-day programme brings together scientists, environmentalists and nature enthusiasts to celebrate Scotland’s globally significant marine wildlife and habitats.

NGOs across the UK (and EU) support the UK and Scottish governments’ decision to close sandeel fishing in all Scottish waters and the English North Sea in an urgent move to build resilience for globally important seabird populations and wider marine biodiversity.

Leading conservation charities are calling on Scottish Ministers to reject a renewables development that could wreak unacceptable levels of ecological damage – including to vulnerable seabird populations – off Scotland’s East Coast. The National Trust for Scotland, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Seabird Centre and the Scottish Wildlife Trust have set out their concerns about the siting of the proposed new Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm in a letter to Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work Minister, Gillian Martin MSP, as Scottish Ministers prepare to make a final decision on SSE-Renewables’ application for Berwick Bank. Ministers will have the final say on whether the application is approved once they have received the Scottish Government Marine Directorate’s recommendation on the proposal, expected shortly.