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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
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.