Littoral Lotto: Assessing fishing and aquaculture gear in the Scottish Islands
Together with the Marine Conservation Society, we have been working to better understand the types of litter impacting island communities. To help us do this, we have developed a supplementary survey to help build this evidence base looking at 15 specific items of fishing and aquaculture gear that has been found as litter on Scottish Islands. We anticipate that this survey will be suitable for use in the litter hotspots where the full Beachwatch survey is impractical, and/or with less experienced surveyors.
If you would be interested in taking part in this survey to build on the evidence base provided by Beachwatch, please download the survey form from the link below:
Results from your survey can be submitted via the following link:
To help you identify any litter you may come across, we have developed pictorial guide to help with identification. Details of the object are indicated under the image info .
Take a look at the Beach litter ID guide
When completing your survey please follow the guidelines and risk assessments as you would normally do for completing a Beachwatch survey or a Source to Sea Litter Quest:
Source to Sea Litter Quest resources
If you have any questions about this project please email us
Thank you so much for helping us achieve a better understanding of the fishing and aquaculture litter impacting Scottish Islands.
