The SIF-Marine Litter Working Group comprises of groups of beach and coast line marine litter gatherers who also participate in activities to highlight the issue of Marine Litter around the Scottish Islands. There are also experts on the group to help advise the group on legislative changes and activities which are happening at an international level which could be beneficial to the Scottish Islands.

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Current Islands groups represented are:

Arran: Think about Plastic – Arran – Helen How 

Bute: Beachwatch Bute – David Herriot

Eigg: Eigg Environmental Action Group – Camille Dressler

Gigha: Gigha Heritage Trust – Casey Jo Zammit

Orkney: Greener Orkney – Jeremy Nelson

Outer Hebrides: Clean Coast Outer Hebrides - Janet Marshall & Violet Fraser

Skye: Skye Beach Cleans – Peggy Semler

Tiree: Ocean Gives – Catriona Spink

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The SIF – Marine Litter Working Group is also supported by Marine Litter Development Officers – who work with the group to expand its contacts and islands on which the marine litter data gathering activities can be developed and assist the group to link into Government consultations and local organisations to look for solutions to the problems of Marine Litter and circularity opportunities.

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Vicki Last is the current Marine Litter Development Officer and can be contacted on vlastmarinelitter@gmail.com.