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The Incoming Tide, podcast from the Isle of Arran with Dr Bryce Stewart

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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · Aug 29

Delighted to share this interview on the @incomingtide.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Don MacNeish for saving a tree for me & @howardlwood.bsky.social for chatting with me about my involvement with @arrancoast.bsky.social over the past 20 years youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0?... #mpaswork #bemorescallop 🪸 🐟🐙🌱🦀🦞

I still can't believe I had the best holiday of my life on Arran

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · Aug 29

I still can’t believe I just had one of the best holidays of my life on the Isle of Arran, just 50 miles from my home in Glasgow

How strange it is that we so often forget the beauty that’s on our own doorstep

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

I’ve given up on summering in the Mediterranean. Three consecutive holidays in Italy, Spain and Greece were ruined by unbearable heat. So this…

www.heraldscotland.com

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theincomingtide.bsky.social @theincomingtide.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our latest Podcast is out. Don & Howard chat to an old friend and @arrancoast.bsky.social research collaborator @bd-stew.bsky.social @reviveourocean.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
1st Bryce has to plant a tree.
youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0

The Incoming Tide, podcast from the Isle of Arran with Dr Bryce Stewart

The Incoming Tide, podcast from the Isle of Arran with Dr Bryce Stewart

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interested in #Marine ( & economic) recovery? Listen to @bd-stew.bsky.social explain the research over the last 15 years that he has supervised around #Arran @naturescot.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social

theincomingtide.bsky.social @theincomingtide.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our latest Podcast is out. Don & Howard chat to an old friend and @arrancoast.bsky.social research collaborator @bd-stew.bsky.social @reviveourocean.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
1st Bryce has to plant a tree.
youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0

Keir Starmer's Government Still Hasn't Reviewed Use of Musk's X Despite Platform 'Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation'

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Aug 7

Scottish Gov the same still using X. @johnswinney.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/31/k...

Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer's violent disorder

bylinetimes.com

Ghana’s new Fisheries and Aquaculture Act should be approved in full,…

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jul 27

Ghana doing what @johnswinney.bsky.social Gov REFUSES todo
The new boundary would push destructive industrial trawling further offshore and give fish populations, especially the small pelagic species that coastal communities in Ghana depend on, a chance to recover.
ejfoundation.org/news-media/g...

The Environmental Justice Foundation exists to protect the natural world and defend our basic human right to a secure environment.

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Open Seas @open-seas.bsky.social · Jul 18

David Attenborough’s Ocean film has sparked backlash from parts of the fishing industry — led by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation.

Why? Because it shows the environmental reality of bottom-trawling.

Read our response here: www.openseas.org.uk/news/david-a...

Unlocking benefits for people, nature and climate: Actions to jointly address climate change and biodiversity loss in England (accessible webpage)

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jul 15

Delaying action only increases these costs, and protecting and restoring nature offers some of the best adaptation solutions available according to the UK Gov own experts. Time for Scottish action @johnswinney.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 25

Terrestrially, @johnswinney.bsky.social @snp.org policies are based on Social Justice, which I applaud, BUT when it comes to Scotland's Seas policy, it just supports BIG business lobbyists to trash & profit ourpublic resources, profits for the few. @neilmackay.bsky.social @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social

theincomingtide.bsky.social @theincomingtide.bsky.social · Jun 25

Welcome to the first episode of The Incoming Tide a podcast by Don MacNeish and Howard Wood.
Recorded on the shores of Lamlash Bay, this episode draws on their memories and decades of diving and living on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
youtu.be/XZ6NesqRaA4
@ourseas-scot.bsky.social #ImshoreLimit

"The Incoming Tide", Don & Howard discuss the abolition of the 3 mile fisheries limit.

Arran Whisky Partners with Marine Conservation Group

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 23

Arran Distillery sponsor's @arrancoast.bsky.social
thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-news...

Isle of Arran Distillers has announced a new partnership with the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) to expand marine conservation efforts on the Scottish island.

thewhiskeywash.com

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 15

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/committ...
If the Scottish Parliament’s Economy/Fair Work Committee had visited #Arran. Islanders could have told them all about the island being excluded from its % share of NACs capital wealth building budgets.
@lornaslater.bsky.social
@mairigougeon.bsky.social

Committee visit to learn about key economic model

An event to shine a light on how Community Wealth Building is impacting businesses, groups and residents was held in Irvine this week.

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 15

Gillian Martin has proved to be exactly that, the Zero action Cabinet Secretary.
@johnswinney.bsky.social

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they will be irreversibly destroyed," Said UK Minister.
Urgent Action needed by @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social 90% of #Biodiversity is in our COASTAL SEAS.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ministers pledge UK action to ratify high seas treaty by end of year

Move comes after efforts at UN ocean summit to establish marine protected areas in international waters

www.theguardian.com

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 9

LESS THAN 1% OF SCOTLAND'S seas are fully protected. 87% of inshore Marine Protected Areas allow Scallop Dredging & Bottom Trawling. @johnswinney.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian government to declare almost a third of its oceans ‘highly protected’ in the next five years

Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia’s marine parks will ‘lay the foundation’ for increasing ocean protections

www.theguardian.com

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 9

Is it time for Westminster to take back responsibility from ScotGov Marine Directorate? @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social 87% of. Scottish Inshore MPAs allow bottom Dredging/Trawling.

Marine Conservation Society @mcsuk.bsky.social · Jun 9

📢 Today the UK Government have announced plans to propose a ban on bottom trawling in 41 English Marine Protected Areas

#Ocean #ProtectOurSeas

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 8

The upcoming announcements by UK gov, will be embarrassing to @gillianamartin.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social who up till now have ignored 83% of Scot public. observer.co.uk/news/oceans/...

Overdue bottom trawling ban will benefit all of us

A new policy aims to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030

observer.co.uk

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Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 8

The ScotGov Marine Directorate led by @mairigougeon.bsky.social supports and subsidises Scallop Dredging in 85% of Scotlands Marine Protected Areas. #WorldOceanDay

‘It’s goodbye to French fishermen’: Macron under pressure as crucial UN ocean summit opens

Howard L Wood OBE @howardlwood.bsky.social · Jun 6

“We really want to protect the seas,” Environmental measures are slowly killing the unsustainable industry.
Like #Scotland, mainly caused by decades of extremely poor marine and fisheries management. Gradual progress over the past 2 decades hasn't happened. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As delegates prepare for the global gathering, the president is caught between opposing sides in a row over bottom trawling in France’s marine protected areas

www.theguardian.com

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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · Jun 6

I was also pleased to highlight my work with the amazing @arrancoast.bsky.social which demonstrates the incredible recovery potential of marine ecosystems when human activity is properly managed (photo: @howardlwood.bsky.social) 🪸🐙🦞🐟