Exploring Scotland’s Seas is a live recorded session focused on the amazing marine wildlife we have on our doorstep and covers a range of topics including climate change, marine litter and biodiversity. As the largest and leading marine charity in the UK, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), are passionate about sharing their recently collected data to help communities and individuals add their voice to finding solutions to our marine issues. This session includes activities to introduce participants to the secret underwater world in Scotland and some of our amazing ocean superheroes.
For further information on MCS’s education sessions see here: https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/fun-learning/
Join in with beach cleans: https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/join-a-beach-clean/
Join in with citizen science: https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/citizen-science/
You can find out lots more information on MCS’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarineConservationSociety
About Kirsty Crawford
Kirsty works for The Marine Conservation Society as Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager for Scotland, delivering a host of ocean outreach activities and managing a network of hundreds of volunteers.
She has taken a few different paths: from an undergraduate in Journalism and Creative Writing in Glasgow, a Performing Arts Diploma and years spent in London as a professional performer. To internships with the BBC Natural History Unit, roles at London Zoo and The Conservation Volunteers, then finally graduating with an MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation in 2020.
She is passionate about being ‘more than one thing’ in life and advocating for the impact of environmental education through many different sectors.
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- 8 and over
- Oceans
- Pollution
Scotland’s Amazing Marine Environment
Scotland’s marine environment is exceptional and diverse and supports more than 6,500 species of animals and plants. Find out more about it, the threats it faces and what you can do to protect it, with the Scottish Seabird Centre. -
- all ages
- Biodiversity
- Citizen Science
- Oceans
- Pollution
Ocean Explorers
Dive into the ocean explorer zone with the Marine Conservation Society to find out more about the secrets of our seas and what we can do to protect them. -
- all ages
- Citizenship
- Conservation
Citizen Science: Upstream Battle
Did you know that 80% of marine litter comes from land and further upstream? Join Heather from Keep Scotland Beautiful as we learn about their citizen science project ‘Upstream Battle’ which aims to tackle marine litter from its source.