Outer Hebrides Claddach now known as
Clean Coast Outer Hebrides
Useful links
These are in no particular order, please have a look to see what is out there already.
Not Whale Food
Informative site with a lovely interface, and they’ve expressed support already! https://notwhalefood.com
Surfers Against Sewage
Really helpful site, lots of very useful information about how to go about beach cleans, CCOH hosts beach cleans in association with them. https://www.sas.org.uk
BBC
Much information in many places as well as the natural history programmes including:
Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42264788
The Guardian
Interesting article about refusing plastics, after all Ben Bradshaw the UK Environment Minister recommended we all do this! https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/nov/15/greenpolitics.ethicalliving
Whale and Dolphin Conservation
A worldwide charity that has expressed support already. There is much information and food for thought on their site:
There are several volunteer groups of the WDC’s Shorewatch scheme in the Outer Hebrides.
http://www.wdcs.org/national_regions/scotland/shorewatch/
An article about micro-plastics in toiletries.
http://uk.whales.org/blog/2013/05/what-you-cant-see-can-hurt-you
Recycle to raise funds – all sorts of things from ink cartridges to scrapped cars!
http://uk.whales.org/wdc-in-action/recycle-for-whales-and-dolphins
Greenpeace
Much information and articles including this one discussing Blue Planet 2
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/protecting-our-blue-planet/
About plastics in the ocean
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/what-we-do/oceans/plastics/
Marine Conservation Society
The Marine Conservation Society is one of the UK’s leading charity for the protection of our seas, shores and wildlife. For over thirty years MCS has been the voice for the sea for all the fascinating creatures that live beneath the waves, for our breath-taking coastal environment, for all those who make a sustainable living from the sea and for everyone who simply enjoys visiting the beach and our glorious coastline.
More links and information will be added as they become available
Even the stunning beach at Luskentyre, one of the most beautiful in the world, looking over the sound of Taransay is not immune. There are lots of pieces of plastic washed up on the shore