“It’s well documented that humans are changing Earth’s ecosystems by altering the climate and by removing large predators, but scientists rarely study those processes together.” Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist
“Kelp plays a critical role in the Atlantic, so it is important to understand what affects its distribution and survival over time and how sensitive it is to change.” Dr Andrew Want, ICIT, Heriot Watt, Stromness
“My constituents on the west coast have engaged in an extremely effective campaign and deserve to be commended for their great efforts in securing this change of heart by the Scottish Government.”
“We’re also going to be the first country in the world to undertake a region-wide blue carbon audit, which will be carried out in the Orkney Islands maritime region.”
“If the Scottish Government give the go ahead to the destructive process it would devastate the biodiversity which kelp forests supports.”
Kelp Forests absorb CO2 from the sea in similar fashion to terrestrial plants by photosynthesis.
