Project Media: Conservation Through Education
Project Media: Conservation Through Education
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Saving Scotland's Giant Skate
The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a critically endangered species with numbers greatly reduced from what they once were. The waters off the North West of the Scottish mainland and the Scottish Islands are considered the last stronghold for them.
This short film documents the discovery of a critical habitat for the flapper skate, an egg-laying site off Skye, and the story of how the area became a temporary marine protected area and what this means for the skate, the water users and for the future of the site.
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Mesmerizing Moon Jellyfish at Macduff Marine Aquarium, Scotland
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Moon jellies at Jellyfish Marine Aquarium, March 2018.
Lesser Octopus Released Back to the Wild in the Moray Firth, Scotland
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The lesser octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) is native to the Scottish coastline. It has an estimated lifespan of around 18 months. This individual had been donated to Macduff Marine Aquarium by a local creel fisherman and had been in the aquarium for 6 months. She was released back into the Moray Firth in July 2016 with the hope that she will find a mate and complete her life cycle.
To The Journey's End: The Lifecycle of the Atlantic Salmon
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Possibly for the first time, the life-long struggle of the Atlantic salmon has been documented on film from the North East of Scotland. Concluding a 7-year, self-funded project, supported by the Boards and Trusts of the rivers of the North East of Scotland, Aberdeenshire-based filmmaker Bernard Martin launched To The Journey’s End at Macduff Marine Aquarium on Thursday 13th April 2017. Intended...

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