Need for balance on the seas

IT IS a year since The Scotsman launched its Save Our Seas campaign. Helped by this campaign, there is now greater awareness and understanding of the richness and diversity of our marine life and the importance of doing everything we can to ensure that marine habitats are respected and preserved.

But it has also been a year of profound economic change. The rising cost of oil – caused in part by deepening geo-political tensions – has pushed the cause of offshore renewable energy further up the agenda. There is wide recognition of the need f...