Undersea wilderness ‘lost’ in Scotland’s coastal waters, conservationists warn

Local activists Rick Rhode, Peter Carra and Mick Simpson in the hamlet of Arnisdale on the banks of Loch Hourn, Scotland (HEIF/European Nature Trust/Gethin Chamberlain/PA) -

Scotland’s coastal waters have “lost” their undersea wilderness, local conservationists have warned.

Nature restoration projects across Scotland’s Highlands and islands are responding to years of unsustainable fishing practices and other human-driven impacts.