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Ullapool Sea Savers, Youth Marine Conservation Champions in the Highlands

  • Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-19860

That the Parliament congratulates Ullapool Sea Savers on winning the Youth Action Award at the Nature of Scotland Awards 2025; notes that its Love Our Seas! project, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is a youth-led initiative empowering young people in Ullapool to drive local marine conservation; recognises that through creativity, activism and community engagement, the group has inspired others to protect the ocean and safeguard the coastal environment; commends the way the project has nurtured the ideas, leadership and passion of local young people for the benefit of future generations, including its cigarette butt project, highlighting the impact of this litter on marine life, its bin clip project, to stop rubbish blowing or washing into the sea, and the Flush Responsibly campaign, encouraging people not to flush items that can harm wildlife, including unused medicine, and wishes Ullapool Sea Savers every success as its continues its vital work looking after the beaches and seas around Ullapool.