Legislation to protect the dolphins
Since the massive exploitation of marine resources began, there has been little effort to regulate the swelling tide of activities carried out in our seas and we are now at a critical stage where we risk losing some of the best-loved of all our mammal species.
We need better, stronger, co-ordinated and enforceable laws to protect our dolphins and all other marine wildlife, plus proper co-ordination of marine activities which takes into account their combined impacts on the animals, including within Special Areas of Conservation.
Precaution in the face of uncertainty: The onus is on the competent authorities to determine no significant impact to the Moray Firth bottlenose dolphin population, even outside the SAC. This is required under the EU Habitats Directive that protects the dolphins and should be enforced.
Please take action to protect our dolphins.
Find out more about legislation to protect the dolphins and the UK and Scottish Marine Bills.