Catherine Gemmell

An image of underwater coral and fish with the text "Save the Date! Join us for Sea Scotland's 10 year anniversary. Theme: Joining the dots to safeguard Scotland's seas. Tuesday 27th October. The Discovery, Dundee.

Save the date for Sea Scotland 2026...and it’s our 10th birthday! 🎉 More details, including this year’s Sea Scotland youth event, coming soon.

@youth4seas.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @howellmarine.bsky.social @faunaflora.bsky.social

📸 NatureScot

Thank you @2050climategroup.bsky.social for inviting me to join your panel on politics and policy to be able to share my experiences from @mcsuk.bsky.social on Saturday - was a fantastic discussion with some brilliant questions from the audience!

Picture of Sea Scotland's ocean husting event in 2025

‼️OPPORTUNITY: Sea Scotland Steering Group Membership

We are inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from organisations, groups or individuals based in Scotland who would like to join the Sea Scotland conference steering group.

💡Find out more & apply: bit.ly/4cI6OhG

Yesterday it was fantastic to see DRS regulations laid in Wales for plastic, metal and glass drinks containers!

With @mcsuk.bsky.social Beachwatch volunteers finding drinks related litter on over 90% of beaches in 2024 this is brilliant news for Welsh seas!

Fab to see the regs laid today to ban plastic in single use wet wipes!

Our @mcsuk.bsky.social volunteers have picked up thousands from Scottish beaches and across the UK!

This will help wet wipe free beaches but also remember to only flush the three pees - pee, poo and toilet paper!

🌍 Islands are on the front line of plastic pollution, and also at the forefront of solutions. On 18 February 2026 (13:00–14:00 CET), join the Global Deposit and Return Platform webinar “Circular Islands: Winning the war on marine litter with DRS”
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #drs #circulareconomy

Diolch Cardiff for a fantastic few days raising awareness of our marine litter work at @mcsuk.bsky.social with current and future members of the Senedd!

From #depositreturn to reusable cups to fishing gear we covered a lot in two days & I can't wait to see what Wales does next to save our ocean!

Delighted to be part of the event last night, and show one of the films that we co-produced with @mcsuk.bsky.social

Want to watch any of the three short films?

🎞️ www.reloopplatform.org/deposit-retu...

Brilliant event from @mcsuk.bsky.social last night!

We're not often in the same room as each other, but it's always lovely to catch up when we are 🤩

Fantastic to be in @senedd.wales last night for our @mcsuk.bsky.social event on a #DepositReturnScheme for Wales with @reloop.bsky.social @keepwalestidy.cymru & Trash Free Trails.

Diolch to sponsor @carolynthomasms.bsky.social for sponsoring & @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social for speaking!

Exchange for change!

Brilliant to see the name and logo launch for the deposit return scheme across Scotland, England and Northern Ireland today - a vital step forward following years of campaigning by @mcsuk.bsky.social and others!

#DepositReturnScheme #CircularEconomy

For a more indepth dive into our policy on deposit return schemes, you can find our policy paper here -> s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media.mcsuk....

Deposit Return Scheme Fan Club This page highlights organisations and community groups who are also excited for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to begin; helping to reduce litter in the environment, increase recycling rates and mov...

Everywhere that has a deposit return scheme (DRS) has less litter - so of course we are big fans! If you are a fan of DRS then why not join our DRS Fanclub? www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...

UK must learn from the world's first city-wide reuseable cup scheme In Aarhus, Denmark a successful scheme which collects and washes cups for a small deposit has stopped more than one million so far from being binned

Brilliant piece by Nada Farhoud on learnings from Denmark and Latvia to help the UK move towards a circular economy. We're excited for the UK to join Denmark and Latvia in having a deposit return scheme for bottles and cans in October 2027
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Five speakers at the Sea Scotland event

Delegates at the Sea Scotland event, with a screen announcing the launch of the Youth Manifesto for Scotland's Seas

An audience member asking a question at the Sea Scotland event

An audience member asking a question at the Sea Scotland event

Huge thanks to our speakers from @scottishgreens.org @scotlibdems.org.uk @snp.org and Scottish Labour, and all the delegates who attended @seascotland.bsky.social's first ever Ocean Hustings on Monday! It was great to share ideas on how we can bring our seas back to health.
@youth4seas.bsky.social

Thanks so much @seascotland.bsky.social for giving me a chance to talk about my love of the ocean and how we should be looking after our local marine spaces! 🌊

UK must learn from the world's first city-wide reuseable cup scheme In Aarhus, Denmark a successful scheme which collects and washes cups for a small deposit has stopped more than one million so far from being binned

Circular systems like this are the way of the future, and Reloop expects to see more of them across Europe as businesses back them and regulators introduce supportive policies.

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@cathgem2000.bsky.social
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Making Waves: Sea Scotland Youth Voices event has begun!

@alanmunro.bsky.social & Caitlin from @youth4seas.bsky.social celebrating the launch of their manifesto which was created in collaboration with young people from across Scotland!

Sea Scotland Hustings is tonight🌊

We look forward to welcoming you all to the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute from 6.30 pm.

Can't join in person? We are livestreaming!🎥

Join us online at 7.00 pm 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCtstbbEZw

Arrived in Edinburgh for the @seascotland.bsky.social Ocean Hustings!

@mcsuk.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social

Brilliant first event for the 2025 @mcsuk.bsky.social #GreatBritishBeachean with Moray Ocean Community!

🌊 Registrations are now OPEN for Sea Scotland 2025!

Grab your spot to join our first-ever Ocean Hustings on 6th October at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.

🚨Register today: bit.ly/44nKQfm

A wee summary video of my day filming with #TheOneShow for @mcsuk.bsky.social alongside the amazing Ghost Diving UK team!

Working together to tackle fishing and aquaculture litter Catherine Gemmell - Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Marine Conservation Society At the end of May I had the pleasure of spending the day in sunny Dunoon with BBC’s The One Show to talk about the br...

Delighted to have been on The One Show tonight representing @mcsuk.bsky.social and all our amazing volunteers!

I've brought together an article featuring lots of orgs doing vital work to tackle fishing and aquaculture gear if you are interested to find out more :)

www.linkedin.com/pulse/workin...

Plenary The Senedd is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales, agrees Welsh taxes and holds the Welsh Government to account.

Thanks to @delythjewell.bsky.social for this wonderful 90 Second Statement for #WorldOceanDay in the @senedd.wales including the use of our @mcsuk.bsky.social Beachwatch Data!

www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Clip...

Huge thanks to @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social for this brilliant motion in Scottish Parliament on the #BanDisposableVapes campaign by @lesswastelaura.bsky.social supported by @mcsuk.bsky.social @ashscotland.bsky.social & @keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social : www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

Great to be back at Scottish Parliament representing @mcsuk.bsky.social for the @scotlink.bsky.social Nature Champion event celebrating all the MSPs who are giving nature a voice in parliament!

CAMPAIGN UPDATE 📣 The ban on disposable vapes is now in force!

This is a fantastic win for our volunteers and Youth Ocean Network members who have been working tirelessly to raise awareness of the issue of littered vapes

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A wonderful evening watching the dolphins at Chanonry Point - got them on our @whalesorg.bsky.social Shorewatch survey too!

Fantastic morning at Anderson's Primary school volunteering as a STEM Ambassador for DYW Moray week.

I talked about my job at the @mcsuk.bsky.social Marine Conservation Society and then P5 and P6 became Citizen Scientists and completely a Source to Sea Litter Quest survey and litter pick!