Every year thousands of sea birds, seals, turtles and marine mammals die by swallowing or becoming entangled in rubbish so, through our litter projects Adopt-a-Beach and Beachwatch, MCS campaign to end the dumping of plastics. sewage and other wastes at sea.

Since 2000, the MCS Scottish Office has worked in partnership with a range of Firth and Estuary Projects such as the Forth Estuary Forum, Firth of Clyde Forum, Moray Firth Partnership, Solway Firth Partnership and the GRAB Trust to increase the number of groups registering with Adopt-a-Beach in Scotland. Numerous Adopt-a-Beach workshops have been run from Eyemouth to North Kessock, Dunoon to Cellardyke to train up new Organisers.

As a member of Clean Coast Scotland, MCS Scotland also works to turn the tide on litter and lobby for improved bathing water quality. Visit www.goodbeachguide.co.uk to find out which Scottish beaches MCS recommend for having clean bathing water.