Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Monitoring-Plastic-Waste-on-Shiant-Islands-in-Scotland-27MZIFJJZHSE6.htmlConceptually similarMonitoring Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STQV5HCompleted★★★★Monitoring Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STQV5GCompleted★★★★Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STQV5ECompleted★★★★Monitoring Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STQV5FCompleted★★★★Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STQV5LCompleted★★★★Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandGP0STRJCKCompleted★★★★★★Greenpeace Volunteers Clean Beaches on Shiants Isles ScotlandGP0STQV59Completed★★★★Shiant Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV63Completed★★★★Greenpeace Volunteers Clean Beaches on Shiants Isles ScotlandGP0STQV57Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQV5JMonitoring Plastic Waste on Shiant Islands in ScotlandThe Greenpeace Beluga arrives to the Shiants to survey and clean plastic waste from the beaches of Eilean Taighe.The Shiant Isles are home to large populations of seabirds, including thousands of Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills found on the cree slopes of the island Garbh Eilean. The islands are also home to northern fulmars, shags, skuas, gulls and kittiwakes. The three main islands are called Garbh Eilean (rough island) and Eilean an Taighe (house island) and Eilean Mhuire (Mary Island) The islands are uninhabited apart from the island of Eilean Taigh which houses a small bothy open to researchers and visitors. Currently nature conservation charity the RSPB are working on the island monitoring bird populations and the success of the recent rat eradication effort.Greenpeace has brought its ship the Beluga II on an expedition of scientific research around Scotland, sampling seawater for microplastics and documenting the impact of ocean plastic on some of the UK’s most precious marine life.Locations:Europe-Hebrides-Scotland-United KingdomDate:8 Jun, 2017Credit:© Will Rose / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Beaches-Coca-Cola (drink)-Day-Greenpeace crew-Islands-KWCI (GPI)-Litter-Marine pollution-Men-MV Beluga II-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Plastics-Pollution-Rubbish-The Coca-Cola Company-Two people-Writing (activity)Shoot:Beluga Ship Tour in Scotland - Will RoseGreenpeace has brought its ship the Beluga II on an expedition of scientific research around Scotland, sampling seawater for microplastics and documenting the impact of ocean plastic on some of the UK’s most precious marine life.Related Collections:Press Collection for Coca Cola AnnouncementOceans Plastic Beluga Tour in Scotland (All Photos)End Ocean Plastics Beluga II Tour Scotland - Best of photos & videos