The Scottish Government are still intent that Scallop Dredging and Bottom Trawling continues within the majority of the areas of Scotland’s newly designated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Tell Scotland's First Minister we will not accept Paper Parks

Scottish coastal communities are holding a Tweetstorm between 8pm -9pm UK time, tonight Sunday the 17^th May. Please join us. 

Aimed at Government Ministers,  other influential politicians and members of the media.

Some advice on Tweetstorming

1.       1.     Use  the "#DontTakeTheP"  Hashtag in all tweets so we can get this trending;

2.    2.    Re-Tweets don’t help to get us trending - please Copy and Paste, or Quote and edit;

3.    3.     "Favouriting" a Tweet also doesn't help us trend...

4.    4.    ...But both help getting the message out even if you can’t or don’t have the time to Copy and paste.

5.    5.    Below is a selection of ready made tweets you can use; or you can make your own up! Be polite but firm (bad language will not help!) Don’t forget to add  #DontTakeTheP

6.    6.     Please don’t start using the #DontTakeTheP hash tag before 8pm

7.    7.     Below is a list of Twitter accounts of people we are aiming at; we want them to know how strongly we all feel about this issue.

8.    8.    If you add a picture (free to copy and paste from below) you will find the text allowed is reduced; but you can tag up to 10 Twitter accounts to a picture.

TWEET Sheet to copy and paste

Why is @RichardLochhead ignoring 100s of peer reviewed Sci papers revealing damage by Scallop Dredging,& allowing it in MPAs? #DontTakeTheP 

Will @RichardLochhead ignore economic data & allow Scallop Dredging in MPAs? #RegulatorCapture #DontTakeTheP http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

Scandinavia excludes Scallop Dredging from all inshore waters; @scotgov want to allow it even in MPAs. Have your say! http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

#DontTakeTheP stop @scotgov from embarrassing itself worldwide,ScallopDredgers no place in MPAs @RichardLochhead http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

Save @scotgov from worldwide shame: Scallop Dredgers have no place in MPAs @NicolaSturgeon http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa #DontTakeTheP

@scotgov Madness to Allow Scallop Dredging in MPAs, #DontTakeTheP sign http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa support betterFutureFisheries.@RichardLochhead

Madness from @scotgov to allow Scallop Dredging in MPAs #DontTakeTheP please sign http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa & support better FutureFisheries

Coastal Communities revert to Social media after being excluded from important @scotgov meetings @ScotGovFM @AlexNeilSNP #DontTakeTheP

Tweets with Pictures (less letters)

@goldmanprize winner @coastchair says the science is clear: there is no place for ScallopDredging in MPAs  http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

No place for Scallop dredging in MPAs says @goldmanprize winner @coastchair , @scotgov need rethink #DontTaketheP

Help stop scallop dredging and trawling in Scotland’s #MPAs: http://bit.ly/1POqWK6 #DontTakeTheP @RichardLochhead 

Economic benefits of our seas goes to just one sector,Other stakeholders just get dregs.#socialjustice  #DontTakeTheP 

Economy held back in SW Scot due to #Regulatorcapture of Marine @Scotgov. http://bit.ly/1GcRKmJ  #DontTakeTheP 

Clyde failing EC WFDirective due to ScallopDredging,need urgent measures by Jan2016 @RichardLochhead #DontTakeTheP 

Will @RichardLochhead ignore economic data? to allow ScallopDredging in MPAs #DontTakeTheP   http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa 

Are Coastal Communities to be ignored by @RichardLochhead in favour of vested interests #DontTakeTheP

1000s of Scots going to be ignored? by @ScotGov in favour of Dredging in MPAs #DontTakeTheP  http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

@RichardLochhead Clyde2020 commitment in tatters if ScallopDredging allowed in MPA #DontTakeTheP http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa

Twitter accounts aimed at in order of preference.  Don’t forget you can tag up to 10 people directly on each picture 

  @NicolaSturgeon   @ScotGovFM   @RichardLochhead   @AileenMcLeodMSP                         @AlexNeilSNP   @PaulWheelhouse  @joan_sturgeon   

@RobGibsonMSP  @AFergussonMSP  @Angus4FalkirkE    @claudiabeamish

@jimhumeLibDem  @Feorlean  @SarahBoyackMSP   @ScotGovFM  

@JohnSwinney
  @LesleyRiddoch  @iainmacwhirter   @BBCDavidMiller

  @euanmcilwraith  @Martin1Williams   @GeorgeKerevan

Photos free to Copy and Paste

Don't forget to sign the petition http://bit.ly/1Fi8iJa