Big thanks to Will at Kayak Summer Isles for alerting us to the state of this wee beach at the back of Fada

Obviously, we can’t clear a beach in this condition in one hit, but we did haul off a full boatload of 70kg of plastic, prioritising the stuff that’s degrading fastest into microplastics quickest as well as items that we can use to teach young people about the types of waste we find the most and to raise awareness generally about the plastic pollution issues our seas face.

Thanks also to Marine Conservation Society and Highland Industrial Supplies for their excellent bags and, as ever, to Ullapool Harbour Trust for the use of the Fishing For Litter skip at the harbour.

Noel Hawkins Sea-Changers Restless Development UK Highlands & Islands Climate Hub Scottish Wildlife Trust Janis Piggott