1104260Edited by MartynC.110012610layer_information_pageund1449064498153743064600153743064655<p>Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) runs the Scottish Beach Awards scheme, see link under ‘Additional Information’ tab below, which has been in place since 2016. Awards are made at the start of the bathing season. Prior to 2016 there were other schemes in existence: the Blue Flag programme was discontinued at the end of 2016; the Seaside Award ran for 1993-2015.</p> <p>MS Maps NMPi contains two layers:</p> <ul> <li>Blue Flag and Seaside Awards (2012-2015)</li> <li>Beach Awards since 2016</li> </ul> full_html<p>Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) runs the Scottish Beach Awards scheme, see link under ‘Additional Information’ tab below, which has been in place since 2016. Awards are made at the start of the bathing season. Prior to 2016 there were other schemes in existence: the Blue Flag programme was discontinued at the end of 2016; the Seaside Award ran for 1993-2015.</p> <p>MS Maps NMPi contains two layers:</p> <ul> <li>Blue Flag and Seaside Awards (2012-2015)</li> <li>Beach Awards since 2016</li> </ul> 22444002beach lighthouse.jpgpublic://beach lighthouse_0.jpgimage/jpeg11787811458304170imageAberdeen beach and Aberdeen Harbour Lighthose in the backgroundAberdeen beach and Aberdeen Harbour Lighthose in the backgroundAberdeen beach and Lighthouse - Copyright © Marine ScotlandAberdeen beach and Lighthouse - Copyright © Marine Scotland<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENTAberdeen beach and Aberdeen Harbour Lighthose in the background480640829<p>The Scottish Seaside Awards scheme exists to reward good beach management, which increases the pleasure local people derive from their beach and also benefits the local economy through an expansion in tourism.</p> <p>The Blue Flag beach award is an international programme administered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and operational in almost 50 countries worldwide. Blue Flag status is dependent on meeting criteria in the four broad areas of environmental education and information, water quality, environmental management and safety and services.</p> full_html<p>The Scottish Seaside Awards scheme exists to reward good beach management, which increases the pleasure local people derive from their beach and also benefits the local economy through an expansion in tourism.</p> <p>The Blue Flag beach award is an international programme administered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and operational in almost 50 countries worldwide. Blue Flag status is dependent on meeting criteria in the four broad areas of environmental education and information, water quality, environmental management and safety and services.</p> 52411607714125133081330345065039893858sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/beach-awards-and-previous-blue-flag-and-seaside-awards09902611042612610draftpublished5515374306461115374306469902611042612610draftpublished5515374306461115374306469902611042612610draftpublished551537430646111537430646