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Braemar Pockmarks MPA
Published date 2024-08-23Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC)The Braemar pockmarks are a series of crater-like depressions situated in the seabed in the northern North Sea, approximately 240 km east of the Orkney Island...
East Rockall Bank MPA
Published date 2024-08-23Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC)East Rockall Bank SAC is situated 320 km west of the Outer Hebrides, to the west of Scotland. The site runs along the eastern edge of Rockall Bank, which form...
Croker Carbonate Slabs MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC)The Croker Carbonate Slabs MPA is an area in the mid-Irish Sea, approximately 30 km west of Anglesey. The site lies in 70 m water depth in the north, descendi...
Chief Operating Officer
Published date 2024-03-07The main responsibilities of this post are to:Serve as a member of the Executive Committee and provide leadership to the JNCC Support Company.Ensure effective development and delivery of JNCC’s work p...
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Published date 2025-05-30JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation. Purpose This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the Join...
Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA
Published date 2025-05-22Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA)The Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA lies in offshore waters to the west of the Shetland Islands. The site is located on the Sc...
Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount
Published date 2025-05-22Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA)Situated to the west of Scotland, adjacent to the boundary with Irish waters, The Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount Nat...
North-West Orkney MPA
Published date 2024-08-23Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA)The North-west Orkney MPA is a shallow area lying to the north and west of the Orkney Isles on the Scottish continental shelf...
Nitrogen Futures
Published date 2022-06-06The Nitrogen Futures ProjectNitrogen is an important nutrient for plant growth and food production. However, excess nitrogen can be harmful to human health and affect biodiversity and ecosystem servic...
Not Just Another Layer: Rethinking Land Use from the Ground Up. A summary of JNCC’s response to Defra’s Land Use Framework Consultation
Published date 2025-08-11In our latest blog post, Sam Thomsen from our Nature Conservation Policy and Advice Team summarises the messages from JNCC's response to the recently held consultation on the Government's Land Use Fra...