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Firth of Forth Banks Complex MPA
Published date 2024-08-22Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA)The Firth of Forth Banks Complex MPA is located in offshore waters to the east of Scotland, and includes the Berwick, Scalp a...
Marine habitats and offshore industries
Published date 2020-05-06JNCC's Role JNCC provides nature conservation advice throughout all stages of the licensing process for offshore developments to Government, regulators, industry, consultants and many others. This inc...
Joint Committee
Published date 2025-09-01The Joint Committee leads JNCC and has overall responsibility for our work. Members discuss strategic nature conservation and organisational issues as well as making high-level advice, strategy, fundi...
Marine Noise Registry
Published date 2020-07-01JNCC developed, hosts and maintains the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR), guided by and on behalf of Defra and its devolved administrations. The registry records human activities in UK seas that produce...
UK SAC changes
Published date 2021-01-31Provided here is a summary of the changes to the network of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in the UK – either newly classified SACs or updates or amendments to existing SACs – up to the end of D...
Professor Julia Jones
Published date 2025-08-20Role: Independent Member & Co-Chair of the Chief Scientists' Group (CSG)Date appointed: 1 June 2025ProfileJulia Jones is Professor of Conservation Science in the School of Environmental and Natura...
St Kilda
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Extra-Regio, Highlands and Islands Centroid * NF093995 Latitude 57.8167 Longitude -8.5833 SAC EU Code UK0013695 Status ...
Tiree Machair
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Highlands and Islands Centroid * NL972475 Latitude 56.5219 Longitude -6.9242 SAC EU Code UK0014744 Status Designated Sp...
Rum
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Highlands and Islands Centroid * NM369982 Latitude 57 Longitude -6.3333 SAC EU Code UK0012594 Status Designated Special...
Burrow Head
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority South Western Scotland Centroid * NX453356 Latitude 54.6917 Longitude -4.4 SAC EU Code UK0030102 Status Designated Spec...