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UK Biodiversity Indicators
Published date 2024-12-10Data last updated: December 2024 Contact details Responsible Statistician: Clare Betts Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at: biodiversity@defra.gov.uk or by post to: Enviro...
UK Atlas of Seabed Habitats (UKASH)
Published date 2025-04-11UKASH is a suite of mapping products, offering the most complete characterisation of seabed habitats in the UK in the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland and the European standard cl...
Marine Natural Capital
Published date 2021-03-22The natural capital approach is about understanding the value of nature and integrating this into decisions we make about our economy and society. The approach emphasises how much we rely upon ecosyst...
About Marine Protected Areas
Published date 2023-07-05What are MPAs? There are many definitions for MPAs. However, they can be defined broadly as a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective me...
Offshore Seabed Survey
Published date 2019-05-31JNCC undertakes surveys of the UK’s offshore seabed (from 12 nm to the limits of the UK’s EEZ) across a range of habitats and depths (from 15 m to 2000 m) with a variety of partner organisations. Betw...
UK SPA changes
Published date 2022-10-20Provided here is a summary of the changes to the network of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in the UK – either newly classified SPAs or updates or amendments to existing SPAs – up to the end of Decemb...
UK Marine Protected Area network statistics
Published date 2023-07-05JNCC calculates statistics for the whole of the UK Marine Protected Area (MPA) network to assess progress in MPA designation. UK waters UK waters area (km2) Number of MPAs MPA area (km2) U...
Liverpool Bay SPA
Published date 2020-06-01Status: Special Protection Area (SPA) Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA is in the east of the Irish Sea, bordering the coastlines of north-west England and north Wales. The boundary of Liverpool Bay / Ba...
Outer Thames Estuary SPA
Published date 2020-06-01Status: Special Protection Area (SPA) The Outer Thames Estuary MPA lies along the east coast of England in the southern North Sea and extends northward from the Thames Estuary to the sea area off Grea...
Ornithology: oil & gas
Published date 2020-05-11How birds interact with offshore oil and gas activities Birds can interact with offshore oil and gas developments in various ways. This interaction can be with day-to-day operations or potentially wit...