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SS.SMu.IFiMu.Are Arenicola marina in infralittoral mud
Published date 2015-03In very shallow, extremely sheltered, very soft muds Arenicola marina may form very conspicuous mounds and casts. This biotope may also contain synaptid holothurians such as Labidoplax media and Lepto...
LS.LSa.MuSa.Lan Lanice conchilega in littoral sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope usually occurs on flats of medium fine sand and muddy sand, most often on the lower shore but sometimes also on waterlogged mid shores. The sand may contain a proportion of shell fragment...
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...
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 watersUK waters area (km2)Number of MPAsMPA area (km2)UK waters covered ...
Our role
Published date 2019-04-09JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation. As a public body, we also work with business and society. Natur...
Nature Recovery Joint Statement
Published date 2022-11-22In November 2022, the UK's Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies published a Joint Statement entitled Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing. The Statement highlights the critical r...
Marine Benthic Data Dissemination
Published date 2019-05-29Marine Recorder Data collected during JNCC’s offshore surveys are collated and imported into JNCC’s Marine Recorder database system. Data are made available through the six-monthly snapshot collated b...
Sustainable development overseas
Published date 2019-05-08The UK Government invests a considerable annual sum through overseas development aid or assistance, the aims of which are to defeat poverty, tackle instability and create prosperity in developing coun...
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Published date 2019-04-18The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention or CMS) was adopted in Bonn, Germany in 1979 and came into force in 1983. Convention summary Contracting Partie...
OSPAR Convention
Published date 2019-04-18The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) was adopted in Paris, France in September 1992 and entered into force in March 1998. With the ...