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Stanton Banks MPA
Published date 2024-08-23Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC)The Stanton Banks are a series of granite ridges up to 160 m tall that protrude from the seabed, situated south of the Outer Hebrides. Site Located south of t...
Together for Nature: Celebrating International MPA Day 2025
Published date 2025-08-01To mark International MPA Day 2025, our Marine Protected Areas Team highlight the role JNCC has played over the past 10 years in marine nature conservation, and the value of Marine Protected Areas.Mar...
Geological Conservation
Published date 2020-06-18The landforms, rocks, minerals and fossils of the UK are a vast and valuable resource, and tell the story of the country's long and complicated history. They provide evidence of past life, environmen...
Senior Leadership
Published date 2025-03-10The Senior Leadership Team consists of the following:Dr Gemma Harper - Joined JNCC as interim CEO in April 2021 then appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of JNCC in August 2021.Dave Stone – Chie...
Completed Seabed Surveys
Published date 2019-05-31Since 2003 JNCC has been commissioning and collaborating on seabed habitat mapping surveys in UK offshore waters. Our past surveys include: 2019 2018 2017 Wyville Thomson Ridge cSAC/SCI and North-east...
CCOT
Published date 2025-08-06Why Coral Conservation Matters Coral reefs are more than just beautiful underwater landscapes; they are fundamental to the health and prosperity of coastal communities. Across the UKOTs, coral reefs o...
Conservation designations for UK taxa – updates
Published date 2023-12-06The list shown below itemises the lists that have been added to the collation of conservation designations for UK taxa, and any updates or amendments, between April 2004 and December 2023. Date of upd...
Marine mammals and offshore industries
Published date 2021-07-30UK waters are home to several marine mammal species, all of which are protected under national and international legislation. Of the 28 cetacean species recorded in UK waters, twelve can regularly be ...
East of Start Point MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ)East of Start Point MCZ is located 20 km off Torquay and 19 km south of Lyme Bay in the Eastern Channel region. Advice for this MPA is jointly delivered with Natu...
Register of Interests
Published date 2025-09-01Joint CommitteeDavid CooperNon-Financial InterestsVisiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School and Honorary Research Associate, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Conservation, School of Geography and the Environm...