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Monitoring
Published date 2020-01-06Monitoring provides insight into the state of the natural environment, which can tell us how it is changing and why. This information can be used to direct policies and management interventions, as w...
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 ...
UK Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Programme
Published date 2019-04-29UK Governments have a vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. We can only understand if we are achieving this vision through the collection of monitoring ...
Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex SPA
Published date 2020-12-03Status: Special Protection Area (SPA) The Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex is an extensive SPA off the south-east coast of Scotland. It stretches from Arbroath in the North to St Abb's ...
What is protected in MPAs?
Published date 2019-05-02Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a globally recognised tool that can help support the conservation of marine habitats and species whilst promoting sustainable use. The aim of the UK network of MPAs i...
Marine Benthic Data (Management)
Published date 2019-05-07JNCC undertakes a range of data management activities at all stages of a dataset’s life for datasets created through its offshore benthic survey programme. This ensures that the data are well maintain...
Offshore Industries
Published date 2019-04-08The offshore marine environment extends from the edge of territorial waters to the UK Continental Shelf. This area continues to see extensive growth in offshore industry activity, which can have impa...