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Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Areas (ACCOBAMS)
Published date 2019-05-02As with other cetaceans worldwide, the whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the Mediterranean and Black Seas move between their breeding, feeding and over-wintering ranges, or follow their prey over lon...
Marine birds and offshore industries
Published date 2019-05-08There are 119 species of bird which make significant use of the marine environment around the UK (seabirds, seaducks and diving birds). These will interact with various offshore industry activities in...
Queenie Corner MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Queenie Corner MCZ is located in the western part of the Irish Sea. The seabed is dominated by mud habitat and sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities. Site ...
Oceans & climate change
Published date 2021-06-08Our oceans, seas and coastal environments have an important role to play in helping to reduce the overall impacts of climate change, for example by absorbing and locking up atmospheric carbon and by p...
Data Collection: Survey Methods and Equipment
Published date 2019-05-31A wide variety of data types are acquired during offshore survey operations, including biological and geomorphological data. Seabed Imagery Still images and video of the seabed are collected for the v...
South of the Isles of Scilly MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) South of the Isles of Scilly MCZ is located approximately 15 km south of the Isles of Scilly in the Western Channel and Celtic Sea region. The seabed is dominate...
Fulmar
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Fulmar MCZ is an offshore site, 50–100 m deep, located approximately 224 km from the Northumberland coast. Site Located approximately 224 km from the Northumberl...
East of Gannet and Montrose Fields MPA
Published date 2024-08-22Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA) Located to the east of Scotland, the East of Gannet and Montrose Fields MPA lies within a relatively shallow sediment plain....
Nature Positive 2030
Published date 2022-11-22Nature Positive 2030 has been produced by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. It consists of two ...
The UK
Published date 2022-11-22The UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) has a diverse mix of habitats and species for its small size (approximately 240,000 km2), with a marine area approximately 3.5 times the size of the...