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Privacy statement
Published date 2024-05-14JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation. Purpose This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the Join...
Seabirds Count
Published date 2024-07-11Background The previous national seabird census (Seabird 2000, 1998–2002) counted over eight million seabirds breeding in Britain and Ireland, highlighting our international importance for many seabir...
North Anglesey Marine MPA
Published date 2023-03-31The North Anglesey Marine SAC extends from the northern coast of the Isle of Anglesey into the Irish Sea, and has been identified as an area of importance for harbour porpoise, especially in the summe...
South Rigg MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ)The site is located in the west of the Irish Sea region, approximately 23 km west of the Isle of Man. The seabed is predominately mud and sand with areas of coars...
Ornithology: renewables
Published date 2024-08-15How birds interact with renewable energy devices Offshore wind farms and other renewable energy developments are seen as a key part of efforts to combat climate change. However, there are a number of ...
Wyville Thomson Ridge Survey WTR0924S (Blog #2): Capturing the marvels of Wyville Thomson Ridge
Published date 2024-08-07Catch up on our offshore survey team’s visit to Wyville Thomson Ridge MPA in their second blog post.This JNCC and Scottish Government survey focusses on imagery analysis to monitor any change of condi...
New collision risk modelling guidance
Published date 2024-08-15Guidance published today – Joint advice note from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) regarding bird collision risk modelling for offshore wind developments – provides updated advice to h...
GCR site lists: Palaeozoic Stratigraphy blocks
Published date 2024-08-16Lists of GCR sites for each Palaeozoic Stratigraphy GCR block are provided in the tables below. Sites are grouped by country and ordered alphabetically within unitary authority. Arenig – Llanvirn Aren...
Wyville Thomson Ridge Survey WTR0924S (Blog #1): The two faces of Wyville Thomson Ridge MPA
Published date 2024-08-01Find out more about our offshore survey work in our latest blog post, from our offshore surrey team, who have recently set sail to Wyville Thompson Ridge Special Area of Conservation (SAC).As part of ...
Wyville Thomson Ridge Survey WTR0924S (Blog #3): Wyville’s Weird Wonders
Published date 2024-08-21Find out about some of the organisms the offshore survey team found on their visit to Wyville Thomson Ridge, in their third blog post.So far, you have heard about the geography of Wyville Thomson Ridg...