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CR.HCR.FaT.CTub.CuSp Tubularia indivisa and cushion sponges on tide-swept turbid circalittoral bedrock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on the vertical and upper faces of strongly tide-swept, exposed circalittoral bedrock and boulders. It is commonly associated with areas where turbidity levels are high...
LS.LSa.MoSa Barren or amphipod-dominated mobile sand shores
Published date 2015-03Shores consisting of clean mobile sands (coarse, medium and some fine-grained), with little very fine sand, and no mud present. Shells and stones may occasionally be present on the surface. The sand m...
M.AtLA.Mx Atlantic lower abyssal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea mixed sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species. In the absence of ecological...
SS.SMp.SSgr.Rup Ruppia maritima in reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03In sheltered brackish muddy sand and mud, beds of Ruppia maritima and more rarely Ruppia spiralis may occur. These beds may be populated by fish such as Gasterosteus aculeatus which is less common on ...
SS.SMu.CSaMu Circalittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Circalittoral, cohesive sandy mud, typically with over 20% silt/clay, generally in water depths of over 10 m, with weak or very weak tidal streams. This habitat is generally found in deeper areas of b...
M.AtUA.Mx Atlantic upper abyssal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea mixed sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species. In the absence of ecological...
M.AtMB.Sa.UrcCom.CidUrc Cidarid urchin assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope is characterised by sparse and occasionally agreggated Cidarid urchins on sand substrates. The same epifaunal assemblage is also found on coarse sediment and in the upper bathyal but asso...
South Rigg MPA
Published date 2025-05-22Status: 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...
JNCC Official Statistics – List and release dates
Published date 2025-05-29In accordance with the regulations of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, and the resultant Code of Practice for Statistics, as a producer body of Official Statistics JNCC is required to...
Sara McCracken
Published date 2025-04-23Role: Deputy Chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC) Date appointed: April 2025ProfileSara McCracken is a Chartered PR professional, award-winning communications strate...