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Conserving Marine Protected Areas
Published date 2019-05-02The seas around the UK cover over 700,000 km2 and are home to a rich variety of marine wildlife, but also important for many human activities. As our seas get busier, it is vital that activities are m...
UK butterfly abundance statistics 2022
Published date 2023-03-30The latest results from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS), led by Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Joint ...
Our May/June mNCEA Monitoring Survey is underway! (CEND0723 Survey Blog #1)
Published date 2023-06-06JNCC is back out on survey aboard the Cefas Endeavour! This latest survey, to Dogger Bank Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the North Sea, forms part of the work being undertaken through Defra’s marine N...
Peter Chaniotis – Marine Ecosystems Team
Published date 2019-06-05When did you start at JNCC? I started work at JNCC in October 2009. What is your role in JNCC? I am currently one of the Marine Ecosystems Team Leaders working alongside two others. The work portfolio...
JNCC publishes guidelines for robot marine monitoring platforms
Published date 2021-03-26JNCC publishes guidelines for robot marine monitoring platforms JNCC has published guidelines for two of the latest sampling platforms for marine benthic monitoring, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) ...
JNCC wins GIG award
Published date 2021-05-28We are delighted to announce that JNCC’s Copernicus User Uptake Project (UK Action) was a winner in the Operational Delivery category at the Geography in Government Awards 2021. Lynn Heeley, our Tech...
Launch of the OWSMRF continuation
Published date 2021-08-04An industry-led forum examining how large-scale offshore wind developments can affect marine birds is being launched today. The Offshore Wind Strategic Monitoring and Research Forum (OWSMRF) has been ...
SMP update
Published date 2022-07-04Today, the Seabird Monitoring Programme is changing. JNCC has formed a partnership with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). This has changed t...
Butterfly trend statistics 2021
Published date 2022-10-13Official Statistics for combined trends in butterflies in the UK between 1976 and 2021 were published by Defra on Thursday 13 October 2022, showing how habitat specialist species and species of the wi...
New Joint Committee members appointed
Published date 2022-04-25First published 28 March, updated 25 April 2022* Defra has announced the appointment of Catherine Denholm and Tom Meagher as independent members of our Joint Committee. The appointments were made by D...