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Legal basis of our work

Published date 2020-09-01

The legal basis for the JNCC is the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006. It sets out the composition of the Joint Committee, the purpose of JNCC and the functions of national and...


Marine Protected Area (MPA) training: sharing the benefits of over 10 years’ experience

Published date 2021-03-26

Marine Protected Area (MPA) training: sharing the benefits of over 10 years’ experience For over 10 years, JNCC has been actively involved in providing scientific advice to the governments of England,...


Annual Report and Accounts published

Published date 2021-03-11

Our Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2019 is now available. The financial accounts are complemented by an overview of our key achievements throughout the year. These include: Working ...


Offshore Survey due to commence in the Irish Sea

Published date 2016-10-26

On 30th October 2016, JNCC and Cefas will embark on a survey of Pisces Reef Complex candidate Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance (cSAC/SCI) in the Irish Sea (see map below), abo...


Greater Haig Fras MCZ #Blog2

Published date 2019-05-08

Greater Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) is an offshore Marine Protected Area off the Cornish Coastline which covers 2,041km2 of seabed, larger than the size of West Sussex county. Greater Hai...


Arriving at West Shetland Shelf - Blog #2 (1219S)

Published date 2019-08-29

The JNCC survey scientists, along with Fiona Ware from National Museum of Scotland and scientists from Marine Scotland Science (MSS), departed from Aberdeen on Monday morning. Flat calm seas allowed u...


Acoustics ahoy! - Blog #3 (1219S)

Published date 2019-08-30

At the West Shetland Shelf MPA, favourable weather means scientists from JNCC and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) have been making good progress surveying the seabed with a multibeam echosounder (MBES)....


Is remote working here to stay?

Published date 2020-07-22

On 19 March 2020, I gathered my laptop and notebook and headed off to work remotely from home. I wasn’t enthusiastic, as I've always preferred the informal contact with others that an office-based env...


Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus oddi wrth ein Swyddog Cyswllt Cymru

Published date 2022-03-01

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus oddi wrth ein Swyddog Cyswllt Cymru Mae heddiw yn ddiwrnod Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. Gan mai Dewi Sant yw nawddsant Cymru, pa ffordd well i’w nodi na gyda blogbost gan ein Swyddog Cyswllt C...


The Joint Cetacean Data Programme – maximising the value of cetacean survey data

Published date 2022-06-07

Ensuring appropriate management and conservation measures for cetacean species requires an understanding of their distribution and population at the very least. However, monitoring cetacean species po...



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