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Farewell from Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA
Published date 2021-09-17The joint 1121S JNCC and MSS survey to Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA aboard MRV Scotia has come to a close. For much of the survey we have been blessed with flat calm seas, a rare occurrence in this ...
Happy St Patrick’s Day from our Northern Ireland Liaison Officer
Published date 2022-03-17Today is St Patrick’s Day, so to mark the occasion we have a blog post from our Northern Ireland Liaison Officer. One of JNCC’s major strengths is supporting the delivery of devolved environmental pri...
Our work A–Z
Published date 2023-06-12Information on our work is provided in the A–Z index below. Click on the relevant link to find out more. Our resources, including JNCC Reports, other publications and documents, and datasets, are loc...
Simple ARD Service: environmental applications
Published date 2020-07-20Satellite data has numerous environmental applications in fields including forestry, crop health, flood risk, coastal management, water quality, biodiversity conservation and natural capital assessmen...
Legal basis of our work
Published date 2020-09-01The 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 2021-03-26Marine 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 2021-03-11Our 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 2016-10-26On 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 2019-05-08Greater 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 2019-08-29The 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...