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UK Marine Noise Registry: 2019 outputs 2022

Abstract

This publication contains maps, associated data tables and shapefiles from the 2019 data in the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR; https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk/).

When using and/or interpreting the MNR output maps and spatial data, users should take into account the caveats in the enclosed document MNRPBDMapsCaveats2019_UKEEZ.docx and refer to the data dictionary, DataDictionary_2019.xlsx.

These maps display the distribution and duration of impulsive underwater noise events and the associated activity types contributing to these events, across UK marine waters, for the calendar year beginning January 1st 2019.

Noise events are mapped in pulse block days (PBD), using the UK oil and gas licensing grid, which consists of a series of blocks measuring 10 minutes latitude by 12 minutes longitude. A PBD is when at least one noise event (between the frequencies of 10 Hz and 10 kHz, multibeam echosounders up to 12kHz) has occurred within a block on a particular day.

Resource type Dataset

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2022·12·16

Citation
JNCC, 2022. UK Marine Noise Registry Data, 2019.

Lineage
Impulsive underwater noise data were collated in the UK Marine Noise Registry (https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk), an online database used to fulfil the UK requirements for monitoring loud, low to mid frequency impulsive noise for UK Marine Strategy Part One.

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC owner

Limitations on public access None

Use constraints Data collated by JNCC via the Marine Noise Registry. Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0. The data may be used with the following attribution: Contains data collated by JNCC and Oil and Gas Authority data © copyright and database right 2022

Metadata date 2022·12·16

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

Temporal extent 2019·01·01 2019·12·31

Spatial extent
North 61.99952695
South 49.49901065
East 3.39854704
West -14.20002183
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