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Statutory Nature Conservation Body joint advice on marine debris removal as compensation for impacts to benthic habitats from development 2023

Abstract

This paper brings together advice from the statutory nature conservation bodies (SNCBs: JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot, DAERA) and recent evidence from completed marine debris removal campaigns.

It confirms the shared view of the SNCBs that marine debris removal is not an ecologically effective compensation measure for large scale developments. The SNCBs do not consider the removal of anthropogenic marine debris to offer adequate compensation for long term/permanent change/loss of benthic habitat within Marine Protected Areas from cable protection.

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2023·03·01

Citation
JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot & DAERA. 2023. Statutory Nature Conservation Body joint advice on marine debris removal as compensation for impacts to benthic habitats from development.

Lineage
This joint advice is published by JNCC on behalf of the statutory nature conservation bodies of the UK: DAERA, JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2023·10·18

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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