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Meeting the MPA network design principles of representivity and adequacy: Developing species-area curves for habitats 2011

JNCC is working with the UK Government to support the development of an ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The UK Government is committed to creating a UK-wide and well-ma...

Broad-scale biotope mapping of potential reefs in the Irish Sea (north-west of Anglesey) 2008

The aim of this study was to investigate an area identified as potentially containing bedrock, stony or biogenic reef, protected habitats listed under Annex I of the EU ‘Habitats Directive’ (92/42/EEC...

PDF JNCC Report No. 462: Identification of Priority Marine Features in Scottish offshore waters - Identification of Priority Marine Features in Scottish offshore waters (JNCC Report No. 462) 2012 190.6 KB

JNCC Report No. 462 Identification of Priority Marine Features in Scottish offshore waters JNCC April 2012 © JNCC, Peterborough 2012 ISSN 0963 8091 For further information please contact: Joint Nature...

Recommendations for the selection of, and boundary options for, an SPA in Liverpool Bay 2006

In a previous report (JNCC Report No. 373), analyses of aerial survey data were reported, aimed at identifying likely numbers and distributions of waterbirds using Liverpool Bay in the non-breeding se...

ZIP JNCC Report No. 557: Appendices 3 - 15 2015 3.6 MB

It is intended that the models produced by this project will be used to guide indicator selection for the monitoring of this habitat in UK waters. CEMs will eventually be produced for a range of habit...

North Anglesey Marine MPA: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form 2019 0.0 bytes

The documents referred to below relate to the North Anglesey Marine MPA, and include:* SAC Selection Assessment Document – Provides an overview of the SAC, designation feature, and rationale for site ...

An assessment of the numbers and distributions of wintering red-throated diver, little gull and common scoter in the Greater Wash 2016

The European Council (EC) Directive on the conservation of wild birds, commonly known as the 'Birds Directive' (Directive 2009/147/EC), requires Member States to classify the “most suitable territorie...

Guidance on Assigning Benthic Biotopes using EUNIS or the Marine Habitat Classification of Britain and Ireland (Revised 2019) 2019

Biotopes provide a simplified description of the variation in biological community across a region, to make it easier to visualise patterns and see which areas are similar in character. In the UK ther...

Semi-automated mapping of rock in the Irish Sea, Minches, western Scotland and Scottish continental shelf 2017

This report describes the results from a semi-automated approach to the mapping of bedrock outcropping at the seabed, applied to Charting Progress 2 regions 5 (Irish Sea), 6 (Minches and Western Scotl...

PDF North Anglesey Marine MPA: Conservation Objectives and Advice on Operations - North Anglesey Marine SAC: Conservation Objectives And Advice On Operations 2019 1.3 MB

Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Special Area of Conservation: North Anglesey Marine/ Gogledd Môn Forol Conservation Objectives and Advice on Operations March 2019 Advice under Regulation 21 of Th...