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Dolphin Head HPMA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA)The Dolphin Head HPMA is located approximately 55 km South of Selsey Bill, West Sussex, in the Eastern Channel region, and partially overlaps with the Offsho...
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Published date 2021-05-20The following has been adapted from original text by Norman Ratcliffe in Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland (with permission from A&C Black, London). Arctic terns are the commonest tern br...
Completed Seabed Surveys
Published date 2019-05-31Since 2003 JNCC has been commissioning and collaborating on seabed habitat mapping surveys in UK offshore waters. Our past surveys include: 2019 2018 2017 Wyville Thomson Ridge cSAC/SCI and North-east...
Common gull (Larus canus)
Published date 2021-05-20The following has been adapted from original text by Mark L. Tasker in Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland (with permission from A&C Black, London). The common gull breeds across the Palaea...
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Published date 2021-05-20The following has been adapted from original text by Sarah Wanless and Mike P. Harris in Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland (with permission from A&C Black, London). The European shag is e...
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
Published date 2021-05-20The following has been adapted from original text by James B. Reid in Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland (with permission from A&C Black, London). The great black-backed gull has an extens...
Maldives
Published date 2024-05-01The Republic of Maldives is known for its rich marine environment, home to habitats including mangrove, seagrasses and coral reefs. These habitats are integral to Maldives’ two major industries of fis...
GCR site lists: Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology blocks
Published date 2024-05-07Lists of GCR sites for each Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology GCR block are provided in the tables below. Sites are grouped by country and ordered alphabetically within unitary authority. Quaternar...
New UK Biodiversity Framework published
Published date 2024-05-09JNCC has today published the new UK Biodiversity Framework on behalf of the Four Countries’ Biodiversity Group (4CBG).The UK Biodiversity Framework (UKBF) has been developed in response to the Kunming...