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Annex I Reefs in UK offshore waters (2019) - methods document
This document contains methodology for producing the Annex I Reefs dataset for the Article 17 2019 reporting round, covered under the Habitats Directive. Areas of protected reef... -
Annex I Reefs in UK waters (Open Data) (Version 8.3, 2022)
This dataset contains all geospatial data that show the potential and high confidence mapped extents of Annex I habitat 'Reef' in UK waters, including any additional areas that... -
Marine habitat correlation tables version 201801 – database version
The 2026.01 version of the marine habitat correlation tables is now available on the JNCC website and this version (2018.01) is now archived Two tools have been created to... -
Marine habitat correlation tables version 201801 – spreadsheet version
The 2026.01 version of the marine habitat correlation tables is now available on the JNCC website and this version (2018.01) is now archived Two tools have been created to... -
MarESA Sensitivity Assessment Extract: Biotopes & Species
MarESA sensitivity assessment extract for biotopes and species, updated 2020-11-12. Provides sensitivity scores for pressure/feature combinations and associated confidence scores. -
UK Marine Noise Registry Outputs for 2017
This publication contains maps, associated data tables and shapefiles from the 2017 data in the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR; https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk/). When using and/or... -
Annex I Reefs in UK offshore waters (Public)
This dataset contains shapefiles that show the potential and high confidence mapped extents of Annex I habitat 'Reef' in UK offshore waters. Annex I reefs occur where rocky... -
Annex I Sandbanks in the UK v2 (Public)
This dataset contains a shapefile that shows the potential and high confidence mapped extents of Annex I habitat 'Sandbank' within the boundaries of the UK continental shelf.... -
Marine Pressures-Activities Database (PAD) v1.5
Coastal and marine ecosystems are subject to a number of human-induced pressures associated with a variety of marine activities. As such it is important to understand the links... -
Seabird Nesting Counts (British Isles)
This dataset contains counts of breeding seabirds derived from surveys by professional and volunteer ornithologists from within sub-sites defined using 6-figure OS grid... -
Vulnerable Concentrations of Seabirds to Oil Spills 1995
Seabird concentrations are especially vulnerable to oil pollution, and may become contaminated by oil wherever concentrations occur at sea, sometimes at considerable distance... -
Prediction of outcrops or subcrops of rock in UK shelf seabed (public)
Prediction of the presence of rock at outcrop or subcrop at the seabed across the UK shelf area. This shapefile was produced through a semi-automated approach, using a Random... -
Management Units for Cetaceans in UK Waters (January 2015)
This dataset is a collection of shapefiles that set out the boundaries of final agreed Management Units (MUs) for the seven most common cetacean species in UK waters. The... -
UKSeaMap 2016 broad-scale habitat map and confidence maps
UKSeaMap 2016 has been generated by JNCC and is a by-product of the 2013-2016 activities of the EMODnet Seabed Habitats 2013-2016 consortium. This dataset contains two products:... -
Marine Pressures-Activities Database (PAD) v1.1
Note: a newer version of this database (v1.2, 2018) is available. Coastal and marine ecosystems are subject to a number of human-induced pressures associated with a variety of... -
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) with marine components (all UK waters)
This resource contains boundary, site and feature information for Special Protection Areas (SPAs) with marine components in UK waters. A shapefile and spreadsheet are available... -
Archived UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas
The following spreadsheet holds information on all offshore Marine Protected Areas in the UK (beyond 12 nautical miles from baseline). These include Marine Conservation Zones... -
Greater Haig Fras rMCZ Habitat Features of Conservation Importance
Habitat Features of Conservation Importance (FOCI) within the Greater Haig Fras recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ). Habitat FOCI for the Greater Haig Fras recommended... -
UK Marine Noise Registry Outputs for 2016
This publication contains maps, associated data tables and shapefiles from the 2016 data in the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR; https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk/). When using and/or... -
UK Regional Seas 2004
This spatial dataset contains UK Regional Seas polylines developed by JNCC in 2004 as part of the Review of Marine Nature Conservation and the implementation of Regional Sea...