Grey Seal © John Weinberg

Intermediate Assessment 2017

New assessments on state of the marine environment in OSPAR waters


The OSPAR Commission has just launched a major new assessment of the state of our marine environment and the pressures caused by marine activities.
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Golden Eagle ©Niall Benvie, Naturepl.com

The State of the UK Birds 2016

17th Edition of this annual report


Providing an in-depth overview of the status of bird populations in the UK and its Overseas Territories (OTs),
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Humpback whale fluke © Natural England/Rebecca Walker

Minimising injury to marine mammals

JNCC guidelines for use during geophysical surveys published


Thank you to all stakeholders who participated in the review. JNCC's revised guidelines to minimise the risk of injury to marine mammals during geophysical surveys are now available online.
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Dan Edwards and Alwyn Ponteen

UK fisheries training for Montserrat

Montserrat Chief Fisheries & Ocean Governance Officer in UK for training


Mr Alwyn Ponteen received advanced training in the use and analysis of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (IVMS) data, during a recent visit to meet UK fisheries experts.
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Harbour Porpoise©Neil Golding

Special Areas of Conservation

New UK marine protected sites for harbour porpoise submitted to Europe


Five harbour porpoise SACs, proposed and consulted on in 2016, have been approved by relevant UK Governments and submitted to the European Commission.
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UK Biodiversity Framework

The framework is designed to show how the work of the four UK countries joins up with work at a UK level to achieve the ‘Aichi targets’ and the aims of the EU biodiversity strategy. Read the framework

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