The Irish Sea Pilot has now completed its research and has
reported to Defra making 64 recommendations. The Final report and
other outputs from the Pilot are now available. The final report
has been published and can be obtained from:
Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom: Marine Nature
Conservation Review series. 11 years of surveying the UK's
inshore seabed habitats, plants and animals have yielded
spectacular insight into this secret world. Listed below are the
reports already available.
K. Thorpe. M. Dalkin, F. Fortune & D.M. Nichols
The marine biology of the lagoons in the Outer Hebrides are described in 72 area summaries, based on intertidal and seabed surveys undertaken in the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme and other available data. Each area covers a marine inlet (such as an estuary, sealoch or lagoon) or stretch of open coast and gives details of its physical and biological character, the habitats present (according to the national habitat classification), current nature conservation designations, the main human influences and relevant literature. Maps show the sites surveyed and the distribution of each habitat. A summary of the habitats present in each area and a list of species recorded are given.
Dipper, F.A., & Beaver, R.
The marine biology of the sealochs in the Clyde Sea is described in seven area summaries, based on intertidal and seabed surveys undertaken in the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme and other available data. Each area covers a marine inlet (such as an estuary, sealoch or lagoon) or stretch of open coast and gives details of its physical and biological character, the habitats present (according to the national habitat classification), current nature conservation designations, the main human influences and relevant literature. Maps show the sites surveyed and the distribution of each habitat. A summary of the habitats present in each area and a list of species recorded are given.
Covey, R.
The marine biology of Liverpool Bay and the Solway Firth are described in 12 area summaries, based on intertidal and seabed surveys undertaken in the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme and other available data. Each area covers a marine inlet (such as an estuary, sealoch or lagoon) or stretch of open coast and gives details of its physical and biological character, the habitats present (according to the national habitat classification), current nature conservation designations, the main human influences and relevant literature. Maps show the sites surveyed and the distribution of each habitat. A summary of the habitats present in each area and a list of species recorded are given.
Brazier, P., Holt, R., Murray, E., & Nichols, D.
The marine biology of Cardigan Bay and North Wales are described in 23 area summaries, based on intertidal and seabed surveys undertaken in the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme and other available data. Each area covers a marine inlet (such as an estuary, sealoch or lagoon) or stretch of open coast and gives details of its physical and biological character, the habitats present (according to the national habitat classification), current nature conservation designations, the main human influences and relevant literature. Maps show the sites surveyed and the distribution of each habitat. A summary of the habitats present in each area and a list of species recorded are given.
Moore, J., Smith, J., Northen, K., & Little, M.
The marine biology of the inlets in the Bristol Channel and approaches are described in 14 area summaries, based on intertidal and seabed surveys undertaken in the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme and other available data. Each area covers a marine inlet (such as an estuary, sealoch or lagoon) or stretch of open coast and gives details of its physical and biological character, the habitats present (according to the national habitat classification), current nature conservation designations, the main human influences and relevant literature. Maps show the sites surveyed and the distribution of each habitat. A summary of the habitats present in each area and a list of species recorded are given.