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Guidance for assessing the significance of noise disturbance against Conservation Objectives of harbour porpoise SACs

2020
Open Access Guidance notes

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee),

This guidance document lays out JNCC, Natural England and DAERA’s advice on the assessment of significant disturbance in UK Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for harbour...
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Keywords: Assessment, Guidance, Harbour porpoise, Noise disturbance

JNCC guidelines for minimising the risk of disturbance and injury to marine mammals from geophysical surveys

2017
Open Access Guidance notes

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee),

It is recognised that sound generated from geophysical survey sources has the potential to cause injury (e.g. hearing damage) to marine mammals (cetaceans and seals). Some...
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Keywords: Gephysical surveys, Guidance, Marine mammals

The protection of marine European Protected Species from injury and disturbance. Guidance for the marine area in England and Wales and the UK offshore marine area.

2010
Open Access Guidance notes

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee),

This guidance is intended to provide a resource for marine users, regulators, advisors and the enforcement authorities when considering whether an offence of deliberately disturbing or...
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Keywords: European Protected Species, Guidance, Marine species, Protection

JNCC guidelines for minimising the risk of injury to marine mammals from geophysical surveys.

2017
Open Access Guidance notes

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee),

These guidelines outline measures to minimise potential injury to marine mammals (cetaceans and seals) from geophysical surveys (e.g. seismic air-guns, sub-bottom profiling equipment). In addition to...
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Keywords: Guidance, Mammals, Marine, Pressures, Seabed habitats and geology

Guidance notes for industry: Guidance notes for oil and gas surveys and shallow drilling

2005
Open Access Report

Department for Trade and Industry

DTI (Department for Trade and Industry),

This Guidance applies if you are proposing any oil and gas survey or shallow drilling activity. The Guidance applies only to oil and gas related activities,...
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Keywords: Guidance, Oil and gas, Shallow drilling