Changes to our climate as a result of human activities are impacting the health of our seas.

Marine life has a critical role to play in helping to reduce the impacts of climate change.

The marine environment captures and stores more carbon than any other system in the world.

Healthy marine habitats reduce the impact of severe weather events associated with a changing climate

The chemistry of the sea is changing due to the absorption of carbon dioxide

Ocean acidification will impact species such as shellfish and corals by making it harder for them to build their shels and outer skeletons

Human activity is also damaging marine habitats that capture and store carbon

We are assessing management approaches to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Air pollution comes from urban sources such as power stations

Scientists know air pollution affects plants, trees, fungi, mosses

To find out more go to the clean air hub or look at the air pollution section on the JNCC website.

The role of JNCC

Atmospheric N & ecosystems

Project innovations

Method overview

Ammonia baselines

Ammonia scenario measures

Modelling methods

Measuring benefit

Habitat effects: Exceedance

Next steps

Healthy seabeds support important marine life

Fishing and other activities can cause physical damage to seabed habitats and their associated communities

Some species are quick to recover from damage, but others are not

Results show that fishing is affecting 74% of seabed habitats in the North East Atlantic

OSPAR is the convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic

The aim is to ensure healthy, biodiverse and sustainably used seas across the five OSPAR regions

Results suggest that seals are doing well in many areas

Discharges from offshore oil and gas installations have decreased due to OSPAR measures

Conservation Advice is a package of documents...

When is conservation advice used and by whom?

Advice on Operations

Conservation Statements

Background

Experimental Statistic Estimating the Global Environmental Impacts of Uk Consumption

Input Output Table

Multi-Regional Empowerment Table

Environmentally Extended Physical Financial Hybridized Mro Framework

Species Losses

Deforestation

Blue Water Consumption

Is There any Potential To Expand the Indicator Methodologies for Fisheries and Agriculture

Is There any Plans To Repeat the Process

Status of coral reef mapping and monitoring

Future of the Atlas: Coral Reef Monitoring

Vanuatu. Researchers working with the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation are using Atlas data to feed into country-wide marine spatial plans

How do air pollution emissions reach ecosystems?

Great Smog of London 1952 (and many others!)

Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution 1979

Effects based policy

UK Air Pollutant Emissions 1970-2018

Reactive Nitrogen

JNCC's role - air pollution impacts on the natural environment

Legislation and Policy