South Rigg MCZ Monitoring report and feasibility study
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Project Background The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has statutory responsibilities for advising on, and supporting the monitoring of, seabed habitats and species within UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), particularly in offshore waters.
To fulfil these responsibilities, JNCC coordinates and delivers offshore survey programmes to collect evidence on the condition of marine habitats and supporting processes.
Evidence collected during these surveys is considered alongside other available information (for example, historical survey data, pressures assessments, and external datasets) to: • assess the condition of protected habitats and species within MPAs; • report on whether MPAs are meeting their Conservation Objectives; and • support the provision of advice on MPA management and the effectiveness of management measures.
Monitoring reports play a critical role in this proces…
What the supplier must deliver
Support the provision of advice on MPA
support the provision of advice on MPA management and the effectiveness of management measures.
They provide a structured and transparent means
They provide a structured and transparent means of bringing together survey outputs, describing results in the context of site-specific monitoring and conservation objectives, and clearly setting out the evidence base used to inform assessment and advice.
These reports also form an important audit
These reports also form an important audit record, demonstrating how evidence has been interpreted and how conclusions have been reached.
JNCC is trialling the commissioning of external
JNCC is trialling the commissioning of external contractors to support the drafting of monitoring reports, this scope reflects the trail process and asks the contractor to play an active role assessing its effectiveness.
Support JNCC's understanding of the habitats present
support JNCC's understanding of the habitats present and their characteristics (see site information centre) contributing to the wider evidence base used to assess condition and consider progress towards conservation objectives at the site;.
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