All UK Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components
This spreadsheet contains the most up to date version of boundaries of inshore and offshore SACs with marine components, including sites that straddle the inshore/offshore (territorial seas) boundary. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components are defined on the basis of the presence of Habitats Directive Annex I habitat and/or Annex II species interest features that are associated with the marine environment. A list of these features can be found here http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4166 and the definition of SACs with marine components is set out in the following paper: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/MN2KPG16_13_MN2KDefs.pdf  The Annex I “marine†habitats were classified according to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 in which “marine areas†are defined as those areas of land covered (continuously or intermittently) by tidal waters, or any part of the sea. The Annex II “marine†species were defined as those dependent on the marine environment for all or part of their lifecycle. Some species and habitats may only be associated with the marine environment under certain circumstances and in certain sites – this is described in more detail below.  One or more of these marine habitats/species must be present as a qualifying feature (see below) within the SAC for it to be defined as a SAC with marine components. Some coastal SACs may not contain any marine habitats/species and so these are not included here. Other coastal SACs may contain a mixture of marine and non-marine features – only the marine features are listed in this spreadsheet but the Non-marine interest features column on the SAC Sites worksheet indicates where additional non-marine features are protected in that site. Data covers: Site code, Site name, Site status, Country, CP2 Region, Feature type, Qualifying marine interest features and Lay title or common name. This dataset is supported by a shapefile available at: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/gis_data/terms_conditions.asp
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A shapefile supports this dataset: UK SACs with Marine Components
environment
Marine
Protected Areas
SAC
-19.25
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2017-12-13
2017-12-13
publication
2018-05-10
Data has been collected from UK country agencies and collated to form this spreadsheet. Version history: UKSACswithMarineComponents_20180501_LIVE_WEB.xls - Inner Hebrides and the Minches, Southern North Sea, Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Môr Hafren, West Wales Marine / Gorllewin Cymru Forol, North Anglesey Marine / Gogledd Môn Forol and North Channel have been adopted by the EC, resulting in a change of status from cSAC to cSAC/SCI. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20171129_LIVE_WEB.xls - Attribute change following boundary amendment to Croker Carbonate Slabs cSAC/SCI. Update to the status of the following sites, now designated as full SACs: North-West Rockall Bank SAC, Wyville-Thomson Ridge SAC, Pobie Bank Reef SAC, Solan Bank Reef SAC, East Rockall Bank SAC, Anton Dohrn Seamount SAC, Bassurelle Sandbank SAC, Haisborough, Hammond & Winterton SAC, Inner Dowsing, Race Bank & North Ridge SAC, North Norfolk Sandbanks & Saturn Reef SAC, Dogger Bank SAC, Pisces Reef Complex SAC, Wight-Barfleur Reef SAC, Lands End and Cape Bank SAC,Lizard Point SAC, Lyme Bay and Torbay SAC, Margate and Long Sands SAC, Shell Flat and Lune Deep SAC, Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone SAC, Studland to Portland SAC, Red Bay SAC, Skerries and Causeway SAC, and The Maidens SAC. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20170724_LIVE_WEB.xls - No changes, exported to maintain same attributes/style of similar layers. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20170222_LIVE_WEB.xls - Added 5 candidate SACs submitted to the EC for protection of harbour porpoise. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20161003_LIVE_WEB.xls - Corrected Inner Hebrides and the Minches cSAC data. Site status and associated dates corrected. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20160926_LIVE_WEB.xls - Added Inner Hebrides and the Minches SAC. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20160127_LIVE_WEB.xls - Update covering: - the revision to Natura 2000 Standard Data Forms and the submission of data to the European Commission in December 2015 (Tranche 50) - removal of 9 SACs from the list following reviews by the country agencies of which sites contain marine components. These sites remain designated for terrestrial/freshwater features but are no longer considered to have marine components. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20150727_LIVE_WEB.xls - Haig Fras boundary change submitted to Europe - changed area, lat and long values. UKSACswithMarineComponents_20150511_LIVE_WEB.xls - Sound of Barra became an SCI on 3rd Dec 2014 UKSACswithMarineComponents_24_03_15_LIVE_WEB.xls - Revision of the spreadsheet to: - draw data from a live spreadsheet connected to the underlying databases - provide additional fields: SCI confirmation date, SAC designation date, agency, non-marine features (y/n). - list coastal lagoons and Lutra lutra that aren't marine components in the read me not in the main table UKSACswithMarineComponents_21_08_13_WEB.xls - Added Sound of Barra (Scotland and All SACs) UKSACswithMarineComponents_17_10_12_WEB.xls - Added 5 offshore SACs: Pobie Bank Reef, Solan Bank Reef, Anton Dohrn Seamount, East Rockall Bank and Hatton Bank UKSACswithMarineComponents_30_08_12_WEB.xls - Added 6 SACs: Pisces Reef Complex, Wight-Barfleur Reef, Croker Carbonate Slabs, Studland to Portland, Skerries & Causeway, The Maidens UKSACswithMarineComponents_05_09_11_WEB.xls - Added East Mingulay SAC, removed Shell Flat SAC and Prawle Point to Plymouth Sound SAC, added Shell Flat and Lune Deep SAC and Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone SAC UKSACswithMarineComponents_26_08_11_WEB.xls - Added Dogger Bank SAC UKSACswithMarineComponents_20_08_10_WEB.xls - Added 13 SACs: Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton; Bassurelle Sandbank; North West Rockall Bank; North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef; Wyville Thomson Ridge; Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge; Lands End and Cape Bank; Prawle Point to Plymouth Sound; Lyme Bay and Torbay; Margate and Long Sands; Shell Flat; Red Bay; Lizard Point.
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