Identification

Title

UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR) Outputs for 2015

Abstract

This publication contains maps produced using data collated by the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR; [https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk/](https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk/)). When using and/or interpreting the MNR output maps and spatial data, users should take into account the caveats in the enclosed document C20170329_MNRPBDMapsCaveats2015_UKEEZ.docx. These maps display the distribution and duration of impulsive underwater noise events, and the associated activity types contributing to these events, across UK marine waters for the calendar year beginning January 1st 2015. Noise events are shown in pulse block days (PBD). A PBD is when at least one noise event (between 10 Hz and 10 kHz) has occurred within a block on a particular day. Blocks refer to the blocks/quadrants delimited by the UK oil and gas licensing grid.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/af1ba47d-c3b1-47f2-a9b5-b1e9f79eef56-C20170329-UKMNROutputs2015-UKEEZ.zip

name: C20170329-UKMNROutputs2015-UKEEZ.zip

Unique resource identifier

code

af1ba47d-c3b1-47f2-a9b5-b1e9f79eef56

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/MNR_InfoDoc_V1.0_20160907.pdf

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

JNCC Publications

EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Impulsive Noise

UK Marine Noise Registry

UK MNR

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-14.20002183

East bounding longitude

3.39854704

North bounding latitude

61.99952695

South bounding latitude

49.49901065

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-01-01

End position

2015-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-10-02

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Impulsive underwater noise data were collated in the UK Marine Noise Registry (https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk), an online database used to fulfil the UK requirements for monitoring loud, low to mid frequency impulsive noise for MSFD Descriptor 11 Criterion 1.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Microsoft Word for Windows

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Data is available under Open Government Licence. You must acknowledge the source of the Information by including the attribution statement in the use constraints section. Users should read all data caveats included in the word document associated with this entry prior to use. Users must acknowledge the source of the information by including the statement below: Data used to produce annual Pulse Block Day (PBD) maps were collated by ©JNCC via the UK Marine Noise Registry (https://mnr.jncc.gov.uk), in order to fulfil the UK requirements for monitoring loud, low to mid frequency impulsive noise for MSFD D.11.1. All information provided here is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-06-20

Metadata language