The Marine Conservation Society has recently published the Marine Local Biodiversity Action Plan Guidance Manual for England.
The Manual which has been three years in the making, is a one-stop shop for advice to help conservationists and local authorities protect England’s threatened marine biodiversity.
The pioneering manual provides maps, many of which are from the NBN, information and guidelines for action to protect 24 threatened marine wildlife species and habitats in UK waters and is the first document of its kind.
You can create your own map updates by logging onto the Gateway and interrogating the data available there.
Production of the Manual was supported by Natural England and Defra and was compiled by MCS Biodiversity Policy Officer Dr Jean Luc Solandt using expert advice and information from leading conservationists throughout the UK.
Hard copies or a CD of the report can be obtained from Dr Jean-Luc Solandt at the Marine Conservation Society.