Identification

Title

UK Marine Noise Registry: 2018 outputs

Abstract

This publication contains maps, associated data tables and shapefiles from the 2018 data in 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 C20200813_MNRPBDMapsCaveats2018_UKEEZ.docx and refer to the data dictionary, DataDictionary_C20200813.xlsx. 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 2018. Noise events are mapped in pulse block days (PBD), using the UK oil and gas licensing grid, which consists of a series of blocks measuring 10 minutes latitude by 12 minutes longitude. A PBD is when at least one noise event (between the frequencies of 10 Hz and 10 kHz, multibeam echosounders up to 12kHz) has occurred within a block on a particular day.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/3fd8fd3b-2e87-43fe-ae6f-c6887ada3541

name: JNCC ResourceHub Page

Unique resource identifier

code

3fd8fd3b-2e87-43fe-ae6f-c6887ada3541

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/marine-noise-registry/

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

JNCC Publications

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

2018-01-01

End position

2018-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-29

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 UK Marine Strategy Part One.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma Separated Values

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Data collated by JNCC via the Marine Noise Registry. Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0. The data may be used with the following attribution: Contains data collated by JNCC and Oil and Gas Authority data © copyright and database right 2020

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

2020-08-14

Metadata language