UK Offshore Annex I Reef Habitat Extents: Potential and High Confidence Mappings

Shapefiles show the potential and high confidence mapped extents of Annex I 'Reef' habitat in UK offshore waters. The data, produced by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, visualizes rocky areas or concretions made by marine animals. The dataset was last updated on April 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Marine habitat conservation planning based on mapped reef extents.
• Spatial analysis of offshore reef distribution based on confidence levels.
• Environmental impact assessment for offshore activities based on habitat location data.

Strengths

• Data distinguishes between 'potential' and 'high confidence' habitat extents.
• Produced by the authoritative Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).
• Last updated on April 14, 2026.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:48:08.361742; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK offshore waters