Vocabulary

JNCC categories of human activity in the marine environment

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URI

http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M12/current/

Description

Categories of activity carried out by humans which exert an impact on the marine environment, as defined by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Creator

MEDIN Standards Group

Modified

2015-09-29

Version Info

Identifier

M12

British Oceanographic Data Centre

MEDIN Standards Group

Members

Identifier	PrefLabel	Definition	Date
1	Coastal management activities	Activites carried out by humans to manage the coastal marine environment.	2015-09-28
10	Defence and national security	Activities carried out by humans in the marine environment which relate to national security.	2015-09-28
6	Energy generation	Activities carried out by humans in the marine environment which relate to the generation of energy.	2015-09-28
5	Extraction (and disposal) of non-living resources	Activities carried out by humans in the marine environment which relate to extraction and disposal of non-living material.	2015-09-28
3	Extraction of living resources	Activities carried out by humans relating to the extraction of living resources such as fishing, harvesting of seaweed and marine genetic resources.	2015-09-28
9	Marine research	Activites carried out by humans for the purposes of marine research.	2015-09-28
11	Other man-made structures	Activites carried out by humans in the marine environment relating to man-made structures not covered elsewhere in M12.	2015-09-28
4	Production of living resources	Activities carried out by humans relating to the production of living resources through aquaculture in the marine environment.	2015-09-28
8	Recreation and leisure	Activities carried out by humans using the marine environment for recreation and leisure purposes.	2015-09-28
7	Transport	Activites carried out by humans related to port operations and passage of ships.	2015-09-28
2	Waste management activities	Activites carried out by humans to manage waste in the marine environment.	2015-09-28