Guidance
Understand the UK requirements for marine genetic resources under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026
Find out about the requirements relating to marine genetic resources under Part 2 of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026.
About this guidance
Part 2 of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026 sets out obligations relating to:
- marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Detailed guidance on these requirements will be published soon.
This guidance will cover:
- collection of marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- utilisation of marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- utilisation of digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- reporting by repositories and databases
Understand what marine genetic resources are
Marine genetic resources are:
Any material of marine plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity of actual or potential value
Understand what digital sequence information is
For the purposes of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026, digital sequence information means DNA or ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequences in digital form.
Updates to this page
Published 10 August 2026