Seabird Mapping & Sensitivity Tool (SeaMaST)
SeaMaST provides evidence on the use of sea areas by seabirds and inshore waterbirds in English territorial waters, mapping their relative sensitivity to offshore wind farm and wave/tidal energy developments. Data were compiled from offshore boat and aerial observer surveys spanning the period 1979–2012. The data were analysed using distance analysis and Density Surface Modelling to produce predicted bird densities across a grid covering English territorial waters at a resolution of 3 km x 3 km. Coefficients of Variation were estimated for each grid cell density, as an indication of confidence in predictions. Offshore wind farm sensitivity scores were compiled for seabird species using English territorial waters in breeding and non-breeding seasons, according to the BDMPS (Biologically Defined Minimum Population Scales) project (http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6427568802627584). The comparative risks to each species of collision with turbines and displacement from operational turbines were reviewed and scored separately, and the scores were multiplied by the bird density estimates to produce relative sensitivity maps. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright [Year], reproduced with the permission of the Crown Estate, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
dataset
protocol: http
name:
description:
protocol: http
name:
description:
46e97c45-0cee-4e34-bf21-531c66c8f549
eng
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326
environment
biota
Geographic Information
Marine
Natural England
SeaMaST
environment
biota
ornithology
publication
2010-01-13
Species distribution
publication
2008-06-01
Habitats and biotopes
publication
2008-06-01
-10.77
3.37
56.61
47.45
Invalid Date
Invalid Date
creation
2013-05-01
revision
2017-03-01
irregular
All details in: Bradbury, G.et al. (2014). Mapping Seabird Sensitivity to Offshore Wind Farms. PLOS One 9, 1-17. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0106366
Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Natural England
data.services@naturalengland.org.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
description: Natural England Website
pointOfContact
Natural England
data.services@naturalengland.org.uk
pointOfContact
2023-12-13