Identification

Title

Assessing Welsh Aquaculture Activities

Abstract

The two AWAA Interactions Spreadsheets in Excel present the potential sensitivity of biotopes (components of habitats) and species (designated within MPAs, SSSIs or included within the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Section 7 list) to the pressures associated with different aquaculture activities. The Biotopes Interactions Spreadsheet contains the information presented in the AWAA Mapping Tool. The AWAA Mapping Tool displays the sensitivity of marine biotopes in Welsh Waters to the potential pressures associated with 11 different aquaculture activities. The Tool allows users such as developers, regulators and advisors to view the potential sensitivity of biotopes around Wales or within the vicinity of a proposed aquaculture development to the potential pressures associated with that ac tivity. Biotope locations have been sourced from the Marine Recorder (2020) and Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey (2022). The sensitivities of the biotopes are sourced from the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) as part of the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Full details of data sources and acknowledgements can be found on the ‘Attributions’ button. The data viewer was created by ABPmer Ltd for Natural Resources Wales. The AWAA Project is supported by the EU through Welsh Ministers and is fully funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Story Map can be found here: https://smnr-nrw.hub.arcgis.com/apps/73894fae28f64ed0b9b7344dcc667493/explore

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://datamap.gov.wales/documents/5767

name: View and Download

Unique resource identifier

code

125637

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Additional information source

ABPmer, 2023. Assessing Welsh Aquaculture Activities Project Report. NRW Evidence Report No: 726. , Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.77774100

East bounding longitude

-2.60886500

North bounding latitude

53.51306700

South bounding latitude

51.24082900

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-11-16

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1969-01-01

End position

2019-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-11-10

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Biotope locations have been sourced from the Marine Recorder (2020) and Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey (2022). Biotopes at EUNIS level 1 or 2 have been removed from both datasets. Marine Recorder: Natural Resources Wales, 2020. Marine Recorder Sample Point Data (Spatial Export). Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey: Natural Resources Wales, 2022. Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey. Available from: https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_intertidal_phase_1_habitat_survey The sensitivities of the biotopes are sourced from the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) as part of the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Contains data provided by the MarLIN programme (http://www.marlin.ac.uk), The sensitivities of protected species in Welsh waters are sourced from the Natural England Mobile Species Sensitivity Assessment (2022) and the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Natural England, 2022. Highly Mobile Species Sensitivity Assessment Data_March2022, dataset General AWAA Mapping Tool Rules are provided in the Tool under the ‘Guidance’ button which highlights potential assumptions, things to consider or limitations of the data presented in the Tool. The AWAA Final Report and the AWAA Activity Assessments should be read to understand how the data provided by the AWAA Mapping Tool can be used alongside the other Project Resources including the AWAA Dashboard and Evidence Database. The AWAA Final Report details the methods, assumptions and decisions that have informed the sensitivity of the biotopes.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

ABPmer

telephone number

023 8071 1840

email address

enquiries@abpmer.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-11-15

Metadata language