Identification

Title

Marine Protected Areas in Welsh waters

Alternative title(s)

MPA network

Ardaloedd Morol Gwarchodedig yn Nyfroedd Cymru

Abstract

The Marine protected area (MPA) network is a subset of existing protected sites that have marine features. Sites include: SACs, SPAs, Ramsars, SSSIs and MCZs. What features are considered marine is determined through expert groups of SNCBs led by JNCC. The list of MPA network features are hosted by JNCC https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8ee15786-510b-44e4-819e-e6681a1abd96 The need for a coherent and well managed MPA network is underpinned by the legislation Marine and Coastal access act and MFSD (UK Marine Strategy). This has been driven by our commitment to OSPAR (Oslo Paris convention) and CBD (Convention on biological diversity). NRW are the custodeans of MPAs within 12nm (Welsh territorial waters), sites that are found in out offshore waters are hosted by JNCC and can be downloaded from their https://jncc.gov.uk/mpa-mapper/.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_marine_protected_areas_in_welsh_waters

name: View and Download

https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3601/?access_token=ROzgOepbAX9fb1nAj3w5G2Jf4xCIAl&ows_service=wms

name: Web Service

Unique resource identifier

code

124794

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

geoscientificInformation

oceans

inlandWaters

boundaries

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Protected sites

Habitats and biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-11-11

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

2023-11-11

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1992-01-01

End position

2023-11-11

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-10-30

Frequency of update

irregular

Quality and validity

Lineage

Information extracted from protected sites (SACs, SPAs, Ramsars, SSSIs and MCZs) to create this data.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.

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

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.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

2023-11-10

Metadata language