Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Habitats

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Under the Environment (Wales) Act (2016), Section 7 requires biodiversity lists to be produced. These lists include types of habitats which are of 'Principle Importance' for the purpose of maintain and enhancing biodiversity in relation to Wales. This list supersedes the duty in Section 42 of the NERC Act 2006. In addition to this marine habitats can be protected under the OSPAR Convention, which has established a list of 'threatened and/or declining species and habitats' in the North-East Atlantic. This spatial dataset details the extent and location of those marine habitats classed of 'Principle Importance' under Section 7 and are regarded as 'threatened or declining' under OSPAR in Wales. Habitats include: Carbonate Reefs, Estuarine Rock, H oneycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata, Intertidal Underboulder, Mud habitats in deep water, Musculus Discors Green crenella Beds, Blue Mussel Beds (listed under OSPAR aswell), Fragile Sponge and Anthozoans (listed under OSPAR aswell), Horse Mussel Modiolus Bed (listed under OSPAR aswell), Intertidal Mudflats (listed under OSPAR aswell), Maerl Beds live and dead (listed under OSPAR aswell), Sabellaria spinulosa reef (listed under OSPAR aswell), Saline Lagoons (listed under OSPAR aswell), Saltmarsh, Seagrass Beds (listed under OSPAR aswell), Seapens And Burrowing Megafauna (listed under OSPAR aswell), Peat Clay Exposures (listed under OSPAR aswell), Sheltered Muddy Gravel (listed under OSPAR aswell), Subtidal Mix Mud Sediments (listed under OSPAR aswell), Tide Swept Channels (listed under OSPA R aswell), Oyster Beds (OSPAR only).

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Added to data.gov.uk
2022-01-24
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Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties.
Harvest GUID
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313232343533
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Latitude: 53.985471° to 50.946732°
Longitude: -6.918448° to -1.986869°
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urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::WGS84
Dataset reference date
2020-07-31 (publication)
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (custodian, originator)
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© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Derived in part from data provided under licence by the British Geological Survey © NERC The non restricted (published) 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. Attribution Statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Derived in part from data provided under licence by the British Geological Survey © NERC Sensitive data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence and NRWs guidance on Ecological data exempt from general release and may be requested. Sensitive data can be requested and may be provided under licence.