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1994 Natural England (NE) Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes...
The survey of the marine environment around the Isle of Wight has been undertaken as part of the BioMar Project which is funded by the EC through the LIFE Programme. The survey... -
Modelled Distributions and Abundance of Cetaceans and Seabirds of Wales and...
The data resource is a package of GIS shapefiles of modelled maximum and monthly (mean) densities of cetacean and seabird species presented in Natural Resources Wales’ Evidence... -
Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial...
In order to better understand opportunities to build resilience in the Welsh marine environment, a report was commissioned by Natural Resources Wales to identify potential... -
Marine Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) Pathways Heatmaps for Wales 2020
Heatmaps (geodatabases) were created for invasive non-native species pathways in Welsh waters including commercial shipping, recreational boating, aquaculture, fishing and... -
Eighteen years of capture-mark-recapture (CMR) data of grey seal pups,...
Eighteen years (1954-1972) of capture-mark-recapture data of 245 grey seal pups marked with identification tags in Wales. The data was obtained from paper files held by NRW and... -
Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Species
Under the Environment (Wales) Act (2016), Section 7 requires biodiversity lists to be produced. These lists include types of species which are of 'Principle Importance' for the... -
Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Habitats
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... -
Wales' grey seal photo-identification database: EIRPHOT (1992-2016)
This dataset is a catalogue of seal images that were collected as part of the former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and Natural Resources Wales' (NRW) seal monitoring and... -
National Coastal Erosion Risk Management (NCERM)
The National Coastal Erosion Risk Management (NCERM) map shows the spatial NCERM coastal baseline. This baseline is split to 'frontages'. These are defined as lengths of coast... -
National Marine Character Areas (NMCA)
Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas... -
Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Features
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 provide for the designation and protection of 'European sites', the protection of 'European protected species', and the... -
Marine Article 17 Reporting Habitat Features
Reporting under Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive requires member states to report on progress towards achieving favourable conservation status for habitats and species of... -
Marine Licensing: Band 1 Sensitive Areas
NRW agreed, identified and documented which habitats and SAC features are sensitive to a range of Marine Licencing Band 1 activities. The dataset consists of 2 layers detailing... -
Marine Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Habitats in Wales (archived 2018)
This archived dataset consists of 37 datasets, and has been superseded by Environment (Wales) Act Section 7: Marine Habitats as part of the newer legislative requirements. This... -
Marine Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Species in Wales (archived 2018)
This archived dataset consists of 32 datasets, and has been superseded by Environment (Wales) Act Section 7: Marine Species as part of the newer legislative requirements. This... -
Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ)
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) former Marine Nature Reserves in Wales. MCZs are a way of conserving marine habitats and... -
Shoreline Management Plan and Coastal Erosion
The datasets shows the spatial coastal baseline which is split into 'frontages'. These are defined as lengths of coast with consistent characteristics based on the cliff... -
Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Bathing Waters
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas... -
Coastal Design - Extreme Sea Levels
This GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of Wales under present day conditions. This... -
Saltmarsh Extents
Polygon data layer showing the extent of Saltmarsh in Coastal and Transitional waters for use by both Flood and Coastal Risk Management and the implementation of Water Framework...