4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130303734 English NRW_DS110059 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-05-31T09:43:59.643Z NRW 1.0 wel Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326) Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Monitoring Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Monitoring Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) formally a Marine Nature Reserve ( MNR ) - Monitoring Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus GNF Ynys Sgomer - Monitro morloi llwydion Halichoerus grypus Atlantic grey seal population - skomer MNR 2008-12-31 NRW_DS110074 In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Grey seals are a protected species of conservation importance, which live and breed in the Skomer MNR. The West Wales population is the largest in SW Britain and is a feature of the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The purpose of this data capture was to monitor the number and survival rate of seal pups born in the MNR. In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Grey seals are a protected species of conservation importance, which live and breed in the Skomer MNR. The West Wales population is the largest in SW Britain and is a feature of the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The purpose of this data capture was to monitor the number and survival rate of seal pups born in the MNR. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). Skomer MNR Team Natural Resources Wales, Fishermans Cottage, Marloes, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 3BJ, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Wildlife Trusts of South and West Wales Cilgerran, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 2TB Unknown http://www.welshwildlife.org/ Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en sd">Species distribution Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme seals (see also specific species) pinnipedia (pinnipeds) grey seals halichoerus grypus Skomer MNR marine monitoring (see also marine surveys) NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Seal mortality Seal morphology and physiology Seal abundance Seal reproduction SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-01-06 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. no limitations © CNC/NRW 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. English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 water column skin; benthic boundary layer Irish Sea St. Brides Bay SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE -5.369876 -5.163658 51.668301 51.79602 1985-01-01 2008-12-31 Documents [A] Excel spreadsheet, [B] Digital photographs [C] Sketches of scar patterns Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 false The pups are recorded from birth through to their first moult using the "Smith 5-fold classification system" (Poole 1996). Reason for death is recorded if possible. Additional behavioural observations are recorded for the Island seals (Full method described in 'Grey Seal Monitoring Handbook' Poole 1996). Regular recording began on Skomer Island in 1974 and surveys have been completed annually since 1983. From 1992 onwards a standard protocol has been adopted to record the pupping success on both the island and the mainland each year. Records of identifying features e.g. scars are recorded. The pups are recorded from birth through to their first moult using the "Smith 5-fold classification system" (Poole 1996). Reason for death is recorded if possible. Additional behavioural observations are recorded for the Island seals (Full method described in 'Grey Seal Monitoring Handbook' Poole 1996). Regular recording began on Skomer Island in 1974 and surveys have been completed annually since 1983. From 1992 onwards a standard protocol has been adopted to record the pupping success on both the island and the mainland each year. Records of identifying features e.g. scars are recorded.