4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234373934 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-05-31T09:26:42.247Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Marine Protected Areas in Welsh waters Marine Protected Areas in Welsh waters Ardaloedd Morol Gwarchodedig yn Nyfroedd Cymru Ardaloedd Morol Gwarchodedig yn Nyfroedd Cymru MPA network MPA network 2023-10-30 NRW_DS124794 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/. 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/. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Protected sites Protected sites Protected sites Protected sites Habitats and biotopes Habitats and biotopes Habitats and biotopes Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (see also proposed Special Protection Area pSPA) Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (see also proposed Special Protection Area pSPA) HABITATS HABITATS Natura 2000 (N2K) Natura 2000 (N2K) Ramsar sites Ramsar sites WETLANDS WETLANDS bird habitat bird habitat waterfowl waterfowl marshland marshland Fenland Fenland marine conservation zones (mcz) marine conservation zones (mcz) highly protected marine conservation zones ( HPMCZ) highly protected marine conservation zones ( HPMCZ) Marine and Coastal Access Bill Marine and Coastal Access Bill Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 species (see also endangered species) species (see also endangered species) animals (see also mammals) animals (see also mammals) geodiversity geodiversity geographical information systems (GIS) geographical information systems (GIS) natural resources natural resources ecosystem services ecosystem services conservation (see also conservation of specific subjects) conservation (see also conservation of specific subjects) SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Habitat extent Habitat extent Habitat characterisation Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-01-06 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml BIRDS BIRDS Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary 2013-04-03 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR) Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR) Ecosystem (SMNR) Ecosystem (SMNR) Sea and Coast (SMNR) Sea and Coast (SMNR) NRW SMNR Vocabulary NRW SMNR Vocabulary 2023-12-27 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords There are no access restrictions on this data. 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English biota environment imageryBaseMapsEarthCover geoscientificInformation oceans inlandWaters boundaries SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 water column boundary layer; atmospheric boundary layer; benthic boundary layer water column boundary layer; atmospheric boundary layer; benthic boundary layer Wales (WLS) Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 1992-01-01 Geographic Information System Geographic Information System ESRI Feature Class https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_marine_protected_areas_in_welsh_waters View and Download View and Download World Wide Web page World Wide Web page https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3601/?access_token=ROzgOepbAX9fb1nAj3w5G2Jf4xCIAl&ows_service=wms Web Service Web Service World Wide Web page World Wide Web page 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 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 Information extracted from protected sites (SACs, SPAs, Ramsars, SSSIs and MCZs) to create this data. Information extracted from protected sites (SACs, SPAs, Ramsars, SSSIs and MCZs) to create this data.