4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234393233 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-05-31T09:42:41.633Z NRW 1.0 wel Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326) Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits Spatial opportunities for restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales habitat restoration.lyr Adfer cynefinoedd morol ac arfordirol yng Nghymru: adnabod cyfleoedd a manteision gofodol 2022-07-21 NRW_DS124923 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 spatial opportunities to restore valuable marine habitats. The report created spatial products (Arc Geo database) for: areas in the floodplain that might be suitable for the creation of mudflat and saltmarsh through managed realignment and areas where the right conditions might exist for native oyster habitat and horse mussel bed restoration. The horse mussel data was provided from JNCC. The report also addresses restoration potential for Sabellaria alveolata reefs although no spatial data was created for this habitat and seagrass habitat although this was provided as a map image from JNCC. These spatial Data layers should be considered as initial aides to identifying potential locations or areas but come with several limitations which have been discussed in the report. Any restoration projects should undergo further site validation and local engagement before proceeding with any specific site. The following GIS datasets were created for this: Saltmarsh_Mudflat_Opportunities_Opportunities_Floodplains_SMPpolicy Native_Oyster_Opportunities Wave_Height_Grid_ABPmerSeastates Current_Speed_Grid_ABPmerSeastates Historic_Saltmarsh_Extents S_alveolata_records_historic_and_current O_edulis_records_historic_and_current M_modiolus_records_historic_and_current Potential_Beneficial_Use_Sources 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 spatial opportunities to restore valuable marine habitats. The report created spatial products (Arc Geo database) for: areas in the floodplain that might be suitable for the creation of mudflat and saltmarsh through managed realignment and areas where the right conditions might exist for native oyster habitat and horse mussel bed restoration. The horse mussel data was provided from JNCC. The report also addresses restoration potential for Sabellaria alveolata reefs although no spatial data was created for this habitat and seagrass habitat although this was provided as a map image from JNCC. These spatial Data layers should be considered as initial aides to identifying potential locations or areas but come with several limitations which have been discussed in the report. Any restoration projects should undergo further site validation and local engagement before proceeding with any specific site. The following GIS datasets were created for this: Saltmarsh_Mudflat_Opportunities_Opportunities_Floodplains_SMPpolicy Native_Oyster_Opportunities Wave_Height_Grid_ABPmerSeastates Current_Speed_Grid_ABPmerSeastates Historic_Saltmarsh_Extents S_alveolata_records_historic_and_current O_edulis_records_historic_and_current M_modiolus_records_historic_and_current Potential_Beneficial_Use_Sources 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 ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd Suite B, Waterside House, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ, England enquiries@abpmer.co.uk http://www.abpmer.co.uk/ 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 Oceanographic geographical features Hydrography Elevation Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme horse mussel modiolus modiolus Habitat Restoration Project habitat restoration oysters ostrea edulis native oyster ostrea edulis mudflats saltmarsh (salt-marsh) (salt marsh) saltmarsh ecology sabellaria alveolata polychaete worms honeycomb worm habitat mapping NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Coastal geomorphology Habitat extent Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-01-06 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Unrestricted parts of the dataset can be released under an Open Government Licence (OGL) no limitations © CNC/NRW and JNCC????? (unsure on this) Data may only be re-used externally under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence following an assessment of the data. © 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. Open Government Licence (OGL) Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. English oceans SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 circalittoral; infralittoral; littoral Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 2021-01-01 2021-07-01 Armstrong, S., Pearson, Z., Williamson, D., Frost, N., Scott, C. 2021. Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits. NRW Report No: 554 NRW, Cardiff. Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits Geographic Information System ESRI Feature Classes https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_restoring_marine_and_coastal_habitats_in_wales_identifying_spatial_opportunities_and_benefits View and Download World Wide Web page https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3599/?access_token=ROzgOepbAX9fb1nAj3w5G2Jf4xCIAl&ows_service=wms Web Service 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 2010-12-08 false A variety of source data was used and merged to create a selection of GIS Layers listed in the abstract to identify spatial opportunities for restoration of marine and coastal habitats and species. •NRW Flood Zone 3 - •NRW SMP - http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ShorelineManagementPlan2/?lang=en •OS Foreshore - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/vectormap-district •EA SMP - https://data.gov.uk/dataset/0c492f70-8d54-42d9-ba2c-23cd2e513737/shoreline-management-plan-mapping •OS MHWS - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/terrain-50 •EMODnet Bathymetry - https://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/ •Habmap Bathymetry (estuaries only) •Kinetic Energy / current speed - Developed by ABPmer •JNCC Combined habitat map - http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7d5a168-0097-4437-944e-cc63111d15c6 •Welsh National Marine Plan Area: https://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/WelshNationalMarinePlanArea/?lang=en •Records for each species were downloaded from Obis (https://obis.org/) and NBN Atlas (https://nbnatlas.org/). •Lle disposal sites dataset A variety of source data was used and merged to create a selection of GIS Layers listed in the abstract to identify spatial opportunities for restoration of marine and coastal habitats and species. •NRW Flood Zone 3 - •NRW SMP - http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ShorelineManagementPlan2/?lang=en •OS Foreshore - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/vectormap-district •EA SMP - https://data.gov.uk/dataset/0c492f70-8d54-42d9-ba2c-23cd2e513737/shoreline-management-plan-mapping •OS MHWS - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/terrain-50 •EMODnet Bathymetry - https://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/ •Habmap Bathymetry (estuaries only) •Kinetic Energy / current speed - Developed by ABPmer •JNCC Combined habitat map - http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7d5a168-0097-4437-944e-cc63111d15c6 •Welsh National Marine Plan Area: https://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/WelshNationalMarinePlanArea/?lang=en •Records for each species were downloaded from Obis (https://obis.org/) and NBN Atlas (https://nbnatlas.org/). •Lle disposal sites dataset