4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234373934 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-11-10 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP Marine Protected Areas in Welsh waters MPA network Ardaloedd Morol Gwarchodedig yn Nyfroedd Cymru 2023-10-30 publication 124794 https://naturalresources.wales 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) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk originator irregular Geographic Information System Protected sites Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-11-11 publication © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. 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 AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng biota environment imageryBaseMapsEarthCover geoscientificInformation oceans inlandWaters boundaries ISO3166 Countries 2023-11-11 publication Wales (WLS) -5.77774100 -2.60886500 51.24082900 53.51306700 1992-01-01 2023-11-11 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk distributor https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_marine_protected_areas_in_welsh_waters View and Download https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3601/?access_token=ROzgOepbAX9fb1nAj3w5G2Jf4xCIAl&ows_service=wms Web Service dataset Information extracted from protected sites (SACs, SPAs, Ramsars, SSSIs and MCZs) to create this data.