4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313235363337 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-11-22 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP Assessing Welsh Aquaculture Activities 2023-11-21 publication 125637 https://naturalresources.wales The two AWAA Interactions Spreadsheets in Excel present the potential sensitivity of biotopes (components of habitats) and species (designated within MPAs, SSSIs or included within the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Section 7 list) to the pressures associated with different aquaculture activities. The Biotopes Interactions Spreadsheet contains the information presented in the AWAA Mapping Tool. The AWAA Mapping Tool displays the sensitivity of marine biotopes in Welsh Waters to the potential pressures associated with 11 different aquaculture activities. The Tool allows users such as developers, regulators and advisors to view the potential sensitivity of biotopes around Wales or within the vicinity of a proposed aquaculture development to the potential pressures associated with that ac tivity. Biotope locations have been sourced from the Marine Recorder (2020) and Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey (2022). The sensitivities of the biotopes are sourced from the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) as part of the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Full details of data sources and acknowledgements can be found on the ‘Attributions’ button. The data viewer was created by ABPmer Ltd for Natural Resources Wales. The AWAA Project is supported by the EU through Welsh Ministers and is fully funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Story Map can be found here: https://smnr-nrw.hub.arcgis.com/apps/73894fae28f64ed0b9b7344dcc667493/explore Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner ABPmer 023 8071 1840 ABPmer Quayside Suite SO14 2AQ enquiries@abpmer.co.uk originator notPlanned Geographic Information System Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-11-24 publication 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. otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng environment ISO3166 Countries 2023-11-24 publication Wales (WLS) -5.77774100 -2.60886500 51.24082900 53.51306700 1969-01-01 2019-12-31 ABPmer, 2023. Assessing Welsh Aquaculture Activities Project Report. NRW Evidence Report No: 726. , Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk distributor https://datamap.gov.wales/documents/5767 View and Download dataset Biotope locations have been sourced from the Marine Recorder (2020) and Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey (2022). Biotopes at EUNIS level 1 or 2 have been removed from both datasets. Marine Recorder: Natural Resources Wales, 2020. Marine Recorder Sample Point Data (Spatial Export). Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey: Natural Resources Wales, 2022. Intertidal Phase 1 Habitat Survey. Available from: https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_intertidal_phase_1_habitat_survey The sensitivities of the biotopes are sourced from the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) as part of the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Contains data provided by the MarLIN programme (http://www.marlin.ac.uk), The sensitivities of protected species in Welsh waters are sourced from the Natural England Mobile Species Sensitivity Assessment (2022) and the Marine Evidence base Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) (Tyler-Walers et al., 2022). Natural England, 2022. Highly Mobile Species Sensitivity Assessment Data_March2022, dataset General AWAA Mapping Tool Rules are provided in the Tool under the ‘Guidance’ button which highlights potential assumptions, things to consider or limitations of the data presented in the Tool. The AWAA Final Report and the AWAA Activity Assessments should be read to understand how the data provided by the AWAA Mapping Tool can be used alongside the other Project Resources including the AWAA Dashboard and Evidence Database. The AWAA Final Report details the methods, assumptions and decisions that have informed the sensitivity of the biotopes.