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Metadata: Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits
Abstract:
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: SaltmarshMudflatOpportunitiesOpportunitiesFloodplains_SMPpolicy, NativeOysterOpportunities, WaveHeightGrid_ABPmerSeastates, CurrentSpeedGrid_ABPmerSeastates, HistoricSaltmarshExtents, Salveolatarecordshistoricand_current, Oedulisrecordshistoricand_current, Mmodiolusrecordshistoricand_current, PotentialBeneficialUse_Sources.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8864 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Spatial opportunities for restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales habitat restoration.lyr, Native Oyster Opportunities.lyr, Saltmarsh and Mudflats Opportunities Floodplains SMPpolicy.lyr |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | NRW_DS124923 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234393233 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2021-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2021-07-01 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | 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: SaltmarshMudflatOpportunitiesOpportunitiesFloodplains_SMPpolicy, NativeOysterOpportunities, WaveHeightGrid_ABPmerSeastates, CurrentSpeedGrid_ABPmerSeastates, HistoricSaltmarshExtents, Salveolatarecordshistoricand_current, Oedulisrecordshistoricand_current, Mmodiolusrecordshistoricand_current, PotentialBeneficialUse_Sources. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | 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 •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://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:wnmp_areas •Records for each species were downloaded from Obis (https://obis.org/) and NBN Atlas (https://nbnatlas.org/). •Lle disposal sites dataset |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | 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. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Hydrography | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Elevation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | habitat restoration | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | horse mussel | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | polychaete worms | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | native oyster | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | saltmarsh ecology | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | mudflats | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | modiolus modiolus | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | saltmarsh (salt-marsh) (salt marsh) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | habitat mapping | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | sabellaria alveolata | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat Restoration Project | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | oysters | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | honeycomb worm | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | ostrea edulis | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | ostrea edulis | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Coastal geomorphology | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat extent | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.513067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.608865 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.240829 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.777741 |
| Regional sea | Wales (WLS) | |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd | |
| Delivery point | Suite B, Waterside House, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ, England | |
| enquiries@abpmer.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.abpmer.co.uk/ | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_restoring_marine_and_coastal_habitats_in_wales_identifying_spatial_opportunities_and_benefits |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | View and Download |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | information |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3599/?ows_service=wms |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Web Mapping Service |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | information |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | 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 | ||
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Output data: © CNC/NRW. Unrestricted 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. Input data: © various. Data may be re-used under the terms of the 3rd Party Data licence made available with the data (see lineage). It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for purpose and it is advised that you obtain the latest copy from the provider. |
| This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. | |
| https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ | ||
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2022-07-21 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |