41ed577f-76e1-4681-b741-3542f0dfcc92 English series series 2026-02-04T15:37:36 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota economy environment Industrial activity SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Habitat extent SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Research The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Land use GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision 1 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision unknown 2024-01-01T00:00:00 2024-07-30T23:00:00 -9.9 -3.4 47.5 56.6 TCE-4043 Marine Data Exchange 2024, The Crown Estate, Whole of Seabed Programme, Summary Methodology Report Summary Methodology Report 2024-07-14T00:00:00 creation 2024-08-05T14:12:12 publication 2024-08-05T00:00:00 revision English The Whole of Seabed Programme is an ongoing, iterative process of data collection, spatial analysis and stakeholder engagement. It aims to provide a highly sophisticated understanding of how the UK might utilise its marine resources to 2050, including a more detailed spatial understanding of marine resources than has ever been available in the UK before. The Programme is exploring different future-facing spatial scenarios about how the seabed might be used, to better understand the marine environment’s role in achieving net zero, as well as supporting thriving marine ecosystems and economies to 2050. Our analysis maps potential areas of opportunity across English, Welsh and Northern Irish waters for a wide range of sectors, for example, carbon capture and storage, marine aggregates, offshore wind, other marine energies, and telecommunication cables. Critically, the analysis considers the protection and restoration of nature as an activity and fundamental goal in its own right, rather than solely considering the potential future impact of other sectors on nature. The Programme represents a unique ambition to consider the diverse objectives of different sectors to 2050 and how they might interact. The scenarios we model allow us to understand the various possible interactions across our marine environment, the challenges they might pose, as well as potential enabling actions to resolve them through long-term collaborative planning. The outputs of the Programme constitute high quality spatial evidence informed by hundreds of spatial datasets, providing a clearer understanding of the areas required to support offshore and coastal sectors, as well as the marine environment. We will look to communicate this understanding by engaging both on the spatial outputs but crucially the statistics, caveats and issues they highlight for further discussion. The following report summarises the methodology used to date in the Whole of Seabed Programme. Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. otherRestrictions Once published, there will be no constraints on access and use. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. otherRestrictions The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4043/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. 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 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset ; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared True series The spatial analysis processes and modelling used to identify PAOs for each sector (such as offshore wind, nature, tidal range etc.) require the acquisition of a diverse range of data and the identification of how much resource is needed per sector. Social, economic and environmental datasets are included, to ensure that the outputs from the Programme are as representative as real-world scenarios as possible. We engage with government, industry and other key marine stakeholders, to ensure that we include the best available data and evidence in the Programme, and that the data that feeds into our analysis is reliable and trusted by leading experts in the field. The Crown Estate Marine Data Advisor +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-03-18 revision OSGB36 / British National Grid