82d59835-96cf-4141-b432-aec22881608c English series series 2026-02-04T14:58:13 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota environment oceans Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Habitat characterisation 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 Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision unknown 2023-07-01T00:00:00 2024-07-30T00:00:00 -5.4609 1.8257 50.1471 55.665 TCE-4067 Marine Data Exchange 2024, Natural England, Environment Agency, JNCC, and Cefas, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme, Marine Restoration Potential plus (MaRePo+) Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo+) 2024-10-17T13:22:26 publication English Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo) project is a study which explores the habitat restoration potential of some key threatened and declining (subtidal) marine habitats as defined by the OSPAR convention: kelp forest, maerl beds, native oyster (Ostrea edulis) beds, horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) beds, and sea pen and burrowing megafauna communities. These habitats were chosen as they occurred within English waters and were known to have some possibility for active or passive restoration interventions. This project uses a spatial analysis approach to investigate the current, historic, and potential future distribution of these habitats in English waters (out to 200 nautical miles (nm) from the shore). The Marine Restoration Potential + Enhancement project (MaRePo+) builds on the Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo) pilot study, which mapped the restoration potential of some of the OSPAR known threatened and declining marine habitats in English waters. This report provides the outputs of Work Package 1, which focuses on refining the initial environmental habitat potential models for kelp, native oyster and horse mussel beds, and sea-pen and burrowing megafauna habitats. The datasets from this research will be published a few weeks after the reports are published on the Marine Data Exchange. 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 Marine data JNCC The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office +44 (0)1224 266550 Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner notPlanned Geographic Information System https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4067/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 For modelling climate change, BIO-ORACLE data on near seabed temperature estimations on decadal timescales (Assis et al., 2018) were used to examine the degree of climatic variability that areas of habitat restoration potential will experience. Due to a lack of physiological data on species-specific response in metabolic rates to change in seabed temperatures or sufficient historic information of the extent and distribution of the habitats considered in MaRePo+, a temperature anomaly approach was chosen to investigate which geographical regions are likely to experience higher rates of change and are thus likely to experience more environmental stress, potentially making them more susceptible to climate change impacts. Predicting restoration potential of subtidal habitats in English waters is difficult due to the inherent variability in environmental conditions, insufficient species distribution and extent data over space and time, and because empirical research on restoration potential of marine ecosystems is limited at best. As a result, restoration potential model predictions can be highly variable depending on the data available and the predictive model used. Refining the habitat restoration potential models presented in the MaRePo pilot study by including new species occurrence data and additional physical parameters that further define habitat suitability has resulted in a new set of restoration potential maps for kelp, native oysters, horse mussels and sea-pen and burrowing megafauna habitats. The new maps show revised habitat potential extents from those described in the pilot project, and due to the model improvements undertaken in this project we have increased confidence in the new model outputs. The constraints modelling has further refined the original restoration potential areas, resulting in maps that show areas where restoration could more realistically be carried out with more likely positive outcomes (see Table 1 and Table 2 for summary results). This, alongside identifying areas where climate change impacts may reduce the chances of sustained restoration success, can be used to prioritise areas for marine habitat restoration. 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