Habitat Mapping for Conservation and Management of the Southern Irish Sea (HABMAP)

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• Last updated: 11 September 2023
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Summary

  The HABMAP project was set up in response to the need for better spatial awareness of habitat distributions in the Southern Irish Sea. This work  produced habitat maps of the seabed using novel predictive modelling techniques. This dataset is related to the predictive modelling only. The HABMAP Extension Project has built on the methods developed during the original project, and has repeated the modelling work using higher resolution / improved input datasets to help increase the accuracy of the predictive map outputs. The modelling work has also been extended to cover all of Welsh waters (previously cut-off at the Interreg funding boundary), notably including the Dee and Severn estuaries.  The purpose of this data capture was to provide seabed habitat maps that could be used for con

servation and management. Project outputs might be used in strategic planning, decision making for offshore developments, Marine Protected Area selection, sensitivity mapping and mapping essential fish habitats. However, because of the way the has been produced, and the fact that some data has been modelled and derived, the maps are not appropriate to act as the sole evidence for any specific planning or regulatory decision or assessment without further supporting studies or evidence.

The project boundaries were as follows: Southern Irish Sea- land-based boundaries include the whole Welsh coast to the English border on the east side of the Dee Estuary in the north, and the whole Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel coastline in the south, extending as far as Morte Point (east of Ifracombe) in England. The southern project boundary then extends offshore (skirting the northern tip of Lundy) across to a point approximate 60km west of Waterford on the Irish coast, including the whole SE Ireland coastline and offshore banks as well as parts of the Celtic Sea. The boundary then extends northwards along the Irish coast to a point approximately 40 km north of Dublin.

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2023-08-17
• Access contraints: - Predicted habitat maps and model outputs: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. - Input data parameter maps: The datasets are wholly owned by third parties (BGS, Met Office, SeaZone, ABPmer). Enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety.
• Harvest GUID: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132353033
• Extent: Latitude: 53.51306700° to 51.24082900°
• Extent: Longitude: -5.77774100° to -2.60886500°
• Spatial reference system: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::WGS84
• Dataset reference date: 2017-08-11 (publication)
• Dataset reference date: 2010-02-28 (revision)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner); ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (owner); British Geological Survey (BGS) (owner); Met Office (owner); SeaZone (owner); Various (originator)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
• Source Metadata: HTML

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Predicted habitat maps and model outputs: © CNC/NRW 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. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. N.B Input data parameter maps: The datasets are wholly owned by third parties (BGS, Met Office, SeaZone, ABPmer). The datasets are restricted. NRW is not licenced to release this data. Those seeking a copy of this data must approach the third parties directly.