4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130343938 English NRW_DS110497 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2026-03-03T15:11:41.371Z NRW 1.0 wel Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326) Sea Fishing Activity in Welsh Waters Sea Fishing Activity in Welsh Waters Gweithgareddau pysgota mor yn nyfroedd Cymru 2012-01-31 NRW_DS110498 WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use. It could be misleading. Information has been collated to produce a series of maps of sea fishing activities in Wales complete with regulatory boundaries (12nm, 6nm and 3nm). The purpose of this dataset was to provide spatial information for a range of fishing activities occurring in Welsh waters. Activities mapped are: - Beam trawling and scallop dredging - Mussel, oyster and hydraulic dredging - Otter trawling - Light demersal trawls and seines - Pelagic trawling, drift nets and hook and line fishing - Static gear fishing - nets and long line - Static gear fishing - pots - Hand gathering - Aquaculture The dataset includes maps and a text description of each activity. WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use. It could be misleading. Information has been collated to produce a series of maps of sea fishing activities in Wales complete with regulatory boundaries (12nm, 6nm and 3nm). The purpose of this dataset was to provide spatial information for a range of fishing activities occurring in Welsh waters. Activities mapped are: - Beam trawling and scallop dredging - Mussel, oyster and hydraulic dredging - Otter trawling - Light demersal trawls and seines - Pelagic trawling, drift nets and hook and line fishing - Static gear fishing - nets and long line - Static gear fishing - pots - Hand gathering - Aquaculture The dataset includes maps and a text description of each activity. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Various including volunteer recorders c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Various contractors See Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme competent authorities fish (fishes) (see also specific species) aquaculture fishing activity atlases fishing nets Cycle Maps electric fishing bottom trawling cockle dredging (hydraulic dredging) Land Authority for Wales (Register of Land Holdings) Regulations 1980 NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Unspecified SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR) Ecosystem (SMNR) Coastal Margins (SMNR) Management Areas (SMNR) Sea and Coast (SMNR) Marine (SMNR) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR) NRW SMNR Keywords 2024-06-26 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. no limitations © CNC/NRW 2009. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Open Government Licence English economy biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 unknown Wales (WLS) -5.311 -2.647 51.384 53.427 2000-01-31 2005-12-31 Geographic Information System Unknown ESRI Format 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 2010-12-08 This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation. false WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use. It could be misleading. The maps of fishing activity have been prepared primarily on the basis of anecdotal comments received by the former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) from a variety of sources including contractors, relevant authorities, area officers, regulators and individual fisherman. This was supplemented by information contained in published reports. Maps cover the period 2000-2005. The maps are purely indicative in nature and give a general indication of where fishing activity is thought to have occurred at the given time, although no indication is made regarding the frequency of activity or the general level of effort deployed. These layers were improved as part of the \Distribution of Fisheries Habitats and Fishing Activity project\" in 2012 (NRW_DS115270). The layers were changed to the British National Grid projection and clipped to either the mean high water (MHW) or the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT). " WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use. It could be misleading. The maps of fishing activity have been prepared primarily on the basis of anecdotal comments received by the former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) from a variety of sources including contractors, relevant authorities, area officers, regulators and individual fisherman. This was supplemented by information contained in published reports. Maps cover the period 2000-2005. The maps are purely indicative in nature and give a general indication of where fishing activity is thought to have occurred at the given time, although no indication is made regarding the frequency of activity or the general level of effort deployed. These layers were improved as part of the \Distribution of Fisheries Habitats and Fishing Activity project\" in 2012 (NRW_DS115270). The layers were changed to the British National Grid projection and clipped to either the mean high water (MHW) or the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT). "