Sea Fishing Activity in Welsh Waters

WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use.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.

Identifier: NRW_DS110498

Alternative Title

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: WARNING: This data is outdated due to changes in fishery management and is not recommended for re-use.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). "

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2012-01-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2000-01-31

End date: 2005-12-31

Topic category

Economy
Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Various including volunteer recorders -

c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) -

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Originator

Various contractors -

See Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: unknown

Format Type and Description

Geographic Information System ( Unknown )

Specification

ESRI Format

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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
Explanation: This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree: false

Lineage: 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). "

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

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

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2025-01-08

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Unspecified

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-19

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

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)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-26

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © 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.

Attribution Statement

Licence

Other constraints: Open Government Licence

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130343938 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Sea Fishing Atlas of Wales
NRW_DS110497

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2025-11-13T10:27:53.914Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Publishing Body

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Sea Fishing Activity in Welsh Waters

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