4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135333132 English NRW_DS116346 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2026-09-29T11:13:56.065Z NRW 1.0 wel utf8 British National Grid (EPSG::27700) SAC Monitoring: Afon Tywi Shad Egg Survey (2012) SAC Monitoring: Afon Tywi Shad Egg Survey (2012) Monitro ACA: Arolygu Wyau Gwangod (Alosa fallax) a Herlynod (Alosa alosa) yn Afon Tywi (2012) Shad egg Survey Afon Tywi 2012 - CCW - Report No. 12/8/4 CCW000800000000P 2013-05-31 NRW_DS115312 http://naturalresources.wales/ The Afon Tywi is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) for several qualifying features, including twaite shad (Alosa fallax) and allis shad (Alosa alosa). Shad are migratory members of the Clupeidae (herring) family that ascend rivers to spawn in late spring. Populations of both species are threatened across Europe, primarily due to barriers to migration and issues relating to water quality. In the UK, significant populations of shad spawn in the Rivers Severn, Usk, Wye, and Tywi. The former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW), and now Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are responsible for monitoring the condition of shad populations within SACs and ensuring the maintenance of favourable conservation status at these designated sites. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) published Common Standards Monitoring Guidance for Freshwater Fauna (JNCC, 2005), which outlines the mandatory and discretionary attributes and targets for monitoring freshwater fish. These include targets relating to shad populations, river flow, water quality, and river morphology. The purpose of this data collection was to facilitate the assessment of the favourable conservation status of shad within the Afon Tywi. Confidence in this dataset is high, as the surveys were undertaken by experienced staff. The Afon Tywi is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) for several qualifying features, including twaite shad (Alosa fallax) and allis shad (Alosa alosa). Shad are migratory members of the Clupeidae (herring) family that ascend rivers to spawn in late spring. Populations of both species are threatened across Europe, primarily due to barriers to migration and issues relating to water quality. In the UK, significant populations of shad spawn in the Rivers Severn, Usk, Wye, and Tywi. The former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW), and now Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are responsible for monitoring the condition of shad populations within SACs and ensuring the maintenance of favourable conservation status at these designated sites. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) published Common Standards Monitoring Guidance for Freshwater Fauna (JNCC, 2005), which outlines the mandatory and discretionary attributes and targets for monitoring freshwater fish. These include targets relating to shad populations, river flow, water quality, and river morphology. The purpose of this data collection was to facilitate the assessment of the favourable conservation status of shad within the Afon Tywi. Confidence in this dataset is high, as the surveys were undertaken by experienced staff. 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 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=/ Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales) Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0TP, Wales enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk www.environment-agency.gov.uk 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 Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme alosa alosa allis shad Special Area of Conservation Monitoring Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring twaite shad river Tywi (afon Tywi) Shad alosa fallax NRW Thesaurus 2026-08-27 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords There are no access restrictions to this data. 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English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE -4.51509557 -3.71978359 51.70361309 52.25747906 2012-05-22 2012-05-29 Garrett, H.M., Thomas, Rh. & Hatton-Ellis, T.W. (2012). Afon Tywi SAC shad egg survey 2012. CCW Staff Science Report No. 12/8/4. 37pp, CCW. Bangor. Afon Tywi SAC shad egg survey 2012 Documents Unknown Project report held in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats within Ffynnon (NRW-13-014651; NRW-13-019708). Image Unknown Survey site photographs held in JPEG format (Document Reference: DCT-12-229420). Geographic Information System Unknown GIS layers held in MapInfo TAB format, used to produce the associated maps. 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 Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and Environment Agency Wales (EAW) staff monitored the spawning distribution of shad at 13 sample sites within 60 km of the main river corridor during the 2012 spawning season. The standard methodology was modified to reduce the level of sampling required at sites where shad eggs were present. This enabled the Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) target to be assessed while allowing a greater number of sites to be surveyed within the available time. The methodology described by Hillman et al. (2003) was adapted so that a minimum of 10 kick samples was undertaken at each site, with the number of eggs recorded for each sample. If 10 or more shad eggs were recorded after 10 kick samples, the survey was terminated. However, if fewer than 10 shad eggs were recorded, kick sampling continued until either 10 eggs had been found or a maximum of 25 kick samples had been completed. Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and Environment Agency Wales (EAW) staff monitored the spawning distribution of shad at 13 sample sites within 60 km of the main river corridor during the 2012 spawning season. The standard methodology was modified to reduce the level of sampling required at sites where shad eggs were present. This enabled the Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) target to be assessed while allowing a greater number of sites to be surveyed within the available time. The methodology described by Hillman et al. (2003) was adapted so that a minimum of 10 kick samples was undertaken at each site, with the number of eggs recorded for each sample. If 10 or more shad eggs were recorded after 10 kick samples, the survey was terminated. However, if fewer than 10 shad eggs were recorded, kick sampling continued until either 10 eggs had been found or a maximum of 25 kick samples had been completed.