4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313232343534 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2026-03-03T12:00:44.689Z NRW 1.0 wel Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326) Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Species Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Species Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) Adran 7 ac OSPAR: Rhywogaethau Morol 2020-07-31 NRW_DS122454 Under the Environment (Wales) Act (2016), Section 7 requires biodiversity lists to be produced. These lists include types of species which are of 'Principal Importance' for the purpose of maintain and enhancing biodiversity in relation to Wales. This list supersedes the duty in Section 42 of the NERC Act 2006. In addition to this marine species can be protected under the OSPAR Convention. The OSPAR convention has established a list of 'threatened and/or declining species and habitats' in the North-East Atlantic. This spatial dataset details the location of those marine species classed of 'Principal Importance' under Section 7 and are regarded as 'threatened or declining' under OSPAR in Wales. These species include: Alkmaria Romijni tentacled lagoon worm, Anotrichium barbatum bearded red seaweed, Cruoria Cruoriiformis, Edwardsia Timida burrowing anemone, Eunicella Verrucosa pink sea fan, Grateloupia Dermocorynus montagnei, Haliclystus auricula stalked jellyfish, Hippocampus sp., Lithothamnion coralloides Coral maerl, Lucernariopsis Campanulata stalked jellyfish, Arctica Islandica Ocean Quahog, Ostrea Edulis, Padina Pavonica, Palinurus Elephas Crawfish, Phymatolithon calcareum common maerl and Tenellia Adspersa. Under the Environment (Wales) Act (2016), Section 7 requires biodiversity lists to be produced. These lists include types of species which are of 'Principal Importance' for the purpose of maintain and enhancing biodiversity in relation to Wales. This list supersedes the duty in Section 42 of the NERC Act 2006. In addition to this marine species can be protected under the OSPAR Convention. The OSPAR convention has established a list of 'threatened and/or declining species and habitats' in the North-East Atlantic. This spatial dataset details the location of those marine species classed of 'Principal Importance' under Section 7 and are regarded as 'threatened or declining' under OSPAR in Wales. These species include: Alkmaria Romijni tentacled lagoon worm, Anotrichium barbatum bearded red seaweed, Cruoria Cruoriiformis, Edwardsia Timida burrowing anemone, Eunicella Verrucosa pink sea fan, Grateloupia Dermocorynus montagnei, Haliclystus auricula stalked jellyfish, Hippocampus sp., Lithothamnion coralloides Coral maerl, Lucernariopsis Campanulata stalked jellyfish, Arctica Islandica Ocean Quahog, Ostrea Edulis, Padina Pavonica, Palinurus Elephas Crawfish, Phymatolithon calcareum common maerl and Tenellia Adspersa. O dan Ddeddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) (2016), mae Adran 7 yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i restrau bioamrywiaeth gael eu cynhyrchu. Mae'r rhestrau hyn yn cynnwys mathau o rywogaethau sydd yn "Bwysig Iawn" er mwyn cynnal a gwella bioamrywiaeth mewn perthynas â Chymru. Mae'r rhestr hon yn disodli'r ddyletswydd yn Adran 42 o Deddf yr Amgylchedd Naturiol a Chymunedau Gwledig 2006. Yn ogystal â hyn, gellir gwarchod rhywogaeth forol o dan Gonfensiwn OSPAR, sydd wedi sefydlu rhestr o "rywogaethau a chynefinoedd dan fygythiad a/neu sy'n dirywio" yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain yr Iwerydd. Mae'r set ddata ofodol hon yn manylu ar leoliad y rhywogaethau morol hynny sydd wedi'u dosbarthu fel "Pwysig Iawn" o dan Adran 7 ac sy'n cael eu hystyried yn rhai "dan fygythiad neu'n dirywio" o dan OSPAR yng Nghymru. Mae'r rhywogaethau hyn yn cynnwys: mwydyn lagŵn tentaclaidd Alkmaria Romijni, gwymon coch barfog Anotrichium barbatum, Cruoria Cruoriiformis, Anemoni tyrchu Edwardsia Timida, môr-wyntyll binc Eunicella Verrucosa, Grateloupia Dermocorynus montagnei, Sglefren fôr goesog Haliclystus auricula, Hippocampus sp., Maerl cwrel Lithothamnion coralloides, Sglefren fôr goesog Lucernariopsis Campanulata, Cragen Forwyn Fwyaf Arctica Islandica, Ostrea Edulis, Padina Pavonica, Cimwch coch Palinurus Elephas, maerl cyffredin Phymatolithon calcareum a Tenellia Adspersa. Datganiad priodoli Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl 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 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 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic, Oslo and Paris Conventions (OSPAR) marine environment (marine habitats) (seas) (oceans) (maritime environment) Section 7 Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) OSPAR marine species marine habitat NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Habitat characterisation Habitat extent SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows; Ostrea edulis, Palinurus elephas, Hippocampus spp. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. no limitations © CNC/NRW 2007. Published and non- restricted 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. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Open Government Licence English biota Irish Sea Wales (WLS) -6.918448 -1.986869 50.946732 53.985471 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2013-02-05 creation unknown 2006-01-01 2016-12-31 Geographic Information System Unknown ESRI Feature Class https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/885/?ows_service=wms OGC:WMS Web Mapping Service https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/inspire-nrw:MarineBAPSpeciesInWales WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download 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 The data collation included the use of Marine Recorder to query the plot distribution species. The validity of records were checked. Records that were considered doubtful due to the geographic location and known inexperience of the recorder, were checked thoroughly and excluded if not corroborated. Data layers within this dataset are updated at different times, usually as and when new data is available and collated. The data collation included the use of Marine Recorder to query the plot distribution species. The validity of records were checked. Records that were considered doubtful due to the geographic location and known inexperience of the recorder, were checked thoroughly and excluded if not corroborated. Data layers within this dataset are updated at different times, usually as and when new data is available and collated.