Protected Annex I Reefs in offshore SACs - polygon data - WMS layer 2023

Abstract

This Web Map Service (WMS) layer displays polygon data for Annex I Reefs protected in offshore Special Areas of Conservation, as displayed on the MPA mapper. This layer comprises:

data from a 2016 survey to three SACs in the southern North Sea (monitoring report available from the JNCC website, GI data available via WMS or on request)
data collated from a variety of sources in the Annex I Reefs in UK waters composite dataset (v8.3).

This dataset presents mapped polygons for high confidence and potential extents of Annex I Reefs protected in UK offshore SACs. Annex I reefs occur where rocky areas or concretions made by marine animals arise from the surrounding seafloor.

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Resource type Dataset

Topic category Biota

Reference date 2023·08·09

Lineage
Data sources: * JNCC/NE/EA/Cefas 2016 surveys CEND1116, 2ENC30616 and 2GDK70616 to Haisborough Hammond and Winterton SAC, Inner Dowsing Race Bank and North Ridge SAC, and North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC: GI data available via WMS or on request. * Annex I Reefs in UK waters composite dataset v8.3: https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8f886e47-31d6-477e-9240-65ac42bee709

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC custodian
data@jncc.gov.uk

Limitations on public access No limitations

Metadata date 2023·08·17

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC
data@jncc.gov.uk

Temporal extent 1968·01·01 2022·12·31

Spatial extent
North	62.214104
South	48.264071
East	2.499864
West	-22.895854