Marine Biodiversity Action Plan Species in Wales, Archived 2018

32 archived datasets list marine species of principal importance for biodiversity conservation in Wales. This collection was part of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, a government response to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity. It has been superseded by newer legislation, the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.

Use Cases

• Track changes in species conservation status based on legislative updates mentioned in the description
• Analyze historical marine biodiversity priorities for Wales based on the UK BAP framework
• Support policy analysis by comparing archived and current biodiversity lists referenced in the description

Strengths

• Consists of 32 separate datasets, providing multiple data points.
• Explicitly linked to specific legislation (UK BAP 1994, NERC Act 2006, Environment Act (Wales) 2016).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Geography

Wales