Natural Resources Wales' Evidence Report No 646 provides the source for this GIS package of modelled species densities. The shapefiles contain maximum and monthly mean density estimates for cetaceans and seabirds. The data was produced by the Government Digital Service.
Use Cases
- Modeling marine mammal habitat use based on monthly mean density estimates.
- Assessing potential impacts of offshore development on seabird populations based on maximum density maps.
- Planning marine protected areas based on modelled species distributions.
- Conducting environmental impact assessments for coastal projects using geospatial density data.
Strengths
- Data is derived from a formal evidence report (No 646) by Natural Resources Wales.
- Includes both maximum and monthly mean density estimates for multiple species.
- Data is provided as GIS shapefiles, suitable for spatial analysis.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Natural Resources Wales' Evidence Report No 646.
- Collection Method
- Modelled distributions and abundance, likely from survey data.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- unknown
- Geography
- Wales and surrounding waters.