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Anchorage Areas (buffered)
Resource ID
179b715f-1a1f-427a-b1a4-f1348d8e4536
Title
Anchorage Areas (buffered)
Date
Nov. 7, 2025, midnight, Revision Date
Abstract
An anchorage area is an area where vessels anchor or may achor.  Anchorage Areas (with a buffer of 0.5km) are a soft constraint which might have implications for any future development of the following resources within the Welsh National Marine Plan area: Aggregates Aquaculture Bivalve Seabed Aquaculture Bivalve Suspended Aquaculture Seaweed Suspended Tidal Range Tidal Stream Seabed Tidal Stream Surface-Mid Wave Seabed Wave Surface Offshore Floating Wind This layer was derived from data supplied by OceanWise, as well as additional areas identified by Welsh Government based on local knowledge and discussions with the ports and shipping sector. Attribution statement © British Crown and OceanWise, 2025. All rights reserved. License No. EK001-20120402. Not to be used for Navigation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data source Oceanwise & Welsh Government
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Responsible
Hishiv.Shah
Point of Contact
Shah
hishiv.shah@gov.wales
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Maintenance Frequency
None
Type
vector
Restrictions
Other Restrictions
OceanWise Data Products Standard Terms and Conditions
License
Varied / Derived
Language
en
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
Data Quality
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Extent
  • x0: 338429.4375
  • x1: 521862.34375
  • y0: 5691338.0
  • y1: 5928182.0
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:32630
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Oceans
Regions
Global