Foraging Fish

Welsh Government

These map layers provide information on the location of spawning and nursery areas of several forage fish species in Welsh and surrounding waters, including the Irish and Celtic Seas and the western English Channel. These layers are provided for eleven fish species that are prey to marine mammals and seabirds: herring, sprat, sardine, anchovy, sandeel, horse mackerel, mackerel and garfish as well as the gadoid species poor cod, whiting and cod. Using survey data from 2008 to 2020, hotspot maps were created for adults and juveniles of each of the species, for two periods of the year (Quarter 1 and Quarter 4). A full description of the hotspot methodology used can be found in Campanella and van der Kooij (2021).

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  • Foraging Fish - Sprat Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Cod Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Garfish Distribution Area - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Whiting Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Whiting Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Herring Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Whiting Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Mackerel Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sardine Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Horse Mackerel Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Mackerel Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Anchovy Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Horse Mackerel Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sprat Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Sprat Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Sprat Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Cod Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sardine Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Anchovy Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Herring Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Cod Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Garfish Distribution Area - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Herring Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sandeel Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Anchovy Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sardine Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Sandeel Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Poor Cod Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Poor Cod Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Mackerel Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Horse Mackerel Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Horse Mackerel Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sandeel Adults - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Sardine Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Herring Adults - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Cod Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Whiting Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Poor Cod Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Poor Cod Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Mackerel Juveniles - Q4

  • Foraging Fish - Sandeel Juveniles - Q1

  • Foraging Fish - Anchovy Juveniles - Q4

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Oceans

Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs

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