FishMap Môn

FishMap Môn is a project aiming to help achieve the vision of the Wales Fisheries Strategy which is to “support the development of viable and sustainable fisheries in Wales as an integral part of coherent policies for safeguarding the environment”.

FishMap Môn logo

FishMap Môn is a £250,000 project funded by the European Fisheries Fund (75%) and Welsh Government (25%) running until September 2013.

The project is being carried out around Anglesey in North Wales to engage with fisherman in order to collect information about fishing activity and intensity.

This data will then be mapped with existing habitat and sensitivity data to develop options to inform sustainable fisheries management- showing which areas are vulnerable to fishing activities and others which are more robust. If successful, the project could be applied to other sea areas around Wales.

The FishMap Môn project is run by the Countryside Council for Wales, working with the North Wales Fishermen’s Cooperative Ltd, Bangor Mussel Producers Ltd and the Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers.

The FishMap Môn project focuses mainly on the waters around the Isle of Anglesey and out to 12 nautical miles. The main commercial fisheries in the project area are for shellfish including lobster, crab, prawns, whelks, periwinkles and mussels. Recreational fishing is also important with a variety of species caught such as mackerel, sea bass, pollock and dogfish.

It encompasses an area of approximately 265 km², of which approximately 3% are Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and 3% are Special Protection Areas (SPAs). The SAC areas are mainly composed of the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC (2.8% of the project area) with only a small part of the Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau SAC (0.2%); the majority of the SPA area is within Liverpool Bay SPA (2.9%).

Protected sites within FishMap Mon project area

Map-Protected sites within FishMap Mon project area

Background

Information collected during this project will be combined with existing knowledge about the distribution of marine habitats and their sensitivity to fishing activities. The degree of sensitivity of different habitats to various types and intensities of fishing has been assessed for Wales.

Habitats

Fisheries habitat map of project area

Map-Fisheries habitat map of project area

Confidence of fisheries habitat map of project area

Map-Confidence of fisheries habitat map of project area

FishMap Môn Introductory Leaflet Download FishMap Mon Introductory Leaflet.pdf (1 MB)
This leaflet outlines the FishMap Môn project area, and provides some brief background and aims.

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FishMap Môn Introductory Poster Download FishMap Mon Introductory Poster.pdf (226 KB)
This leaflet outlines the FishMap Môn project area, along with some brief background and aims.

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Fishmap Môn Project Summary Download FishMap Mon Project Summary.doc (977 KB)
The aim of the FishMap Môn project is to help achieve the vision of the Wales Fisheries Strategy which is to “support the development of viable and sustainable fisheries in Wales as an integral part of coherent policies for safeguarding the environment”. Specifically the project aims to help inform sustainable fisheries management in the project area by combining data on fishing activity with data on habitat type and sensitivity.

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Photo examples of fisheries habitats Feb 2010 Download Photo examples of fisheries habitats Feb 2010.pdf (942 KB)
This document offers a brief description and illustrative photographs of the classification of marine habitats found around Wales

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Overview of creation of subtidal and intertidal habitats Download Overview of creation of subtidal and intertidal habitats.pdf (199 KB)
This document offers a summary of the process followed to group the different HABMAP biotopes into the fisheries habitats used in the sensitivity assessment

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Mapping the sensitivity of benthic habitats to fishing in Welsh waters-CCW Policy Research Report No.08-12 Download Mapping the sensitivity of benthic habitats to fishing in Welsh waters-CCW Policy Research Report No.08-12.pdf (600 KB)
This study aimed to provide a scientifically robust methodology to assess the sensitivity of benthic habitats to fishing activities. This process will allow for the production of maps of habitat sensitivity to facilitate spatial management and planning and which will have applications for use within Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). The original methodology for this study was developed at a Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) workshop held at Beaumaris (March 2006). The University of Liverpool were contracted to examine the scientific justification of the Beaumaris approach.

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Handbook for Marine Intertidal Phase 1 Biotope Mapping Survey Download Handbook for Marine Intertidal Phase 1 Biotope Mapping Survey.PDF (6 MB)
The Intertidal Phase 1 biotope mapping survey data provides information on the distribution and extent of habitats and communities on the shore. This handbook describes the methodology used for Intertidal biotope mapping survey.

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When the tide goes out - The biodiversity and conservation of the shores of Wales - results from a 10 year intertidal survey of Wales Download When the tide goes out - The biodiversity and conservation of the shores of Wales - results from a 10 year intertidal survey of Wales.PDF (16 MB)
This report presents the accumulated information derived from the Countryside Council for Wales Marine Intertidal Phase 1 biotope mapping survey of the whole of the coast of Wales. This 10 year project set out to determine the distribution and extent of seashore habitats, biological communities and species on the shores of Wales.

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