MMO1243 Powerboating Sailing Anchorages

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The data sources used in the final data layers are listed below. • UKHO (S57) anchorage areas (2020) • UKHO (S57) anchorage points (2020) • Defra C5784AD Racing Anchorage Areas (2018) • Defra C5784AD Recreational Anchorage Areas (2018) • Stakeholder Anchorages Activity Data Layer (2021) The anchorages data layers had limited temporal information, but where details were provided, the high season ranged from April to October. Vessel type was generally unknown or both sailing and powerboating. Limited information about the intensity of use of anchorages was provided; these comments show that the number of vessels anchoring is highly dependent on the prevailing weather conditions. The anchorage point data was assumed to indicate the location of an anchorage area with maximum extent of 500 m in either direction; therefore, the points were buffered by 500 m. This distance was based on the average length of anchorage areas located within the MPA sites selected from the UKHO S57 anchorage area dataset. This resulted in a lower confidence for these input data.