Caernarfon Notice to Mariners – Benthic Survey
The Environment Agency/Briggs Marine are scheduled to undertake a small scale scientific survey (sediment grab sampling) in the Caernarfon Bay area from the vessel Severn Guardian.
Survey Details
Survey Period: 07/04/2026 – 23/04/2026
Survey duration: 2 days
Time on station: 15-60 mins
Survey Vessel: Severn Guardian
Skipper: Mark Williams
Survey Officer: Tom Lord [email protected]

| Station | OSGB36 Easting | Northing | OSGB36 OS Reference | DD.DDDD DD | Long DD.DDDDD | DD°MM.MM MM’ | DD°MM.MM MM’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAERN_1 | 239280 | 361992 | SH 39280 61992 | 53.130783 | -4.403765 | 53°07.8470’N | 4°24.2261’W |
| CAERN_2 | 240832 | 361471 | SH 40832 61471 | 53.126572 | -4.380327 | 53°07.5943’N | 4°22.8196’W |
| CAERN_4 | 238263 | 360637 | SH 38263 60637 | 53.118366 | -4.406132 | 53°07.1019’N | 4°24.3679’W |
| CAERN_5 | 240341 | 357819 | SH 40341 57819 | 53.09366 | -4.385842 | 53°05.6172’N | 4°23.1506’W |
| CAERN_6 | 238946 | 357409 | SH 38946 57409 | 53.09043 | -4.406453 | 53°05.4258’N | 4°24.3872’W |
| CAERN_8 | 241276 | 353524 | SH 41276 53524 | 53.055325 | -4.369768 | 53°03.3195’N | 4°22.1861’W |
| CAERN_9 | 235278 | 358288 | SH 35278 58288 | 53.084604 | -4.451153 | 53°05.0762’N | 4°27.0692’W |
| CAERN_12 | 243950 | 347509 | SH 43950 47550 | 52.961015 | -4.421605 | 52°57.9408’N | 4°25.6606’W |
| CAERN_13 | 231147 | 348006 | SH 31147 48006 | 53.002663 | -4.517861 | 53°00.1598’N | 4°31.0741’W |
| CAERN_18 | 243907 | 360290 | SH 43907 60290 | 53.111536 | -4.401007 | 53°06.6922’N | 4°24.0604’W |
| CAERN_19 | 241302 | 359327 | SH 41302 59327 | 53.107452 | -4.372259 | 53°06.4471’N | 4°22.3369’W |
| CAERN_20 | 237878 | 361000 | SH 37878 61000 | 53.118084 | -4.453248 | 53°07.0850’N | 4°27.1949’W |
| CAERN_21 | 239993 | 355372 | SH 39993 55372 | 53.037578 | -4.480073 | 53°02.1467’N | 4°28.0047’W |
| CAERN_22 | 238150 | 351600 | SH 38150 51600 | 53.053778 | -4.480079 | 53°03.1467’N | 4°28.0047’W |
| CAERN_23 | 242151 | 342151 | SH 42251 42151 | 52.949333 | -4.423998 | 52°56.9600’N | 4°23.9985’W |
| CAERN_24 | 228285 | 341382 | SH 22825 41382 | 52.942268 | -4.559601 | 52°56.5361’N | 4°33.4176’W |