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Metadata: Shellfish Stocks, Oystercatcher and Knot (bird) Modelling Data for the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers (2004-2007)
Abstract:
The Burry Inlet Special Protection Area (SPA) supports nationally and internationally important populations of wildfowl and waders which feed on the mudflats and sandflats over the winter period. Oystercatcher feed predominantly on cockles, and knot feed on a range of prey including cockle spat. CCW commissioned a series of studies to determine the food requirements of oystercatcher and knot, to develop conservation objectives, monitoring targets and to assess the implications of cockle and mussel fishing scenarios on the bird populations. The latest of which is published as CCW Marine Monitoring Report no. 65. The purpose of this project was to extend previous modelling to incorporate both the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers in order to determine the inter-reliance of the sites and how environmental change (e.g. changes in shellfishing, habitat loss, changes in human disturbance, climate change and changes in population size) affects foraging animal populations. This information will be used to help inform management of the SPA.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8608 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Shellfish Stocks, Oystercatcher and Knot (bird) Modelling Data for the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers (2004-2007) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Predicting the effect of shellfish stocks on the oystercatcher and knot populations of the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | NRW_DS109818 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313039383138 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-12-31 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The Burry Inlet Special Protection Area (SPA) supports nationally and internationally important populations of wildfowl and waders which feed on the mudflats and sandflats over the winter period. Oystercatcher feed predominantly on cockles, and knot feed on a range of prey including cockle spat. CCW commissioned a series of studies to determine the food requirements of oystercatcher and knot, to develop conservation objectives, monitoring targets and to assess the implications of cockle and mussel fishing scenarios on the bird populations. The latest of which is published as CCW Marine Monitoring Report no. 65. The purpose of this project was to extend previous modelling to incorporate both the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers in order to determine the inter-reliance of the sites and how environmental change (e.g. changes in shellfishing, habitat loss, changes in human disturbance, climate change and changes in population size) affects foraging animal populations. This information will be used to help inform management of the SPA. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | An individual behaviour-based model (IBM) is used to predict the food requirements of a bird population. The model requires information on bird foraging behaviour together with site-specific data on bird numbers, and the size and distribution of cockle and mussel stocks. The following datasets were collated for the model. 1. Bird population size in the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers 2. Long-term shellfish stocks in the Burry Inlet 3. Detailed shellfish stock estimates in the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers 4. Identification of cockle patches in the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers 5. Shellfish removed by shellfishing in the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers This data was collected under different projects. The methodologies on how this data was collected is available elsewhere (e.g. Moore, 2009, Banks et al., 2007) The latest version of the model MORPH is used. MORPH tracks the foraging location, body condition and ultimate fate of each individual within an animal population. The modelled data builds on work carried out by Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Dorset) that modelled shellfish stocks, oystercatch and knot for the Dee Estuary, Traeth Lafan and Burry Inlet in. Previous data is archived in project 158 (media no 103 and 486). This work is now undertaken by Bournemouth University. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | cockles | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Three Rivers | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | cerastoderma edule (previously known as cardium edule) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | knots | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | calidris canutus | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | mussels | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | shellfish | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | oystercatchers | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (see also proposed Special Protection Area pSPA) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | unionidae | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | haematopus ostralegus | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Burry Inlet | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | MORPH | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | environmental modelling | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.85103736 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.02287336 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.59099544 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.48671733 |
| Regional sea | benthic boundary layer | |
| ABERTAWE - SWANSEA | ||
| SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE | ||
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Various | |
| Delivery point | Enquiries Unit, Maes y Fynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| no limitations | ||
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | © CNC/NRW 2009 There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2009-02-06 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |