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Metadata: Datasets from the South-West Britain Sublittoral Survey
Abstract:
The South-west Britain Sublittoral Survey was a three-year project carried out between 1976 and 1979 by the Field Studies Council for the Nature Conservancy Council. Former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) which is now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW), holds the data from a selection of surveys that make up the project .These are listed under Alternative Title which also includes: - 1978 SWBSS Gower sublittoral survey (JNCCMNCR10000069) - 1978 SWBSS Skokholm survey (JNCCMNCR10000076) The purpose of this data capture was to provide information on the nearshore sublittoral ecosystems present from Pembrokeshire around to Dorest and to assess the conservation interest of these sites. The area included in the survey is the old county of Pembrokeshire, the south coast of Wales, and the coast of Avon, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.
Data holder:
Nature Conservancy Council (NCC)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8685 |
| 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. | Datasets from the South-West Britain Sublittoral Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 1979 SWBSS North Pembrokeshire sublittoral survey JNCCMNCR10000072, 1978-79 SWBSS Milford Haven survey JNCCMNCR10000078, 1977-79 Hiscock PMSA -West Pembrokeshire SWBSS sublittoral survey MRCCW10000000004, 1978-79 SWBSS North Devon survey JNCCMNCR10000077, 1978-79 SWBSS Upper Bristol Channel sublittoral survey JNCCMNCR10000070, 1978 SWBSS South Pembrokeshire sublittoral survey JNCCMNCR10000071, 1977-79 SWBSS Grassholm, Skomer and Marloes Peninsula survey JNCCMNCR10000073, 1977 SWBSS Ramsey sublittoral survey JNCCMNCR10000067 |
| 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_DS110931 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130393331 |
| 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 | 1976-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1979-12-31 |
| 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 South-west Britain Sublittoral Survey was a three-year project carried out between 1976 and 1979 by the Field Studies Council for the Nature Conservancy Council. Former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) which is now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW), holds the data from a selection of surveys that make up the project .These are listed under Alternative Title which also includes: - 1978 SWBSS Gower sublittoral survey (JNCCMNCR10000069) - 1978 SWBSS Skokholm survey (JNCCMNCR10000076) The purpose of this data capture was to provide information on the nearshore sublittoral ecosystems present from Pembrokeshire around to Dorest and to assess the conservation interest of these sites. The area included in the survey is the old county of Pembrokeshire, the south coast of Wales, and the coast of Avon, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The project consisted of an initial literature review followed by three years of fieldwork, during which around 740 km of coastline at thirteen different sites were surveyed. Sites were selected by inspection of maps and charts to include locations exposed to different environmental conditions. A recording card was developed for use throughout the survey enabling systematic recording of habitat features. A checklist of conspicuous species was also used along with an abundance scale developed for recording the quantity of species in each separate habitat. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | 1977-79 Hiscock PMSA- West Pembrokeshire SWBSS sublittoral survey (MRCCW10000000004) contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry. |
| 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 | sublittoral epibenthic species | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | South Wales | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | South West England | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.513067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.608865 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.240829 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.777741 |
| Regional sea | unknown | |
| England (ENG) | ||
| Wales (WLS) | ||
| 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 | Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) | |
| Delivery point | c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| 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 | Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) | |
| Delivery point | c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Field Studies Council (FSC) | |
| Delivery point | Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW, England | |
| enquiries@field-studies-council.org | ||
| URL | http://www.field-studies-council.org/ | |
| 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 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. | 1981-12-31 |
| 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 |
| Metadata parent | NRW_DS24328 | |