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Metadata: Multibeam Sidescan Sonar Marine Habitats Survey Trial 2011/12 - Fisheries Science Partnership
Abstract:
A project trialling the deployment of a multibeam echosounder from a fishing vessel off Northeast England. The project was a novel programme in which the commercial potting vessel Providence was chartered to undertake an acoustic seabed survey to assess the character of the seabed using state-of-the-art scientific equipment. This was done to assess whether the fishing industry can play a role collecting seabed habitat data to address the UK's need for such data by deploying a multibeam echosounder from a fishing vessel.
Data holder:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 9850 |
| 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. | Multibeam Sidescan Sonar Marine Habitats Survey Trial 2011/12 - Fisheries Science Partnership |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | FSP Multibeam Sidescan Sonar Marine Habitats Survey Trial |
| 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. | CEFAS67aac098-4e45-45fb-820a-fc7a01029690 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CEFAS3588 |
| 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 | 2011-11-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-11-23 |
| 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. | A project trialling the deployment of a multibeam echosounder from a fishing vessel off Northeast England. The project was a novel programme in which the commercial potting vessel Providence was chartered to undertake an acoustic seabed survey to assess the character of the seabed using state-of-the-art scientific equipment. This was done to assess whether the fishing industry can play a role collecting seabed habitat data to address the UK's need for such data by deploying a multibeam echosounder from a fishing vessel. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The distribution of marine seabed habitats has repeatedly been identified as a major gap in our knowledge of the marine environment, with less than 10% of the UK Continental Shelf mapped in detail (Defra, 2010; Wilson et al., 2010). The availability of seabed maps helps to make decision-making transparent, it provides one of the base layers for spatial planning, is essential in the designation of areas of conservation interest, it facilitates assessments, and it aids stakeholder engagement.Developments in acoustic seabed mapping now allow the acquisition of high-resolution, full-coverage seabed maps using multibeam echosounders. Such surveys are now undertaken routinely to ensure navigational safety, and in recent years have been used too for seabed habitat-mapping purposes. Although this has helped to address the knowledge gap in our understanding of the distribution and character of seabed habitats, the pace at which such data is becoming available is not adequate to meet the current needs.Survey AreasThree proposed survey areas were chosen in consultation with the local fishing industry, the Northeastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NE IFCA), National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (NFFO), and a local Natural England representative. The areas were chosen because of either their value to the local fishing industry, their location within or near a designated or proposed Marine Protected Area, or known features of conservation interested being present in the area. - Cowden Range - The Cowden Range survey area is situated off the Holderness coast just south of Hornsea (Figure 2). It is between 2 and 4 km offshore, because survey work by East Riding of Yorkshire Council previously covered the 0–2 km area. The area is within a recommended Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ), i.e. NG8 Holderness Inshore. The features proposed for designation within rMCZ NG8 include intertidal mixed sediment, subtidal coarse sediment, subtidal sand, peat and clay exposures, subtidal chalk, subtidal sands and gravels, and Sabellaria spinulosa reefs. The Cowden Range area is also a prime location for the local potting fleet. Local knowledge suggests that large numbers of juvenile lobsters are present in the area and are believed to inhabit clay “huts”. During the survey, therefore, it was unsurprising that large numbers of lobster pots were encountered in the area. Four days of data collection took place within the area, achieving almost full coverage over the entire proposed area. - Sugar Lump- Sugar Lump is a bathymetric feature shown on Admiralty Charts, situated around 9 nautical miles east of Flamborough Head (Figure 2). Local knowledge suggests that Sugar Lump is a continuation of the onshore geological feature of “Filey Brigg”. Within this area, the feature is believed to become more prominent with exposed bedrock present at the seabed. Fishing vessel plotter data indicated most activity taking place in the northeastern part of the area. One day was spent at the Sugar Lump survey area. The actual area surveyed was smaller than the proposed area because of the limited time available. Sufficient coverage was achieved to characterise the entire feature. - rMCZ - NG9 - This area is a recommended MCZ known as NG9, Holderness Offshore. The features proposed for designation in this area are subtidal coarse sediment and subtidal mixed sediment. Owing to the size of the area, it would not be possible to collect full-coverage seabed data over the entire area. It was therefore proposed to collect widely spaced corridors of data over the area. Limited time was available to undertake survey work in the area, but it was considered important that some data be collected, so a small area was surveyed along the western boundary of the proposed larger survey area. It is an area of prolific lobster capture, considered to be one of the best for lobster along the Holderness coast. The seabed is believed to be similar to Cowden Range, with clay “huts” and boulders present at the surface. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Side-scan sonar |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Benthic boundary | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | data.gov.uk | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.25 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.5 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.5 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.5 |
| 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 | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| 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 | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | |
| defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/3588 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Cefas Data Portal |
| 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 | noLimitations | |
| 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 | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ | |
| 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. | 2017-01-11 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2021-12-06 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2015-12-14 |
| 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. | 2021-12-06 |
| 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 | 3.1.1 |