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Metadata: 2013, Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), Chichester Harbour, Solent Maritime EMS, Zostera seagrass bed extents
Abstract:
Following Defra's revised approach to the management of fisheries within European Marine Sites, Zostera seagrass beds were identified as a red risk which required management measures by the end of 2013. Within the Sussex IFCA district, there are four seagrass beds in Chichester Harbour which is part of the Solent Maritime European Marine Site (EMS). To bring in spatial closures on these beds, they were surveyed in the summer of 2013 to obtain the most up-to-date extent data. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust last mapped the beds between 2006-2009 and they assisted Sussex IFCA officers in collaboration with Chichester Harbour Conservancy to re-map the extents. The perimeter of the beds where the coverage was more than 5 percent was mapped on foot with a GPS at low water spring tides. Regular georeferenced photographs were taken (about every 20m) and field notes were written to record coverage variation and species. The beds included Zostera noltii, Z. angustifolia and Ruppia maritima. The GPS tracks were uploaded into GoogleEarth and used to inform the management polygons.
Data holder:
Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
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Use constraints:
Sussex IFCA to grant approval and to be acknowledged in any utilisation of the data
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 660 |
| 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. | 2013, Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), Chichester Harbour, Solent Maritime EMS, Zostera seagrass bed extents |
| 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. | 282def48f10bc41d76d25488f7d4cc00 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | SXIFCA0000008 |
| 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 | 2013-06-27 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2013-07-12 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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'. | asNeeded |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Following Defra's revised approach to the management of fisheries within European Marine Sites, Zostera seagrass beds were identified as a red risk which required management measures by the end of 2013. Within the Sussex IFCA district, there are four seagrass beds in Chichester Harbour which is part of the Solent Maritime European Marine Site (EMS). To bring in spatial closures on these beds, they were surveyed in the summer of 2013 to obtain the most up-to-date extent data. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust last mapped the beds between 2006-2009 and they assisted Sussex IFCA officers in collaboration with Chichester Harbour Conservancy to re-map the extents. The perimeter of the beds where the coverage was more than 5 percent was mapped on foot with a GPS at low water spring tides. Regular georeferenced photographs were taken (about every 20m) and field notes were written to record coverage variation and species. The beds included Zostera noltii, Z. angustifolia and Ruppia maritima. The GPS tracks were uploaded into GoogleEarth and used to inform the management polygons. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Tracks walked under training from experienced surveyors, photos taken at regular intervals. Main bed extent delineated at more than 5 percent density of areas less than 10m apart. Accuracy limited by GPS accuracy estimated to be within 6m. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Habitats and biotopes | |
| 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 | Habitat extent | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North #1 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8557 |
| East #1 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.9353 |
| South #1 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8551 |
| West #1 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.9363 |
| North #2 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8458 |
| East #2 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.9223 |
| South #2 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8451 |
| West #2 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.9232 |
| North #3 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8459 |
| East #3 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.8369 |
| South #3 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8456 |
| West #3 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.8374 |
| North #4 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.8458 |
| East #4 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.8372 |
| South #4 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.7744 |
| West #4 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.944 |
| Regional sea | Eastern Channel | |
| English Channel | ||
| 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 | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.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 | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.uk | ||
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | Sussex IFCA to grant approval and to be acknowledged in any utilisation of the data |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | 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. | Data is freely available for research providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced |
| 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. | 2013-12-20 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2013-07-12 |
| 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. | 2013-12-20 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery metadata standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.8 |