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Metadata: 2021 Oyster Ark Survey of Native Oysters on Mull and Skye
Abstract:
The Oyster Ark Project (Nature Restoration fund project RES921142) was developed to attempt to fill in some of the gaps and to add to our knowledge of the extant populations of native oysters around Scotland. The project was carried out by volunteers from Seasearch and by a team from Heriot-Watt University and was funded by the Biodiversity Challenge Fund. The project aimed to seek out remnant wild Scottish native oyster (Ostrea edulis) habitats, assess their population sizes, disease status, presence of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). Surveys were carried out on foot in intertidal areas, or using snorkellers and divers for subtidal areas. Abundance counts of areas were established by surveyors.
Data holder:
Heriot Watt University
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11380 |
| 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. | 2021 Oyster Ark Survey of Native Oysters on Mull and Skye |
| 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. | 5be13b67-111b-4443-bb99-b2e6eb216103 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4ba8fccc-9805-41dd-9ffc-6f9292a89712 |
| 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 | 2021-10-30 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2021-11-17 |
| 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'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The Oyster Ark Project (Nature Restoration fund project RES921142) was developed to attempt to fill in some of the gaps and to add to our knowledge of the extant populations of native oysters around Scotland. The project was carried out by volunteers from Seasearch and by a team from Heriot-Watt University and was funded by the Biodiversity Challenge Fund. The project aimed to seek out remnant wild Scottish native oyster (Ostrea edulis) habitats, assess their population sizes, disease status, presence of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). Surveys were carried out on foot in intertidal areas, or using snorkellers and divers for subtidal areas. Abundance counts of areas were established by surveyors. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The project was carried out by volunteers from Seasearch identifying ostrea edulis habitats, assessing their population sizes, disease status, presence of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). Surveys were carried out on foot in intertidal areas, or using snorkellers and divers for subtidal areas. Abundance counts of areas were established by surveyors. Data was quality-assured by field recorders and post-survey assessors. |
| 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 | NDGO0005 | |
| Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
| Keyword | 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 | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat extent | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.439883 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.93733 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.37812711 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6.627867 |
| 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 | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Heriot Watt University | |
| Position name | HWU Consultancy | |
| businessdevelopment@hw.ac.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 | Heriot Watt University | |
| Position name | HWU Consultancy | |
| businessdevelopment@hw.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Heriot Watt University | |
| Position name | HWU Consultancy | |
| businessdevelopment@hw.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| Position name | NatureScot Data Manager | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://management.marine-recorder.org.uk/ProjectSetup/Survey/Edit/4ba8fccc-9805-41dd-9ffc-6f9292a89712 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Marine Recorder Online survey link |
| 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 | Species in survey is O. edulis. Article 13(1)(h) Public access to spatial data sets and services would adversely affect the protection of the environment to which such information relates, such as the location of rare species. | |
| 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. | Survey concerns restricted species (O. edulis) so use only permitted under licence. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database |
| 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. | 2025-09-25 |
| 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. | 2025-09-29 |
| 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 |