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Metadata: 2012 Natural England (NE) The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC - Baseline Monitoring Survey of Large Shallow Inlet and Bay
Abstract:
This report describes the results from an interdisciplinary field survey aimed at identifying the location, extent and condition of Annex I habitat features in the Large Shallow Inlet and Bay of The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC. The habitat features of interest are (i) subtidal boulder and cobble communities, and (ii) Sabellaria spinulosa reefs. Information presented is intended to serve as a baseline for future monitoring of the identified features. Acoustic sidescan data were acquired from selected areas within the broader SAC area, together with grountruthing samples representative of distinct acoustic signatures. Groundtruthing techniques included the acquisition of video and still images of the seabed and of sediment and faunal samples. All samples were processed according to common standards and protocols. Analysis of acoustic data revealed several distinct acoustic signatures, which have been catalogued, described and matched with the observed sedimentary conditions. Of particular interest was an area to the north of the eastern Well survey area between 10 and 47 m deep which exhibited a high density of hard and rugged features, confirmed as boulder and cobble reef on chalk bedrock by the photographic record. This area also harboured a high number of epifaunal taxa not observed in the surrounding sediments. The area has been delimited and covers approximately 470 ha. The acoustic record did not reveal the occurrence of areas of Sabellaria spinulosa reef. Infaunal samples did collect representatives of this species but in densities too small to be considered as reef. At most sites where S. spinulosa was observed, the abundance and diversity of the whole infaunal assemblage was higher than in areas where S. spinulosa was absent. Analysis of both infaunal and epifaunal assemblages revealed several distinct communities throughout the survey area. Recommendations are made on the possible alternatives for future monitoring of the area given the limitations in survey techniques that are suitable for each habitat type
Data holder:
Natural England
Use constraints:
OGL
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1876 |
| 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. | 2012 Natural England (NE) The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC - Baseline Monitoring Survey of Large Shallow Inlet and Bay |
| 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. | 80e03f9b2fc9c4311aff5d4bb2de335c |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | GB100249 |
| 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 | 2012-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2024-11-28 |
| 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. | This report describes the results from an interdisciplinary field survey aimed at identifying the location, extent and condition of Annex I habitat features in the Large Shallow Inlet and Bay of The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC. The habitat features of interest are (i) subtidal boulder and cobble communities, and (ii) Sabellaria spinulosa reefs. Information presented is intended to serve as a baseline for future monitoring of the identified features. Acoustic sidescan data were acquired from selected areas within the broader SAC area, together with grountruthing samples representative of distinct acoustic signatures. Groundtruthing techniques included the acquisition of video and still images of the seabed and of sediment and faunal samples. All samples were processed according to common standards and protocols. Analysis of acoustic data revealed several distinct acoustic signatures, which have been catalogued, described and matched with the observed sedimentary conditions. Of particular interest was an area to the north of the eastern Well survey area between 10 and 47 m deep which exhibited a high density of hard and rugged features, confirmed as boulder and cobble reef on chalk bedrock by the photographic record. This area also harboured a high number of epifaunal taxa not observed in the surrounding sediments. The area has been delimited and covers approximately 470 ha. The acoustic record did not reveal the occurrence of areas of Sabellaria spinulosa reef. Infaunal samples did collect representatives of this species but in densities too small to be considered as reef. At most sites where S. spinulosa was observed, the abundance and diversity of the whole infaunal assemblage was higher than in areas where S. spinulosa was absent. Analysis of both infaunal and epifaunal assemblages revealed several distinct communities throughout the survey area. Recommendations are made on the possible alternatives for future monitoring of the area given the limitations in survey techniques that are suitable for each habitat type |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The present investigation is intended to supplement existing datasets on the presence and condition of Annex I reef features in The Wash and North Norfolk Coast, in order to provide a robust baseline for future monitoring of these features. The features of interest in The Wash and North Norfolk Coast are (i) subtidal boulder and cobble communities, and (ii) Sabellaria spinulosa reefs. |
| 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 | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.1173 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.7513 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.8975 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.2157 |
| Regional sea | circalittoral | |
| infralittoral | ||
| littoral | ||
| soil and sediment | ||
| water column | ||
| 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 England | |
| Individual name | Marine GI Data Natural England | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 060 3900 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)300 060 2356 | |
| Delivery point | Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green | |
| Postal code | YO1 7PX | |
| City | York | |
| enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural England | |
| Individual name | Marine GI Data Natural England | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 060 3900 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)300 060 2356 | |
| Delivery point | Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green | |
| Postal code | YO1 7PX | |
| City | York | |
| enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Individual name | Cefas Data Manager | |
| Position name | Cefas Data Manager | |
| datamanager@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 | Natural England | |
| Individual name | Marine GI Data Natural England | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 060 3900 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)300 060 2356 | |
| Delivery point | Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green | |
| Postal code | YO1 7PX | |
| City | York | |
| enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0ab20f63-370e-4fd2-a454-527e94777cfd |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ca1d2861-3359-4a2d-98df-d2fab41ed21a/2013-natural-england-large-shallow-inlets-and-bays-within-the-wash-and-north-norfolk-sac | |
| 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. | OGL |
| 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. | OGL |
| 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. | 2012-03-22 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2024-11-28 |
| 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 |