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Metadata: 1968 Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Bay of Biscay RV Sarsia Cruise July
Abstract:
Records from the RV Sarsia Cruise in July 1968 around the underwater canyons in the Bay of Biscay, off the north coast of Spain. Samples were collected using either a scallop dredge or an anchor dredge. Records supplied by Dr. Eve Southward and collated by DASSH as part of the 'Dredging the Depths' project.
Data holder:
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 26204 |
| 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. | 1968 Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Bay of Biscay RV Sarsia Cruise July |
| 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. | b5f0619d70df3bfecd1b231b8d138248 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | DASSH-1019 |
| 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 | 1968-07-12 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2008-12-12 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 500 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001 |
| 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'. | unknown |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Records from the RV Sarsia Cruise in July 1968 around the underwater canyons in the Bay of Biscay, off the north coast of Spain. Samples were collected using either a scallop dredge or an anchor dredge. Records supplied by Dr. Eve Southward and collated by DASSH as part of the 'Dredging the Depths' project. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Samples were collected using either a scallop dredge or an anchor dredge. Records supplied by Dr. Eve Southward and collated by DASSH as part of the 'Dredging the Depths' project. |
| 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 | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos generic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 46.5681 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.5683 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 43.6686 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.8833 |
| Regional sea | 16E5 | |
| 16E6 | ||
| 17E5 | ||
| 17E6 | ||
| 18E5 | ||
| 18E6 | ||
| 19E5 | ||
| 19E6 | ||
| 20E5 | ||
| 20E6 | ||
| 21E5 | ||
| 21E6 | ||
| VIIIa | ||
| VIIIb | ||
| VIIIc | ||
| VIIId2 | ||
| 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 | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| info@mba.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 | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| info@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17031/65b1057de2397 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI link |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| 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 | Open access | |
| 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. | CC-BY - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| 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. | 1998-01-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-07-28 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-07-21 |
| 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 | c4f567e0e9c895f5dbc5038f3e520d6a | |