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Metadata: 2018, EDF Renewables, Blyth Demonstration Site, Bird and Marine Mammal Monitoring Array 2 (Year 1)
Abstract:
Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd (BODL) is developing an offshore wind demonstration site off the Northumberland Coast close to the Port of Blyth. The Blyth Offshore Demonstration project (the “Project”) was subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as reported in an Environmental Statement (ES) (NaREC, 2012). Subsequently the Project received a Marine Licence [L/2013/00303 as amended] from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to develop and operate the demonstration site subject to satisfying a number of conditions within the Licence. The report in this series covers Array 2, the first array to be built. The purpose of this document is to report on the results of the first year of post-construction surveys that have been undertaken in March-October 2018 for the Ornithological and for the Marine Mammal Monitoring Programmes that are being implemented to satisfy these licence conditions, for the first phase of the development, the inner (inshore) array of turbines (termed ‘Array 2’ in the ES).
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18957 |
| 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. | 2018, EDF Renewables, Blyth Demonstration Site, Bird and Marine Mammal Monitoring Array 2 (Year 1) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Bird and Marine Mammal Monitoring Array 2 (Year 1) |
| 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. | 02eab495-b0c2-4380-8806-355ff109ccae |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-68 |
| 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. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2018-03-09 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2018-10-31 |
| 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. | Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd (BODL) is developing an offshore wind demonstration site off the Northumberland Coast close to the Port of Blyth. The Blyth Offshore Demonstration project (the “Project”) was subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as reported in an Environmental Statement (ES) (NaREC, 2012). Subsequently the Project received a Marine Licence [L/2013/00303 as amended] from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to develop and operate the demonstration site subject to satisfying a number of conditions within the Licence. The report in this series covers Array 2, the first array to be built. The purpose of this document is to report on the results of the first year of post-construction surveys that have been undertaken in March-October 2018 for the Ornithological and for the Marine Mammal Monitoring Programmes that are being implemented to satisfy these licence conditions, for the first phase of the development, the inner (inshore) array of turbines (termed ‘Array 2’ in the ES). |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The main transect surveys required to satisfy the marine licence were conducted following the guidance of the standard Seabirds at Sea methodology (Komdeur et al., 1992) and the COWRIE (Camphuysen et al., 2004) guidance on seabird census techniques, maintaining the surveys using the same methods as previously for consistency. Two surveys per month were undertaken through the main period of interest for auks (March-October). Analysis of the ES/SEI baseline data showed that this period captures 92% guillemots, 93% razorbills and 98% puffins (as well as 94% gannets). Surveys were conducted using a Visual Line Transect method with sub-bands and with snapshots for flying birds. Detailed information on species, sex, and where feasible, foraging behaviour and flying height, were recorded. The 2018 marine mammal surveys followed the same methods as used in the ES baseline surveys, with a dedicated marine mammal observer scanning a 180° arc looking forward from the survey vessel. The survey details and transect route were as described above in relation to the bird surveys, which were carried out simultaneously. The positions of all animals encountered relative to the survey vessel were recorded, with information on species, number and behaviour. The survey team comprised a single dedicated marine mammal surveyor on the survey vessel (sufficient given the low level of marine mammal activity recorded previously in the survey area and in 2018). |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird behaviour |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Post-Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.24 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.27 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.1 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.53 |
| 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 | ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd | |
| Phone | 02380711840 | |
| enquiries@abpmer.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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | EDF Renewables | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 800 056 6650 | |
| info@edf-re.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | EDF Renewables | |
| info@edf-re.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-68/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| 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 | Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. | |
| 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. | Once published, there will be no constraints on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. |
| 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. | 2021-11-10 |
| 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. | 2026-02-18 |
| 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 |