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Metadata: 2005, Emu, Lynn and Inner Dowsing, Mussel Survey
Abstract:
Emu was commissioned by Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd (CREL) to undertake survey of fish and shellfish species of conservation and commercial importance and of the epibenthic communities. This was a part of the monitoring programme stipulated within FEPA Licences for the construction of Lyne and Inner Downsing Offshore Windfarm off the Lincolnshire Coast. Results showed mussel abundance to be generally low or absent at most sites, with commercially viable densities limited to specific areas characterized by suitable substrate and bathymetric conditions, particularly sandy or Sabellaria-rich substrates. Species richness and by-catch diversity were highest at locations with Modiolus shell material and Sabellaria crust. Mussel recruitment and survival appeared highly variable and ephemeral, influenced by natural conditions and predation. The surveys conclude that continued and regular monitoring is essential for understanding benthic community dynamics and for informing impact mitigation and environmental management strategies related to offshore wind farm development.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 29843 |
| 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. | 2005, Emu, Lynn and Inner Dowsing, Mussel Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Mussel Survey |
| 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. | 3edfd935-03bf-4259-8613-2fbe5153f027 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-1061 |
| 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 | 2005-08-18 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2005-10-14 |
| 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. | Emu was commissioned by Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd (CREL) to undertake survey of fish and shellfish species of conservation and commercial importance and of the epibenthic communities. This was a part of the monitoring programme stipulated within FEPA Licences for the construction of Lyne and Inner Downsing Offshore Windfarm off the Lincolnshire Coast. Results showed mussel abundance to be generally low or absent at most sites, with commercially viable densities limited to specific areas characterized by suitable substrate and bathymetric conditions, particularly sandy or Sabellaria-rich substrates. Species richness and by-catch diversity were highest at locations with Modiolus shell material and Sabellaria crust. Mussel recruitment and survival appeared highly variable and ephemeral, influenced by natural conditions and predation. The surveys conclude that continued and regular monitoring is essential for understanding benthic community dynamics and for informing impact mitigation and environmental management strategies related to offshore wind farm development. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Methodology comprised boat-based tow sampling using commercial fishing vessels, guided by prior Sabellaria spinulosa mapping, with GPS-coordinated site selection, environmental data collection, and laboratory analysis of catches and substrates. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Seabed photography |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pre-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 | Offshore area of search | |
| 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 | 53.213957312194 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.49066878909487 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.123513905485 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.42957461203709 |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.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 | EMU Ltd | |
| n/a | ||
| 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 | XceCo Limited | |
| ask@xceco.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-1061/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 | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 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. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| 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. | 2021-05-17 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-08-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-08-12 |
| 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 |