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Metadata: 2011, APEM, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Aerial Digital Ornithological Surveys
Abstract:
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) contracted APEM Ltd to collect additional data on birds and marine mammals by digital aerial survey. These data were used to inform a site specific EIA and cumulative impact assessment, as well as for future use in Appropriate Assessments under the Habitats Directive. The main objectives of the work were to: • Collect bird distribution data for a wider area than that covered by the boat-based surveys; • Provide data on flight directions for this wider area, in relation to SPA connectivity; and • Provide additional data on bird flight heights. The data collected are intended to be suitable to provide additional context for EIA and to inform an Appropriate Assessment for all key species, and in particular for: • Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis • Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla • Guillemot Uria aalge • Razorbill Alca torda • Puffin Fratercula arctica A total of six aerial surveys of the Moray Firth zone were targeted, falling within the periods listed below with at least three days between each one. 1st to 10th May; 11th to 20th May; 21st to 31st May; 1st to 15th June; 15th to 30th June; and 10th to 20th July.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18583 |
| 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. | 2011, APEM, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Aerial Digital Ornithological Surveys |
| 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. | 3ffe5ab8-c274-493f-b8fc-9929cd06c7b8 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-379 |
| 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 | 2011-05-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-07-20 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 2000 |
| 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'. | asNeeded |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) contracted APEM Ltd to collect additional data on birds and marine mammals by digital aerial survey. These data were used to inform a site specific EIA and cumulative impact assessment, as well as for future use in Appropriate Assessments under the Habitats Directive. The main objectives of the work were to: • Collect bird distribution data for a wider area than that covered by the boat-based surveys; • Provide data on flight directions for this wider area, in relation to SPA connectivity; and • Provide additional data on bird flight heights. The data collected are intended to be suitable to provide additional context for EIA and to inform an Appropriate Assessment for all key species, and in particular for: • Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis • Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla • Guillemot Uria aalge • Razorbill Alca torda • Puffin Fratercula arctica A total of six aerial surveys of the Moray Firth zone were targeted, falling within the periods listed below with at least three days between each one. 1st to 10th May; 11th to 20th May; 21st to 31st May; 1st to 15th June; 15th to 30th June; and 10th to 20th July. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This data was produced by APEM Ltd on behalf of Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. |
| 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 | Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zone search 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 | 58.658349 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.056738 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.666261 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.641001 |
| 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 | EDP Renewables UK | |
| Individual name | Peter Haughie | |
| Position name | GIS Project Officer | |
| Phone | 01315567602 | |
| Peter.Haughie@edpr.com | ||
| 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 | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | APEM Ltd | |
| Individual name | Dr Alex Banks | |
| Position name | Senior Ornithologist | |
| a.banks@Apemltd.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | EDP Renewables UK | |
| Individual name | Peter Haughie | |
| Position name | GIS & Project Officer | |
| Phone | 01315567602 | |
| Peter.Haughie@edpr.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-379/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. | 2026-09-08 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-08 |
| 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 |