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Metadata: 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys, Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2, Additional Beam Trawling Survey
Abstract:
In September 2002 Titan Environmental Surveys Limited undertook an additional beam trawling survey on Gunfleet Sands off the Essex coast, to supplement data already collected during a macrobenthic study conducted in February 2002. The scope of this additional beam trawling survey includes trawl samples from seven tows within the study area, retention of fauna followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. They survey was carried out on the 19th September 2002. The outcome of the survey showed that several of the species of fish were common across the sites between the months, with whiting, hooknose, sole and sandy goby being found at the majority of sites during both surveys. As for the earlier survey, the epibenthos from the September survey was dominated by crustaceans, notably shrimps and crabs. Several species were locally abundant, being found in considerable numbers but at only one or two sites.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18652 |
| 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. | 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys, Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2, Additional Beam Trawling Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Additional Beam Trawling 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. | 4a0c78f6-4c88-46a7-bc61-81a4d7e88d9c |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-512 |
| 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 | 2002-09-19 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2002-09-19 |
| 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. | In September 2002 Titan Environmental Surveys Limited undertook an additional beam trawling survey on Gunfleet Sands off the Essex coast, to supplement data already collected during a macrobenthic study conducted in February 2002. The scope of this additional beam trawling survey includes trawl samples from seven tows within the study area, retention of fauna followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. They survey was carried out on the 19th September 2002. The outcome of the survey showed that several of the species of fish were common across the sites between the months, with whiting, hooknose, sole and sandy goby being found at the majority of sites during both surveys. As for the earlier survey, the epibenthos from the September survey was dominated by crustaceans, notably shrimps and crabs. Several species were locally abundant, being found in considerable numbers but at only one or two sites. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Seven trawls were scheduled. Standard duration of a trawl was 10 minutes, though due to insufficient sample sizes a secondary trawl of a further 5 minutes was carried out in the area of trawl 4. Thus in total eight beam trawls were conducted over seven sites within the study area and all fauna collected retained and identified. The distance trawled is included in Appendix B. The beam trawl used was 2m wide, with a 20 mm net (knot to knot) and a 5mm mesh cod-end. Material retained in the trawl was transferred to a labelled plastic storage container along with a sample identification tag and fixed using a 10% buffered formalin and seawater solution. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Presentation type: digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) Supply media: 002 Origin: Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Agreement for Lease Area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Soil | |
| 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 | 51.752910014735 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.2609909324585 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.710526813632 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.1822141549296 |
| 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 | Orsted | |
| Position name | Project manager | |
| info@orsted.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 | 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 | Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd (now Gardline) | |
| environmental.web@gardline.com | ||
| 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 | Orsted | |
| info@orsted.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-512/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. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |