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Metadata: 2006, EMU Ltd., Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, Kentish Flats Monitoring Programme - Fisheries Surveys, Post Construction Fisheries Survey
Abstract:
As part of the monitoring programme stipulated within the FEPA Licence for the construction of a 129MW offshore windfarm on the Kentish Flats (Thames Estuary), fish monitoring surveys are required as little is known about the potential effects of wind farms in terms of enhancing or aggregating fish populations. Advice detailed in Annex I of the FEPA Licence (Licence 31780/03/0) for the Kentish Flats Wind Farm states that ‘adequate pre-construction baseline and post-construction surveys of fish populations in the area of the wind farm’ need to be undertaken. Three pre-construction surveys were undertaken. The first of the seasonal post-construction fish monitoring surveys was undertaken on 7th July 2005 (see separate report). The second post-construction survey, was conducted on the 12th October 2005. Subsequent surveys were planned for December/January 2005 and March/April 2006, to encompass the projected first operational year of the wind-farm. The survey planned for December 2005 or January 2006 was unable to take place due to constant problems with the weather. The survey was subsequently delayed by engine problems encountered by the fishing vessel used, ‘Our Sarah Jane’. The current survey was undertaken over one day, 23rd March 2006. The final post construction survey is planned for June and will reflect the pre-construction survey activity. Details of catch composition and subsequent analysis are not included here, as these data will be compiled into an interpretative report following completion of all the field surveys.
Data holder:
Vattenfall
Use constraints:
None
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4689 |
| 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. | 2006, EMU Ltd., Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, Kentish Flats Monitoring Programme - Fisheries Surveys, Post Construction Fisheries Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Report No. 06/J/1/03/0672/0583 |
| 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. | 4ca880ca-6e57-4199-a025-832d22adc395 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 10228 |
| 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 | 2006-03-23 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2006-03-23 |
| 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. | As part of the monitoring programme stipulated within the FEPA Licence for the construction of a 129MW offshore windfarm on the Kentish Flats (Thames Estuary), fish monitoring surveys are required as little is known about the potential effects of wind farms in terms of enhancing or aggregating fish populations. Advice detailed in Annex I of the FEPA Licence (Licence 31780/03/0) for the Kentish Flats Wind Farm states that ‘adequate pre-construction baseline and post-construction surveys of fish populations in the area of the wind farm’ need to be undertaken. Three pre-construction surveys were undertaken. The first of the seasonal post-construction fish monitoring surveys was undertaken on 7th July 2005 (see separate report). The second post-construction survey, was conducted on the 12th October 2005. Subsequent surveys were planned for December/January 2005 and March/April 2006, to encompass the projected first operational year of the wind-farm. The survey planned for December 2005 or January 2006 was unable to take place due to constant problems with the weather. The survey was subsequently delayed by engine problems encountered by the fishing vessel used, ‘Our Sarah Jane’. The current survey was undertaken over one day, 23rd March 2006. The final post construction survey is planned for June and will reflect the pre-construction survey activity. Details of catch composition and subsequent analysis are not included here, as these data will be compiled into an interpretative report following completion of all the field surveys. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The survey work was performed from the local vessel “Our Sarah Jane” (BM116, registered in Brixham & based in Whitstable), licensed to fish within the Thames Estuary. The gear used was a triple-rig otter trawl comprising a main 8 fathom net with a side net of 6 fathoms on either side. Cod-end mesh was 80mm. This gear is the same as that used in normal commercial operations in the area for the time of year. Tows were conducted through the main windfarm site within four survey target areas running along the tidal axis and between the lines of the turbine array (See Appendix 1 for survey locations). Two reference areas were also sampled, in order to compare the results within the context of natural variability. The six areas are recorded in the data and field book as areas 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21, which refer to the number given to the Olex dGPS position of the upper left hand (NW) corner of each trawl area. Each tow was approximately 2km in length. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Post-Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fishery characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fishing effort | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish abundance in water bodies | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish and shellfish catch statistics | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.473833 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.1424 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.373278 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.0327 |
| 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 | Vattenfall | |
| MDE@vattenfall.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 | Vattenfall | |
| MDE@vattenfall.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | EMU Limited | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 1489 860 050 | |
| Fax | 44 (0) 1489 860 051 | |
| Delivery point | 1 Mill Court, The Sawmills | |
| marketing@emulimited.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/817/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | None |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | 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 is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. also refer to the T&Cs on the MDE website: http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx |
| 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 is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. also refer to the T&Cs on the MDE website: http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx | |
| 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. | 2006-05-05 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2018-04-25 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Profile |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.8 |
| Metadata parent | 10228 | |