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Metadata: 2011, Aquatic Survey and Monitoring, Inner Sound, Benthic Habitats Survey
Abstract:
Aquatic Survey & Monitoring Ltd (ASML) was appointed to undertake a benthic seabed survey to contribute to the Inner Sound EIA. The report presents the results of the benthic survey which was carried out during July 2011. The survey planned to use a combination of remote video and infaunal sampling to describe the biotope complement of the area and look for features of conservation interest. The approach was based on baseline monitoring work carried out for English Nature (now Natural England) at Flamborough Head (Howson et al., 2003) and for Scottish Natural Heritage in the Firth of Lorn (Howson et al., 2006) and Loch Sunart (Mercer et al., 2007).
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18880 |
| 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, Aquatic Survey and Monitoring, Inner Sound, Benthic Habitats Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Benthic Habitats 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. | 56f112e9-11af-4234-8a36-594db775fb58 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-124 |
| 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 | 2011-07-23 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-07-27 |
| 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. | Aquatic Survey & Monitoring Ltd (ASML) was appointed to undertake a benthic seabed survey to contribute to the Inner Sound EIA. The report presents the results of the benthic survey which was carried out during July 2011. The survey planned to use a combination of remote video and infaunal sampling to describe the biotope complement of the area and look for features of conservation interest. The approach was based on baseline monitoring work carried out for English Nature (now Natural England) at Flamborough Head (Howson et al., 2003) and for Scottish Natural Heritage in the Firth of Lorn (Howson et al., 2006) and Loch Sunart (Mercer et al., 2007). |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The ASML survey plan contained the following elements: • A drop down video and photographic survey to map the substrata and the epibenthic biotopes; • A grab survey to sample the infaunal community types in any sediment facies that exist in the vicinity and to determine baseline sediment particle size distribution. Additional grabs were also taken to collect sediment samples for analysis of radioactivity. • A qualitative pipe-dredge survey was undertaken in locations where gravel beds were predicted, in order to sample any epifauna and interstitial fauna present in these ‘hard to sample’ substrates In addition, water samples and sediment bedload samples were to be collected for analysis and reporting by the Danish Hydrographic Institute (DHI). |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sedimentary structure |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sediment grain size parameters | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| 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 | Offshore area of search | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
| 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 | 58.6737 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.0882 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.6549 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.1641 |
| 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 | Meygen | |
| Individual name | Ed Rollings | |
| Position name | Environment and Consents Manager | |
| Ed.Rollings@meygen.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 | Meygen | |
| Individual name | Ed Rollings | |
| Position name | Environment and Consents Manager | |
| Ed.Rollings@meygen.com | ||
| 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 | MeyGen Limited | |
| Ed.Rollings@meygen.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-124/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. | 2025-08-11 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-07-26 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-05-18 |
| 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 |