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Metadata: 2006, CMACS, Burbo Bank, Benthic Grab Survey
Abstract:
This project relates to a specific requirement in the FEPA licence to monitor seabed sediments and associated invertebrate communities in and around the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The benthic (seabed) monitoring programme consists of annual surveys by grab sampling and beam trawling. It is being undertaken by Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) on behalf of SeaScape Ltd. The programme commenced with baseline (pre-construction) surveys in autumn 2005 which built upon surveys undertaken in 2002 in support of the project environmental impact assessment. This study presents the results of monitoring carried out in autumn 2006, during construction of the wind farm, and compares the results with baseline data. The outcome of this monitoring showed that although overall invertebrate community types were relatively consistent the benthic fauna showed considerable changes between 2005 and 2006, with large reductions in numbers of many of the more abundant species. These changes were most marked in the central part of the wind farm and to the west where there were also increases in the proportion of mud in sediments.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19009 |
| 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, CMACS, Burbo Bank, Benthic Grab Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Benthic Grab 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. | 70a1d1e8-6c7b-44b5-946b-952d0c31af00 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-176 |
| 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 | 2006-09-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2006-09-16 |
| 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. | This project relates to a specific requirement in the FEPA licence to monitor seabed sediments and associated invertebrate communities in and around the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The benthic (seabed) monitoring programme consists of annual surveys by grab sampling and beam trawling. It is being undertaken by Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) on behalf of SeaScape Ltd. The programme commenced with baseline (pre-construction) surveys in autumn 2005 which built upon surveys undertaken in 2002 in support of the project environmental impact assessment. This study presents the results of monitoring carried out in autumn 2006, during construction of the wind farm, and compares the results with baseline data. The outcome of this monitoring showed that although overall invertebrate community types were relatively consistent the benthic fauna showed considerable changes between 2005 and 2006, with large reductions in numbers of many of the more abundant species. These changes were most marked in the central part of the wind farm and to the west where there were also increases in the proportion of mud in sediments. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The 2006 construction survey was a repeat of the pre-construction baseline survey carried out in September/October 2005 and comprised collection of triplicate grab samples from each of twenty stations. The survey and analysis methods are consistent with those in the Monitoring Method Statement, as agreed with statutory consultees in advance of the baseline benthic survey. The survey was designed to provide detailed information about benthic populations and sub-tidal sediment types in and around the development area. As explicitly required by the FEPA licence, benthic sample stations take into account such factors as precise monopile locations and locations of cables, whilst ensuring adequate coverage of the extent and direction of the full tidal excursion. Initial site selection prior to the pre-construction baseline survey in 2005 was based on information acquired by CMACS during the project EIA (SeaScape Energy 2002), including a benthic characterisation survey which deployed grab samples across the area. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Supply media: 001 Origin: Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Sedimentary structure | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 Cable Corridor | |
| 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 | 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 | 53.503910033325 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.1482399644978 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.470125002674 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.2235428721144 |
| 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 | |
| Phone | +45 44 80 60 00 | |
| 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 | Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd | |
| Phone | +44 (0)151 327 7177 | |
| info@cmacsltd.co.uk | ||
| 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-176/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. | 2026-07-26 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-07-07 |
| 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 |