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Metadata: 2003-2004, PMSS, North Hoyle, Annual FEPA Monitoring Report
Abstract:
The Annual FEPA Monitoring Report assessed the environmental impacts of the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm during 2003–2004, in accordance with FEPA licence 31579/05/0. Using a combination of subtidal sediment sampling at 20 locations, suspended sediment monitoring, benthic and fish community surveys, bird observations, and supplementary data from CEFAS trawl surveys and fisherman consultations, the study aimed to evaluate changes associated with wind farm construction and operation. The findings indicated no significant increase in suspended sediments due to construction, and only minor, localized changes in benthic and invertebrate communities, with dominant species and overall assemblage structure largely unchanged from baseline conditions. While some bird species (notably red-throated diver, cormorant, and shag) altered their spatial distribution during construction, most others were unaffected, and there was no evidence of risk to key conservation bird species. No major effects were observed on fish or marine mammals, and long-term impacts, particularly regarding migratory fish, were recommended for further monitoring. Overall, the series concluded minimal environmental impact from the wind farm to date, emphasizing the importance of ongoing data collection to detect potential future changes.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 29868 |
| 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. | 2003-2004, PMSS, North Hoyle, Annual FEPA Monitoring Report |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Annual FEPA Monitoring Report |
| 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. | 7c97adf2-20ac-4f05-ae92-72ed9fe3aa33 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-1683 |
| 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 | 2003-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-12-31 |
| 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. | The Annual FEPA Monitoring Report assessed the environmental impacts of the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm during 2003–2004, in accordance with FEPA licence 31579/05/0. Using a combination of subtidal sediment sampling at 20 locations, suspended sediment monitoring, benthic and fish community surveys, bird observations, and supplementary data from CEFAS trawl surveys and fisherman consultations, the study aimed to evaluate changes associated with wind farm construction and operation. The findings indicated no significant increase in suspended sediments due to construction, and only minor, localized changes in benthic and invertebrate communities, with dominant species and overall assemblage structure largely unchanged from baseline conditions. While some bird species (notably red-throated diver, cormorant, and shag) altered their spatial distribution during construction, most others were unaffected, and there was no evidence of risk to key conservation bird species. No major effects were observed on fish or marine mammals, and long-term impacts, particularly regarding migratory fish, were recommended for further monitoring. Overall, the series concluded minimal environmental impact from the wind farm to date, emphasizing the importance of ongoing data collection to detect potential future changes. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Npower Renewables Limited commissioned different companies to undertake various aspects of their FEPA monitoring: Project Management Support Services (PMSS), Osiris Projects; Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS), Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Coastal Fisheries Conservation |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: Project Management Support Services (PMSS) |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird counts |
| 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 | Acoustic noise in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Suspended particulate material aggregates | |
| 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 | Cetacean abundance | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 53.431056892067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.4136468165418 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.403022695127 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.4802186604714 |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| 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 | Project Management Support Services Limited | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 1794 526 560 | |
| enquiry@pmss.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 | RWE | |
| support@rwe.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-1683/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. | 2026-08-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-08-12 |
| 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 |