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Metadata: 2013-2014, Caloo Ecological Services, NRP, Buchan Deep, ESAS Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys
Abstract:
The Technical Report within this series is concerned with the environmental studies undertaken to inform the EIA and HRA of seabirds and marine mammals for the proposed Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project, a demonstration floating offshore windfarm being progressed by Hywind Scotland Limited (HSL). The report presents results for the one-year programme of boat-based baseline European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) surveys together with relevant context information on regularly occurring species. ? The Survey Area covers 170.5 km2 and comprises the original Exclusivity Area buffered to 3 km. This area is covered by 23 parallel transects spaced 0.75 km apart and with a total length of 228 km. Surveys of all 23 transects took two days to complete, with alternate transects surveyed on one day and the other set of alternates on the other day. This regime meant that on each survey day the whole Survey Area was covered. ? The surveys were conducted following the ESAS method. This involves a team of two accredited surveyors on board a survey vessel collecting data on all birds and marine mammals seen in a 300 m wider survey corridor in a format that is suitable for distance sampling analysis. ? Two survey days of effort (i.e. surveying each transect once) were scheduled at monthly intervals from June 2013 to May 2014. A total of 20 surveys (days) were undertaken over the year. Eight additional surveys were undertaken between July and September 2014 using the same survey design and methods. These surveys are reported separately (Caloo 2014c (Annex 3 to Technical Report) however the results are used as additional evidence to characterise the ornithology of the Survey Area. Statistical analyses of the seabird data were undertaken by Caloo Ecological Services. These analyses are provided as Annexes to this Technical Report: ? Annex 1 - Caloo 2014a. Distance sampling analyses of year 1 ESAS survey results for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park; ? Annex 2 - Caloo 2014b. Collision risk modelling with respect to seabirds for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park; ? Annex 3 - Caloo 2014c. Distance sampling analyses of additional (July – September 2014) ESAS survey results for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park. In addition to the analyses presented in the above reports, Marine Scotland, SNH and JNCC requested some alternative analyses of the survey data based on the breeding seasons specified by SNH / JNCC. These analyses have been reported in the following standalone report: ? Caloo 2014d. Alternative density, abundance and collision risk mortality estimates based upon breeding seasons as specified by SNH/JNCC for seabirds using the waters of the Buchan Deep off the Aberdeenshire coast for the period June 2013 to May 2014 in support of the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. Substantial detail on data analysis and results is provided in these four reports, the essence of which is presented throughout the EIA. Where relevant, cross-references to tables have been used to aid the reader’s interpretation of the assessment and underlying analytical output.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
Use constraints:
http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4986 |
| 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. | 2013-2014, Caloo Ecological Services, NRP, Buchan Deep, ESAS Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys |
| 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. | 86c7e8fa-dfd5-412f-ba71-58101c9296a0 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | BD_5 |
| 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 | 2013-06-08 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2014-09-11 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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 Technical Report within this series is concerned with the environmental studies undertaken to inform the EIA and HRA of seabirds and marine mammals for the proposed Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project, a demonstration floating offshore windfarm being progressed by Hywind Scotland Limited (HSL). The report presents results for the one-year programme of boat-based baseline European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) surveys together with relevant context information on regularly occurring species. ? The Survey Area covers 170.5 km2 and comprises the original Exclusivity Area buffered to 3 km. This area is covered by 23 parallel transects spaced 0.75 km apart and with a total length of 228 km. Surveys of all 23 transects took two days to complete, with alternate transects surveyed on one day and the other set of alternates on the other day. This regime meant that on each survey day the whole Survey Area was covered. ? The surveys were conducted following the ESAS method. This involves a team of two accredited surveyors on board a survey vessel collecting data on all birds and marine mammals seen in a 300 m wider survey corridor in a format that is suitable for distance sampling analysis. ? Two survey days of effort (i.e. surveying each transect once) were scheduled at monthly intervals from June 2013 to May 2014. A total of 20 surveys (days) were undertaken over the year. Eight additional surveys were undertaken between July and September 2014 using the same survey design and methods. These surveys are reported separately (Caloo 2014c (Annex 3 to Technical Report) however the results are used as additional evidence to characterise the ornithology of the Survey Area. Statistical analyses of the seabird data were undertaken by Caloo Ecological Services. These analyses are provided as Annexes to this Technical Report: ? Annex 1 - Caloo 2014a. Distance sampling analyses of year 1 ESAS survey results for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park; ? Annex 2 - Caloo 2014b. Collision risk modelling with respect to seabirds for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park; ? Annex 3 - Caloo 2014c. Distance sampling analyses of additional (July – September 2014) ESAS survey results for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park. In addition to the analyses presented in the above reports, Marine Scotland, SNH and JNCC requested some alternative analyses of the survey data based on the breeding seasons specified by SNH / JNCC. These analyses have been reported in the following standalone report: ? Caloo 2014d. Alternative density, abundance and collision risk mortality estimates based upon breeding seasons as specified by SNH/JNCC for seabirds using the waters of the Buchan Deep off the Aberdeenshire coast for the period June 2013 to May 2014 in support of the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. Substantial detail on data analysis and results is provided in these four reports, the essence of which is presented throughout the EIA. Where relevant, cross-references to tables have been used to aid the reader’s interpretation of the assessment and underlying analytical output. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The assessment of impacts, including displacement and collision risk mortality is based upon density and abundance estimates calculated for seasons specific to each species. The seasons used for each species were defined on the basis of the scientific literature, tempered by any seasonal patterns apparent in the survey data so as to reflect the biology of the species concerned on this particular site. Thus the seasons used are both species and site specific. For each species, Table 2 in NRP (2014) defines the seasons used whilst Table X presents the reasoning and supporting evidence. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Consenting | |
| 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 | Cetacean abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Birds | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Mammals | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | seabirds | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | collisions | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Biodiversity | |
| 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 | 57.5657633 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.1812238 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.4107193 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.5710164 |
| 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 | ABP Marine Environmental Research | |
| Phone | 02380711840 | |
| Delivery point | Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay | |
| Postal code | SO14 2AQ | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@abpmer.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.abpmer.co.uk | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Statoil | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 203 204 3200 | |
| Fax | +44 (0) 203 204 3600 | |
| Delivery point | One Kingdom Street | |
| Postal code | W2 6BD | |
| City | London | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| info@statoil.com | ||
| URL | http://www.statoil.com/en/Pages/default.aspx | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Natural Research Projects Ltd | |
| Phone | 08449060200 | |
| info@natural-research.org | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Caloo Ecological Services | |
| Phone | 01856852814 | |
| caloo.ecological.services@phonecoop.coop | ||
| 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 | 0131 260 6070 | |
| Delivery point | Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square | |
| Postal code | EH3 9GL | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-82/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | copyright | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx |
| 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. | 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. | http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx | |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | |
| 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. | 2014-12-01 |
| 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. | 2015-10-08 |
| 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 |