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Metadata: 2005, EMU Ltd., Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, Baseline Benthic Survey
Abstract:
The proposed Lincs Offshore Wind Farm is located off the Lincolnshire Coast in the Greater Wash Strategic Area. Emu Limited was commissioned by Centrica Renewable Energy Limited (CREL) to undertake the following surveys: • A survey of benthic habitats across two site options for the proposed Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. • A survey of benthic habitats along two potential export power cable routes into Skegness. The objectives of the survey were to identify the main habitats and associated benthic communities in the area with particular emphasis on the establishment of any areas of high sensitivity that may comprise of the biogenic reef formed by the polychaete worm Sabellaria spinulosa. The data given in this report is, therefore, based primarily on the output of the benthic survey, with the AGDS and other geophysical data provided separately in Emu (2005). Twenty benthic grab sites were investigated for the sediment particle size and faunal composition with 6 sites investigated for contaminants. The majority of sites were sand based, with mixtures of varying amounts of silt and gravel, the most frequently occurring type being Silty, Gravelly Sand. Several gravel based sediments were also recorded. Of the contaminants only the metal, Arsenic, exceeded recognized Threshold Effects Level value at all sites, although the values were well below the Probable Effects Level. Some exceedance of the TEL values occurred for Silver and Nickel also, but none were near the PEL. A total of 151 macro-invertebrate species were recorded. Sabellaria was sampled by the Hamon grab at several sites and in some cases in considerable abundance. This feature may constitute EC Habitats Directive biogenic reef habitat. Sabellaria spinulosa reef is also a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) Habitat.
Data holder:
Centrica Renewable Energy Limited
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5092 |
| 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. | 2005, EMU Ltd., Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, Baseline Benthic 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. | 973e7d1e6b5e5d3f82d2da296f426785 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 1813 |
| 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 | 2005-06-08 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2005-06-10 |
| 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 proposed Lincs Offshore Wind Farm is located off the Lincolnshire Coast in the Greater Wash Strategic Area. Emu Limited was commissioned by Centrica Renewable Energy Limited (CREL) to undertake the following surveys: • A survey of benthic habitats across two site options for the proposed Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. • A survey of benthic habitats along two potential export power cable routes into Skegness. The objectives of the survey were to identify the main habitats and associated benthic communities in the area with particular emphasis on the establishment of any areas of high sensitivity that may comprise of the biogenic reef formed by the polychaete worm Sabellaria spinulosa. The data given in this report is, therefore, based primarily on the output of the benthic survey, with the AGDS and other geophysical data provided separately in Emu (2005). Twenty benthic grab sites were investigated for the sediment particle size and faunal composition with 6 sites investigated for contaminants. The majority of sites were sand based, with mixtures of varying amounts of silt and gravel, the most frequently occurring type being Silty, Gravelly Sand. Several gravel based sediments were also recorded. Of the contaminants only the metal, Arsenic, exceeded recognized Threshold Effects Level value at all sites, although the values were well below the Probable Effects Level. Some exceedance of the TEL values occurred for Silver and Nickel also, but none were near the PEL. A total of 151 macro-invertebrate species were recorded. Sabellaria was sampled by the Hamon grab at several sites and in some cases in considerable abundance. This feature may constitute EC Habitats Directive biogenic reef habitat. Sabellaria spinulosa reef is also a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) Habitat. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Emu Ltd. undertook the field sampling of the benthos and the subsequent laboratory based macroinvertebrate analysis. All methods employed by Emu Ltd conform with in-house operating procedures under ISO9001:2000, where appropriate, and are described below. Sediment particle distribution analysis was undertaken at Emu’s UKAS accredited laboratory. Emu are participants in the National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control scheme (NMBAQC), an independent, national QC scheme designed to assess the quality of marine benthic taxonomy within UK laboratories. Emu have been participants in the scheme since 1996 and have consistently passed the taxonomic components of the scheme. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: EMU Ltd |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| 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 | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Benthic Habitat | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Contaminants | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Metals | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | sediment grabs | |
| 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 | Marine Sediments | |
| 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 | Offshore Cable Corridor | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biomass | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fauna | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.271317239598 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.52389494189844 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.164480450937 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.44765720155553 |
| 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 | Centrica Renewable Energy Limited | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01753 492188 | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East 1st Floor, Maidenhead Road | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Administrative area | Berkshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| renewables.documentcontrol@centrica.com | ||
| URL | www.centrica.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 | Centrica Renewable Energy Limited | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01753 492188 | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East 1st Floor, Maidenhead Road | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Administrative area | Berkshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| renewables.documentcontrol@centrica.com | ||
| URL | www.centrica.com | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Fugro EMU Ltd - Head Office | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01489 860050 | |
| Fax | 01489 861051 | |
| Delivery point | 1 Mill Court, The Sawmills | |
| Postal code | SO32 2EJ | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Administrative area | Hampshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marketing@fugroemu.com | ||
| URL | www.fugro-emu.com | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/904/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 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. | no conditions apply |
| 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. | 2013-01-18 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2006-03-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2013-12-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.7 |