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Metadata: 2011, CMACS, Zone 9 Celtic Array, Spring Benthic Fish Trawl Survey
Abstract:
The survey was carried out by CMACS - Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies In 2011 on behalf of CERI (now Celtic Array). This spring 2011 survey is the 2nd 4m beam trawl survey within the Irish Sea Round 3 Development Zone. The survey contributed to a programme of environmental monitoring at the site . The initial autumn 2010 survey provided the first set of annual 4m beam trawl survey data designed to sample demersal fish and epifauna present in and around the zone. This second survey undertaken in spring 2011 provided further results to supplement the 2010 survey to enable the assessment of fish and epifaunal species in and around the Zone. This study was a basis for the characterisation of the Zone in terms of the natural fish resource and epibenthic communities. It also provided additional information to inform other ZAP assessments such as ornithology. This report presents the results of the final spring survey identifying the main demersal and epifaunal species present as well as their size class distributions and provides some comparison with the autumn trawl survey undertaken in 2010. It also included a desk study on fish spawning grounds within the Zone and provided information on vessel activity and marine mammal sightings within the Zone during the two survey periods. Corresponding Centrica Document No: R3-D-EV-075-0070-000000-008; Available Datasets : 1. ArcGIS files ( mxd, shapefiles), 2. Reports (pdf and csv)
Data holder:
Celtic Array
Use constraints:
Distribution by Celtic Array Ltd on a case by case basis
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5099 |
| 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, CMACS, Zone 9 Celtic Array, Spring Benthic Fish Trawl Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Spring 2011 Benthic Fish Trawl Survey with comparison to Autumn 2010 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. | 998f21f9-cd2a-4315-8b39-b72918701937 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | R32011CMACSBenthicTrawlSurvey |
| 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 | 2011-03-21 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-03-25 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 3700 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
| 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 survey was carried out by CMACS - Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies In 2011 on behalf of CERI (now Celtic Array). This spring 2011 survey is the 2nd 4m beam trawl survey within the Irish Sea Round 3 Development Zone. The survey contributed to a programme of environmental monitoring at the site . The initial autumn 2010 survey provided the first set of annual 4m beam trawl survey data designed to sample demersal fish and epifauna present in and around the zone. This second survey undertaken in spring 2011 provided further results to supplement the 2010 survey to enable the assessment of fish and epifaunal species in and around the Zone. This study was a basis for the characterisation of the Zone in terms of the natural fish resource and epibenthic communities. It also provided additional information to inform other ZAP assessments such as ornithology. This report presents the results of the final spring survey identifying the main demersal and epifaunal species present as well as their size class distributions and provides some comparison with the autumn trawl survey undertaken in 2010. It also included a desk study on fish spawning grounds within the Zone and provided information on vessel activity and marine mammal sightings within the Zone during the two survey periods. Corresponding Centrica Document No: R3-D-EV-075-0070-000000-008; Available Datasets : 1. ArcGIS files ( mxd, shapefiles), 2. Reports (pdf and csv) |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Survey methodology was agreed with the main statutory agencies (JNCC, Cefas and CCW) and twenty-five survey locations across the zone were identified. The autumn survey was conducted over four days in early November 2010 and sampled twenty-two of the twenty-five sites due to inclement weather. The Spring 2011 survey was conducted over 5 days and all 25 sites were successfully sampled. Trawls were undertaken using a 4m beam trawl with a 40mm inserted mesh cod end. All fish and epifaunal species were identified and recorded with commercial fish being measured and elasmobranchs measured and sexed. |
| 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 | Fish abundance in water bodies | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish biomass in water bodies | |
| 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 | Seal abundance | |
| 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 | Zone search 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 | 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 | 53.9755 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.6694 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.4913 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.0537 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| 36E5 | ||
| 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 | Celtic Array | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East, First Floor | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| info@celticarray.com | ||
| URL | www.celticarray.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 | Celtic Array | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East, First Floor | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| round3.documentcontrol@centrica.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | CMACS - Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd | |
| Position name | GIS Officer | |
| Delivery point | 80 Eastham Village Road | |
| Postal code | CH62 0AW | |
| City | Eastham | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| info@cmacsltd.co.uk | ||
| URL | www.cmacsltd.co.uk | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/2682/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | Distribution by Celtic Array Ltd on a case by case basis |
| 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. | Distribution by Celtic Array Ltd on a case by case basis |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Shapefile |
| 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. | 2026-04-19 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2026-04-19 |
| 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. | 2014-09-11 |
| 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 | 2.3.8 |