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Metadata: 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys, Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2, Benthic Survey
Abstract:
In Spring 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys Limited was commissioned to undertake a macrobenthic survey on Gunfleet Sands off the Essex coast, to support the design and development of the proposed offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands. The scope of the survey included benthic sampling at 65 sites in the study area, incorporating day grab sampling and retention of benthic fauna on 1.0mm and 0.5mm sieves, followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution, sampling of the sediment for particle size analysis, metals and hydrocarbon compounds, trawl samples from seven tows within the study area and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. The survey commenced on the 14th February 2002, grab sampling and trawling was completed by 18th February 2002. The outcome of the survey showed that the majority of the sampling sites within the proposed windfarm development and along the Gunfleet Sands, on Buxey Sands and Foulness Sands were composed predominantly of fine sands or very fine sands. Most were at least moderately well sorted, and some had sufficient silt and clay or coarser material to be designated muddy or gravelly. Those samples that were analysed for metals and hydrocarbons contained concentrations well within, or close to, the ranges expected for uncontaminated sediments.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19256 |
| 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. | 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys, Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2, Benthic Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 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. | a8aba780-50c7-402e-97cc-01d5e641b92c |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-525 |
| 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 | 2002-02-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2002-02-18 |
| 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. | In Spring 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys Limited was commissioned to undertake a macrobenthic survey on Gunfleet Sands off the Essex coast, to support the design and development of the proposed offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands. The scope of the survey included benthic sampling at 65 sites in the study area, incorporating day grab sampling and retention of benthic fauna on 1.0mm and 0.5mm sieves, followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution, sampling of the sediment for particle size analysis, metals and hydrocarbon compounds, trawl samples from seven tows within the study area and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. The survey commenced on the 14th February 2002, grab sampling and trawling was completed by 18th February 2002. The outcome of the survey showed that the majority of the sampling sites within the proposed windfarm development and along the Gunfleet Sands, on Buxey Sands and Foulness Sands were composed predominantly of fine sands or very fine sands. Most were at least moderately well sorted, and some had sufficient silt and clay or coarser material to be designated muddy or gravelly. Those samples that were analysed for metals and hydrocarbons contained concentrations well within, or close to, the ranges expected for uncontaminated sediments. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The scope of the survey included benthic sampling at 65 sites in the study area, incorporating day grab sampling and retention of benthic fauna on 1.0mm and 0.5mm sieves, followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution, sampling of the sediment for particle size analysis, metals and hydrocarbon compounds, trawl samples from seven tows within the study area and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Metal concentrations in sediment |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples | |
| 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 | 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 | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore area of search | |
| 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 | 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 | 51.85 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.437 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.61 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.958 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd (now Gardline) | |
| environmental.web@gardline.com | ||
| 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-525/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. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |