CEFASc0860b3e-7849-44a3-adcc-c9bebdd4af1f English dataset Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk pointOfContact 2021-12-06T02:13:46 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Hythe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2014 2019-03-04 publication 2021-12-06 revision 2018-10-10 creation CEFAS19422 https://data.cefas.co.uk Counts and presence/absence of species of macrofauna identified from 35 grab samples collected at Hythe Bay Marine Conservation Zone between the 26th and 27th March 2014 The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk originator Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk custodian Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk distributor Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk owner notPlanned Underwater Photography Biota abundance, biomass and diversity Acoustics SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Bathymetry and Elevation Seabed photography Habitat extent Habitat characterisation Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Benthos GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Sediment SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2010-05-18 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions All data has been made available under the Open Government Licence ( `http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`_ ). Interpreted data may be liable to change. .. _`http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ English environment 0.50 1.50 50.75 51.25 2014-03-26 2014-03-27 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/19422 Cefas Data Portal download The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: Binary download, CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Habitats and Biotopes – Technical Guidelines 2013-12-10 publication false See the referenced specification Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication true See the referenced specification Samples were collected at 35 sites within the Hythe Bay Marine Conservation Zone on survey 2EYX70314 as described in the Environment Agency Water Framework Directive (WFD) operational instructions 104_10 (2012) and 009_07 (2014). `https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd`_ The EA WFD sampling methodology required two similar samples; the first was used to obtain a fauna sample (minimum depth of 5 cm in sand habitat and 7 cm in mud habitat) and the second solely to obtain a sub-sample for particle size analysis A Day grab, with a surface sampling area of 0.1 m2 was deployed from the stern gantry of the survey vessel to recover sediment from the seabed. Sampling positions were recorded (fixed) using Hydropro data acquisition software when the gear made contact with the seabed, and the mid-point of the vessel’s stern gantry was used as the default offset for position fixing. On recovery, a photograph was taken of the undisturbed surface and the depth of material within the grab was measured using a probe. A sample depth of 5 cm was required to qualify as a valid sample. The sample was inspected to measure the depth of the apparent Redox Potential Discontinuity (aRPD) or ‘black layer’, if present. A 100 ml sub-sample was then removed for Particle Size Analysis (PSA), using a 3 cm diameter core driven to the full depth of the grab. The remaining faunal sample was then processed by washing over a 1.0 mm sieve. The retained material was photographed and preserved in a buffered 8% formaldehyde solution for transfer ashore to a specialist laboratory for analysis. .. _`https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd`: https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd MEDIN 3.1.1