00dac8ad3ca894784193dafb4a5202e6 English dataset Matt Arnold DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data matarn@mba.ac.uk pointOfContact 2017-05-11 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2007 SeaStar Survey Ltd Survey Falmouth maerl bed core and video survey 2008-01-15 publication MM_0162 http://www.dassh.ac.uk This survey was conducted for Royal Haskoning Ltd. on behalf of the Falmouth Harbour commission to assess the environmental impact of the proposed expansion of the docks with particular focus on the effect of major dredging of the channel on the benthic habitat and sensitive species. During August and September 2007 SeaStar Survey carried out a Marine Ecological Survey in Falmouth Harbour for Royal Haskoning on behalf of Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and Falmouth Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. The survey consisted of diver video transects, in situ habitat observations and diver sediment coring. The purpose of the survey was to inform the EIA associated with the development of the Northern Wharf and Queens Wharf areas of Falmouth Docks and proposed capital dredging. Within the project were three main aims:- - To assess the environmental impact of the proposed expansion of the docks with particular focus on the effect of major dredging of the channel on the benthic habitat and sensitive species. The site lies within the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) with one of the primary features of importance being the reef forming calcareous algae (Phymatolithon calcareum and Lithothamnion corallioides) that form maerl beds. - To assess an area identified as a possible site for the placement of the dredged material. Criteria for this site are:- 1. An area with habitats not deemed to be of conservation value. 2. An area with habitats that could benefit from the introduced material with particular regard to the promotion of new maerl bed formation. - To revisit a number of previously sampled stations in areas historically subjected to commercial dredging in order to inform the EIA on recovery rates of maerl communities M. Axelsson SeaStar Survey info@seastarsurvey.co.uk originator R. Bamber SeaStar Survey dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator S. Dewey SeaStar Survey info@seastarsurvey.co.uk originator S. Duke SeaStar Survey info@seastarsurvey.co.uk originator R. Hollies SeaStar Survey dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Database Text or Plaintext Delimited Documents Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Geology Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies Habitat characterisation Sediment grain size parameters Zoobenthos SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Natural England and DASSH terms and conditions apply. otherRestrictions Natural England and DASSH terms and conditions apply. English geoscientificInformation biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation English Channel ICES Statistical Areas 2014-05-16 creation VIIe -5.1415 -4.9465 50.1196 50.2401 2007-08-01 2007-09-30 Axelsson, M., Bamber, R., Dewey, S., Duke, S. & Hollies, R. (2008) Falmouth Cruise Project EIA-Marine Ecology Survey. SeaStar Survey Ltd, Southampton. Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor http://www.dassh.ac.uk/ DASSH Website A link to the general host site dataset All data was collected by commercial divers. All diver operations followed HSC Scientific and Archaeological Diving Projects Diving at Work Regulations 1997. Diver survey video acquisition and in situ observation methodologies were based on the following Marine Monitoring Handbook Procedural Guidelines. No. 3-3. In situ survey of subtidal (epibiota) biotopes and species using diving techniques. No. 3 -14. In situ survey of sublittoral epibiota using hand-held video.