Welsh Sandbank Survey: Fish Stomach Content, Fish Epibenthic Survey, and Data Analysis (2001) dataset https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=007_NRW_DS110023 Sandbanks are listed as an Annex 1 habitat that requires conservation measures under the European Union Habitats Council of the European Communities (1992). Sandbanks can be categorised either by sediment type or by topography. The different sediments Annex I sandbanks can consist of are sands, gravelly sands and muddy sands. This study was designed to examine the fish and epifaunal biota of sandbanks and formed part of a larger collaborative survey in which the hyperbenthos and infauna were also sampled. As a result of their unique physical regime, sandbanks may hold their own distinct flora and fauna that is particularly well adapted to such conditions or that uses these habitats in an opportunistic manner (e.g. at slack water). However, the extent to which sandbanks are characterised by a distinct set of taxa remains unknown. 20040131