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In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Monitoring of territorial fish is part of an on-going survey was carried out in the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone using volunteer divers to assess the abundance of territorial fish species and the habitat characteristics of these populated areas. The survey methods were developed through trials in 1997 and the first survey was completed in 2001 this was affected by heavy plankton bloom and therefore repeat survey was completed in 2002. In 2005 survey reviewed the methods in order to allow improved statistical analysis but allowed comparison of the 2002 data. The methods were also developed to be suitable for volunteer dive teams. Seabed and Habitat data were collected for each site using Seasearch methods to support the fish data. The fish data entered is an average for two habitats (10m and 15m) and represents the number of fish per 90 m2. In 2009 Habitat Descriptions were created using Phase 1 SeaSearch habitat description methods. These surveys were done by NRW and volunteers as in previous year. 2013 data is currently held by the Skomer Island Marine Team (Assistant Marine Conservation Officer, Pembrokeshire Team) and is to be entered into Marine Recorder.
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Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows Palinurus elephas. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1799 |
| 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. | Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Territorial Fish Species Monitoring |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Monitoring of territorial fish, Territorial fish survey - Skomer MNR, Monitro pysgod tiriogaethol - GNF Ynys Sgomer, 2005 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve territorial fish species survey MRCCW16800000002, 2009 Skomer Marine Reserve Territorial Fish Survey MRMCS00500000036, 2013 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve / Marine Conservation Zone territorial fish species survey, Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) formally a Marine Nature Reserve ( MNR ) - Territorial fish species monitoring |
| 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. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031383434 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 101844 |
| 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. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1997-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-12-31 |
| Vertical extent (min) | A positive or negative decimal number, for example, the shallowest depth recorded if subtidal, or, if intertidal, the lowest point recorded. | 25 |
| Vertical extent (max) | A positive or negative decimal number, for example, the deepest depth recorded if subtidal, or, if intertidal, the highest point recorded. | 5 |
| Vertical extent reference | This descibes the vertical coordinate reference system as referred to in the EPSG register of geodetic parameters. (epsg-registry.org) | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:: |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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'. | irregular |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Monitoring of territorial fish is part of an on-going survey was carried out in the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone using volunteer divers to assess the abundance of territorial fish species and the habitat characteristics of these populated areas. The survey methods were developed through trials in 1997 and the first survey was completed in 2001 this was affected by heavy plankton bloom and therefore repeat survey was completed in 2002. In 2005 survey reviewed the methods in order to allow improved statistical analysis but allowed comparison of the 2002 data. The methods were also developed to be suitable for volunteer dive teams. Seabed and Habitat data were collected for each site using Seasearch methods to support the fish data. The fish data entered is an average for two habitats (10m and 15m) and represents the number of fish per 90 m2. In 2009 Habitat Descriptions were created using Phase 1 SeaSearch habitat description methods. These surveys were done by NRW and volunteers as in previous year. 2013 data is currently held by the Skomer Island Marine Team (Assistant Marine Conservation Officer, Pembrokeshire Team) and is to be entered into Marine Recorder. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Visual counts of a fish along a swum transect, distance- 30-50m. Only species from a fixed list are recorded (Labrus bergylta, Labrus mixtus, Ctenolabrus rupestris, Ctenolabrus exoletus, Crenilabrus melops, Thorogobius epphipiatus, Parablennius gattorugine, Pholis gunnellus, Myoxcephualus scorpius and Taurulus bubalis). The transects are swum at various sites around the Reserve and at 5 m depth bands - 5, 10 15 20 and 25 m. BCD Drop down video surveillance has also been used. - 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2013 - abundance data - 2007 - drop down video data There is medium confidence in this dataset as volunteers used to record the data therefore species ID may vary. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
| 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 taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.79602 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.163658 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.668301 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.369876 |
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). Skomer MNR Team | |
| Delivery point | Natural Resources Wales, Fishermans Cottage | |
| Postal code | SA62 3BJ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Various including volunteer recorders | |
| Phone | 01248 385500 | |
| Delivery point | c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access – Other constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows Palinurus elephas. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | © CNC/NRW 2008. Data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence and NRWs guidance on Ecological data exempt from general release. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database |
| 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. | 2007-12-31 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2008-12-31 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2023-09-15 |
| 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 | Version 2.3.8 |
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