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The Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CMACS) Ltd were contracted by Sea scape energy to provide a baseline assessment of the benthic communities of the wind farm and surrounding marine environment so as to undertake monitoring as specified within the FEPA licence awarded to Seascape and identify any impacts to the marine environment which may arise as a result of the wind farms construction. A grab sampling survey was undertaken during October 2005 by CMACS, during the pre-construction phase of the project, to provide information concerning the infaunal benthic populations and the sub-tidal sediment types in and around the development area as part of the 2005 baseline program. Sites were selected so as to sample sediments within the Burbo Bank development area representing different habitats, and up and down drift conditions. Site locations were also selected in the near-field area of the monopile foundations to determine scour effects and within the area affected by sediment transport and deposition. A collection of grab stations was also located along the export cable and at several sites comparatively remote to the wind farm development area, both within and outside the tidal excursion. The latter were selected to assess far field affects and those outside the tidal excursion were selected as controls. In addition to this grab survey a beam trawl survey was also implemented at the same time to allow the provision of data with regard to the epifaunal benthic populations within and around the development area as part of the 2005 baseline program.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 7929 |
| 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. | 2005, Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies,(CMACS), Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Pre-Construction Sub-tidal Benthic Ecology Investigation |
| 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. | f55952278cbc23db8ff1b8cc4d210d68 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | BBW01-46958736 |
| 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 | 2005-09-11 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2005-10-06 |
| 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'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CMACS) Ltd were contracted by Sea scape energy to provide a baseline assessment of the benthic communities of the wind farm and surrounding marine environment so as to undertake monitoring as specified within the FEPA licence awarded to Seascape and identify any impacts to the marine environment which may arise as a result of the wind farms construction. A grab sampling survey was undertaken during October 2005 by CMACS, during the pre-construction phase of the project, to provide information concerning the infaunal benthic populations and the sub-tidal sediment types in and around the development area as part of the 2005 baseline program. Sites were selected so as to sample sediments within the Burbo Bank development area representing different habitats, and up and down drift conditions. Site locations were also selected in the near-field area of the monopile foundations to determine scour effects and within the area affected by sediment transport and deposition. A collection of grab stations was also located along the export cable and at several sites comparatively remote to the wind farm development area, both within and outside the tidal excursion. The latter were selected to assess far field affects and those outside the tidal excursion were selected as controls. In addition to this grab survey a beam trawl survey was also implemented at the same time to allow the provision of data with regard to the epifaunal benthic populations within and around the development area as part of the 2005 baseline program. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Benthic Grab Sampling The survey was carried out using the survey vessel RV â??Aquadynamicâ?? operating out of Liverpool marina and returning to berth daily. A total of 20 sites were sampled, the first and furthest inshore (site 20) being visited on 11th September 2005. Unfortunately, poor weather and rough sea conditions precluded the continuation of the survey until early October. The remaining sites were sampled and the survey completed in two days over the 5th and 6th of October. Sample sites were located both within and outside of the proposed wind farm array, including a collection of sites along the planned export cable (see Figure 1 and Appendix 6.1 for site locations). This survey was designed to determine the near-field and far-field effects of the proposed development at sites close and remote to the Burbo Bank development area, including sites inshore of and aligned along the export cable. Where possible, a total of three replicate sub-tidal sediment samples were taken at each grab station to assess faunal composition. In addition a sub-sample of each replicate sample was also taken for the purpose of Particle Size Analysis (PSA). Benthic Trawl Sampling The survey was conducted over two days on the 7th and 11th of October using the survey vessel â??Aquadynamicâ?? operating out of Liverpool Marina returning to berth on a daily basis. A standard CEFAS 2m beam trawl with a 4mm square mesh cod end equipped with a chain matrix was used, being towed at each site for a distance of 300m at a speed of 2 knots to allow sufficient warp for the trawl to â??fishâ? the bottom properly. All tows were undertaken into the prevailing current and 12 sites were surveyed in total (see Figure 2 and Appendix 6.6 for site locations). |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | 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 | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pre-Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat extent | |
| 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 | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.6372 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.9593 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.3267 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.4482 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| Irish Sea and St. George's Channel | ||
| VIIa | ||
| 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 | DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd | |
| Phone | +44 (0)151 327 7177 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)151 327 6344 | |
| Delivery point | Head Office,, CMACS Ltd,, 80 Eastham Village Road, | |
| Postal code | CH62 0AW | |
| City | Eastham | |
| Administrative area | Wirral | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| URL | http://www.cmacsltd.co.uk/ | |
| 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 | DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/192/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| 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. | No restrictions |
| 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. | Adhere to conditions of access. Acknowledge the source appropriately. Do not redistribute part or all of these data without contacting DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
| 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. | 2006-08-11 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2014-09-15 |
| 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 | 2.3.8 |
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