CEFAS3d27b9c2-7aa4-44ef-b3eb-d879e98b926a 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 2023-12-08T11:36:36 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 MPA Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2015 2023-04-28 publication 2023-12-08 revision 2018-12-19 creation CEFAS19551 https://data.cefas.co.uk The Poole Rocks MCZ was surveyed between the 5th and 8th September 2015 by the Environment Agency on the vessel Solent Gaurdian 51 samples were taken. 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 Benthos GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Unknown 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 Public data - no limitations to reuse English biota 1.73881 1.74086 52.4581 52.4595 2015-09-05 2015-09-08 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/19551 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 Species Distribution – 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 A Mini-Hamon Grab (Figure 5), with a sampling area of 0.1 m2 was deployed from the stern gantry of the vessel to collect sediment from the seabed, as described by Ware and Kenny (2011). Sampling positions were recorded (fixed) using Hydropro data acquisition software when the gear contacted the seabed, with the mid-point of the vessel’s stern gantry being used as the default offset for position fixing (see Annex 7.2.1 for further details). Once recovered, the sample was emptied into a suitable container, photographed, and the sample volume measured. A minimum of three attempts were made at each station to obtain a valid grab sample before the station was abandoned. A sample volume of 5 litres was required to qualify as a valid sample. Samples of < 5 litres were ordinarily discarded. However, when it was difficult to obtain a valid sample, a sample with < 5 litres of material was retained at the discretion of the lead scientist if it was deemed representative of the habitat. For valid samples, a small scoop was used to remove a sub-sample (approx. 0.5 l) of sediment for particle size analysis (PSA). The remaining sample was washed over a 1.0 mm mesh sieve to retain the faunal fraction (Figure 5), photographed and preserved with buffered 8% formaldehyde solution for transfer ashore to a specialist laboratory for analysis. MEDIN 3.1.1