32116c924f3cee4fbfc537ebd20609cf English dataset Natural England Marine Data Manager +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk pointOfContact 2021-11-30 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 1986 Nature Conservancy Council (JNCC) Plymouth Sound. Survey of harbours, rias and estuaries including the Yealm 1986-12-01 publication NATENG000018 http://www.naturalengland.org.uk This survey was conducted by the Field Studies Council Oil Pollution Research Unit for the Nature Conservancy Council during April, May and July 1986. The project aimed to review the available information and to conduct field work. The report contains site descriptions and locations as well as species descriptions, lists and abundances. Keith Hiscock Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB khis@mba.ac.uk originator Jon Moore Field Studies Council Oil Pollution Research Unit dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator Natural England Marine Data Manager +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk custodian notPlanned Documents Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Habitat extent Habitat characterisation Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Accessible under NE and DASSH terms and conditions otherRestrictions Accessible under NE and DASSH terms and conditions English biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29E5 International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation English Channel SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision littoral -4.2957 -4.0567 50.2955 50.4776 1986-04-22 1986-07-26 Jon (Jon J.) Moore. (1987). Surveys of harbours, rias and estuaries in southern Britain: Plymouth area, including the Yealm. Report. Nature Conservancy Council. Natural England Marine Data Manager +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk distributor https://data.gov.uk/dataset/9c2d3109-eaa6-4839-b4a3-f662064e6e41/habitat-point-records-from-1986-opru-hre-plymouth-harbour-yealm-estuary-survey data.gov.uk website A link to data.gov.uk dataset This report is to the Nature Conservancy Council from the Field Studies Council Oil Pollution Research Unit. The report incorporates both a review of literature and field studies. The field studies took place within the Plymouth Sound area during April, May and July 1986. The study used a variety of methods in order to study the wide range of habitat within the study area. Site visits were conducted of rocky and sedimentary shores and species abundances noted. Additionally, on sedimentary shores, sediment samples were taken and sieved by 'puddling' before being stored. In addition aerial photographs were taken of the shorelines. Subtidal sites were surveyed with the use of divers whom described the habitats and recorded the abundance of conspicuous species. Subtidal sediments were gathered in two separate ways - with the use of a suction sampler and dredging. The results include an in-depth description of the sites surveyed and the species sited at each (including abundances). These results are compared with previous studies and conclusions regarding the fauna and flora diversity etc. are made.