8ba3295ba44c42507045ce3c29b24585 English dataset Natural England Natural England Enquiries Service +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 2022-12-01 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2013 Natural England Verification Survey of Torbay rMCZ-Intertidal Rock. GB100202 NERC_DDC 2013-07-13 publication 2013-07-13 creation 2013-07-13 revision GB100202 A Natural England commissoined verification survey of intertidal rocky reef within the Torbay rMCZ. Phase I Biotope mapping was carried out across the rMCZ for broad scale habitats. Phase II survey comprised of a quantitative quadrat survey to provide information on the benthic infaunal assemblages, with percentage cover of species present within each quadrat being recorded. The data was used to produce a EUNIS Level 3 broadscale habitat map of the Torbay rMCZ. Natural England Natural England Enquiries Service +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 originator Natural England Natural England Enquiries Service +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 Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Ocean UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Marine Gardline 2012-03-16 creation MCZ 100 2012-04-28 creation http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/open-government-licence-NE-OS_tcm6-30743.pdf otherRestrictions No restrictions to public access English biota -3.5594 -3.4803 50.4822 50.4822 2013-02-08 2013-03-14 Natural England Natural England Enquiries Service +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://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/resources/mesh-archive/ EMODnet MESH Project archive website EMODnet MESH Project archive website http://https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/ EMODnet general website A link to the general host site dataset Aerial imagery and OS mapping was digitised to produce baseline maps of biotope boundaries. The maps were annotated in the field to identify biotopes and boundaries as well as significant features. In addition, intertidal sediment cores were taken at 6 stations (0.01m2 cores 3 replicates at each station) distributed throughout the Beachy Head West rMCZ, in order to assess the benthic species present, along with an additional sample for Particle Size Analysis. Samples were sieved over a 0.5mm sieve. Sediment scrape samples were also taken at 3 stations for Tributyl tin, heavy metal and organic contaminant analysis. The methods used for data collection and processing followed protocols and standards for biotope mapping and sampling. If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact. The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK.