8ff499f8fa28b1e9652c34f45796fee3 English dataset DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data 01752 426237 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-03-31 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision WGS 84 1996 Environmental Consultants (CTNC) Ltd Falmouth Bay and Estuaries A Nature Conservation Overview 2026-03-31 publication MM_0133-MM_0135 https//www.dassh.ac.uk/ The (FBEI) Falmouth Bay and Estuaries Initiative (set up in 1993) area covers an extensive section of the southern coast of Cornwall at the western end of the English Channel. The FBEI commissioned Environmental Consultants (CTNC) Ltd to produce a nature conservation overview of the area in 1995. The aims were to draw together all existing data on the habitats, flora and fauna; highlight key areas, features and species; identify particular nature conservation issues and problems; identify ideal management objectives; assist with the development of objectives and projects to safeguard the wildlife conservation interest of the area; and assist with the production of educational and interpretative material. The report describes the physical conditions, outlines and assesses the habitats, and describes and evaluates the flora and fauna present. Environmental Consultants (CTNC) Ltd is now known as Cornwall Environmental Consultants (CEC) Ltd. cornwall County Council 0300 1234 100 planning@cornwall.gov.uk owner DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data Data Manager 01752 426237 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian Data Manager Cornwall Environmental Consultants (CEC) Ltd Data Manager enquiries@cecenvironment.co.uk originator DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data Data Manager 01752 426237 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2026-03-31 revision NDGO0005 NDGO0005 2026-03-31 revision Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Habitat characterisation Habitat extent Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions Open access otherRestrictions Open Government Licence - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota environment oceans -5.2324 -4.7764 49.9297 50.3101 SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation English Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2021-01-06 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 29E4 ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 29E5 ICES Statistical Areas 2021-01-06 creation VIIe 1987-01-01 1996-12-31 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision infralittoral SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision littoral Roberts, N. and Edwards, T. (1996) Falmouth Bay & Estuaries A Nature Conservation Overview A report to the Falmouth Bay and Estuaries Initiative, November 1996. Delimited https://doi.org/10.17031/64feff2633d6a DOI link A link to the web service or dataset download dataset MEDIN data guideline for ad-hoc sightings and non-effort or quantitative based visual surveys of marine life 2018-10-08 publication See the referenced specification true 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 Not evaluated The FBEI was set up in 1993, funded by a partnership between Cornwall County Council, Carrick District Council, English Nature, South West Water, The National Trust, and the Ports of Truro and Penryn. This report is a summary of the findings of a number of surveys, therefore much of the data is possibly more coarse than it would have been originally, being extracted from maps etc. No information about whether or not QC, protocols or standards were used. DASSH have carried out a QA to the best of their abilities given the source of the data. This data has been reviewed against the DASSH Quality Assessment Criteria (http://doi.org/10.17031/64ccec5c7ba72) and been categorised as low quality.