970899df41732184f7e6f3d8718bb062 English dataset Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk pointOfContact 2023-02-24 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI 2014 Natural England Ribble Estuary Littoral Sedimaent Condition Assessment SSSI to '2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI Condition Assessment of the Ribble Estuary SSSI: Littoral Sediments 2014-08-13 publication 2007-10-23 creation 2023-02-24 revision NATENG000400 http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ A condition assessment of the Ribble Estuary. The report contains both habitat and biotope analysis of the SSSI displayed in the form of detailed GIS polygon and point layers. The report also contains digital stills of typical habitats and biotopes found within the survey area. The survey work was undertaken over the following dates: 11th October – 13th October 2007 and 22nd October – 23rd October 2007. J.H. Allen Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator S.J. Boyes Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Delimited Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Habitats and biotopes Oceanographic geographical features Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Sediment Type none 2011-01-20 creation Marine UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Biodiversity GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Sedimentation flux of identified biota in the water column Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Open Access; Open Government Licence otherRestrictions Open Access English biota oceans biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Irish Sea and St. George's Channel ICES Statistical Areas 2014-05-16 creation VIIa SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision littoral -3.1095 -2.9282 53.6503 53.7731 2007-10-11 2007-10-23 Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor http://doi.org/10.17031/639c747727048 DOI Link A link to the web service or dataset. http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ DASSH website A link to the general host site. dataset MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos 2011-02-02 publication See the referenced specification true The survey was undertaken by a team of 2 surveyors using a hovercraft platform. Transects were located using Thales Mobile mapper GPS based on positions of previous work. At each habitat, the substratum and dominant/characteristic species were identified. Sediment was sampled (device and device size unknown) and infaunal species were collected using a 0.5mm mesh sieve. In order to facilitate identification, a representative sample of fauna was collected in sample pots for subsequent laboratory identification. No specific device name or area/size noted; only 'sample pot'. Photographs of the area, habitats and characteristic species were taken at each survey site then corss-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. Sediment characteristics were observed using a rapid infield assessment technique. Sediment characteristics included type, water content, presence and depth of anoxic layer and any other features of relevance e.g. frequency of shell debris. Photographs of both the area, habitats and where possible characteristic species were taken at each survey site and were cross-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. In addition supplementary information was also recorded e.g. surface features, indication of natural or anthropogenic impact impacts recorded (i.e. blown sand, moving drainage channels, vehicle tracks, diggings, etc). This information was then used to assign a biotope code to each habitat. It was agreed that the transects surveyed in the 2005 monitoring programme by Royal Haskoning (2006) would be re-surveyed with additional transects mapped to increase the coverage of the site.