d4f5f1930ad8076701cea6e3660c683d English 28777bdf-88be-4c51-9d66-7dcdcc0e6ea1 dataset Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +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 2021-10-13 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2013 Natural England Verification Survey of Intertidal Sediments within the Skerries Bank and Surrounds rMCZ Skerris Bank and Surrounds: Lot 2 Intertidal Sediments Survey NERC_DDC 2013-03-20 publication GB100201 http://https://www.gov.uk/natural-england A Natural England commissoined verification survey of intertidal sediments within the Skerries Bank and Surrounds rMCZ. Phase I Biotope mapping was carried out across the rMCZ for broad scale habitats. Phase II Infaunal sampling was carried out to provide information on the benthic infaunal assemblages and particle size distribution of the study sites by means of core sampling. Sediment surface scrapes were obtained for heavy metals and organic contaminants analysis. The data was used to produce a EUNIS Level 3 boradscale habitat map of the Skerries Bank and Surrounds rMCZ. Plymouth Marine Laboratory Plymouth Marine Laboratory forinfo@pml-applications.co.uk originator Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +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 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Geology Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Sedimentary structure Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/open-government-licence-NE-OS_tcm6-30743.pdf otherRestrictions No restrictions to public access English geoscientificInformation biota -3.7732 -3.6377 50.2678 50.2678 2013-02-28 2013-03-05 Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +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/63d6897f-672e-40b3-943d-8ec8d21201ad/2013-natural-england-verification-survey-of-intertidal-sediments-within-the-skerris-bank-and-surrounds-rmcz A link to the web service or dataset http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/d61646c4-cbda-4143-b576-d7b5db1ae28b A link to the general host site dataset MEDIN data guideline for sediment and rock characteristics 2012-04-30 publication See the referenced specification true Aerial imagery at 25cm resolution was analysised to assertain the precence and extent of intertial sediment communities. The spatial extent of each section of intertidal sediment was measured and recorded and the accuracy cross-checked in the field. In addition, intertidal sediment cores were taken (total of 90 cores) distributed to include the low, mid and high shore. At each station 3 replicate 0.01m2 cores were taken for infauna and 1x0.01m2 core for Particle Size Analysis. Sediment scrape samples were also taken at 5 sites for Tributyl tin, heavy metal and organic contaminant analysis. The Phase II quantitative survey of intertidal rocky reefs comprised of 9 quadrat sites per transect with 3 replicate quadrats at each low, mid and upper shore zone or the main biotope present. Percentage cover of species present within each 0.25m2 quadrat was recorded.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.