d8f12e7ea0689c2c570d15b48a283367 English series 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 2023-04-06 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2019-2021 WFA-CPC EMFF PROTECTING OUR SEAS PROJECT 2022-06-01 publication 2021-07-01 creation 2021-07-01 revision WFACPC_project The Welsh Government, in partnership with statutory nature conservation advisors Natural Resources Wales, is evaluating interactions between fishing activities and conservation features of Welsh Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) under the Assessing Welsh Fishing Activities (AWFA) Project1. Seabed surveys were carried out by ENVISION in 2020-2021 for the Welsh Fishermen's Association - Cymdeithas Pysgotwyr Cymru (WFA-CPC) in two Welsh Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), where interaction between mobile fishing gear and conservation features have been highlighted as a potential issue. Surveys were completed in the Severn Estuary/Mor Hafren SAC to explore the location of Sabellaria alveolata reefs and in Cardigan Bay/Bae Ceredigion SAC to establish the extent and 'reefiness' of cobble/boulder habitats. Using existing data and information from local fishers, the surveys also employed a variety of different techniques on the sites at different scales to produce maps and information to better inform and prioritise Welsh Government management decisions. In the Severn, benthic and geophysical surveys were undertaken to collect bathymetry, sidescan sonar, AGDS and acoustic imagery data to identify areas of variable ground or potential features. In Cardigan Bay, surveys were carried out using drop down underwater camera systems to establish the presence and extent of 'medium' quality Annex I cobble/boulder reef at previously reported locations. See website: https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/our-projects/marine-projects/assessing-welsh-fishing-activities/. This series represents 3 separate data sets split by MEDIN thematic discipline, see lineage for more details. Alison Benson Envision Marine Ltd a.benson@envision.uk.com originator United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Data Manager Taunton TA1 2DN dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian 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 Data Manager British Geological Survey British Geological Survey (BGS) Marine Operations Data Manager +44 (0)131 448 2700 +44 (0)131 448 2545 2a Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead Edinburgh EH20 9AU dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian continual Delimited Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Elevation Hydrography Oceanographic geographical features Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Bathymetry and Elevation Acoustic backscatter in the water column Biodiversity indices SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Habitats and biotopes Hydrography INSPIRE THEMES 2011-02-16 creation Geology Biodiversity GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Bathymetry and Elevation SeaDataNet PDV 2011-07-13 revision Marine Gardline 2012-03-16 creation bathymetry bathymetry 2017-10-12 creation Access and use constraints will vary between individual child data sets, see lineage otherRestrictions Access constraints will vary between individual child data sets, see lineage English elevation inlandWaters oceans biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea -5.4880 -2.4229 51.2507 52.8848 2019-11-01 2021-07-01 United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Data Manager Taunton TA1 2DN dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor 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 Data Manager British Geological Survey British Geological Survey (BGS) Marine Operations Data Manager +44 (0)131 448 2700 +44 (0)131 448 2545 2a Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead Edinburgh EH20 9AU dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor series This resource is a multidisciplinary series, meaning that the project data set has been split up into thematic disciplines according to MEDIN DACs: 1) UKHO, this data set (https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=014_71117b8a-d6b3-41c0-94ad-9feeb627ebff) can be accessed via https://seabed.admiralty.co.uk by searching survey title '2020 2022-104152 Cardiff Flats to Peterstone Flats' 2) DASSH, for access/use of this data set titled '2021 Welsh Fishermen’s Association - Cymdeithas Pysgotwyr Cymru (WFA-CPC) Cardigan Bay drop down video survey', a request needs to be made to the data owner, see https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_83415af1b6a1e9e58414fe68cc977e31 for more details 3) BGS, this data set (https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=002_e3111bef-cae8-7285-e053-0937940a441b) can be accessed via http://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item174189