e928913f-513e-4a01-9481-dd49d29f91c1 English dataset Marine Data JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough Office marinedata@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2026-08-14 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision WGS 84 2015 JNCC/Marine Directorate Norwegian Boundary Sediment Plain Sublittoral Survey 1515S RV Scotia 1515S Norwegian Boundary Sediment Plain 1515S Joint Nature Conservation Committee/Marine Directorate Norwegian Boundary Sediment Plain Monitoring Survey. 2026-06-08 publication 2015-10-31 creation DASSHDT00000799 https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) undertook an offshore seabed survey of the Norwegian Boundary Sediment Plain (NSP) Scottish Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the Research Vessel Scotia (survey code 1515S) from 24th October 2015 to 31st October 2015. The aim of the survey was to gather the initial dataset of a site monitoring time-series for the MPA. The data collected will be used to inform appropriate future monitoring at the site to enable assessment of change (e.g. in distribution, extent and/or condition of features) and to contribute information on the habitats found at the site for more general habitat-specific assessments. 120 Hamon grab (0.25m2 surface area) samples the site were successfully completed and analysed for PSA and infauna. Data Manager Marine Directorate Data Manager marinedirectorate@gov.scot owner Marine Data JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough Office Data manager marinedata@jncc.gov.uk owner Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian Data Manager Marine Directorate Data Manager marinedirectorate@gov.scot custodian Marine Data JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough Office Data manager marinedata@jncc.gov.uk custodian Data Manager Marine Directorate Data Manager marinedirectorate@gov.scot originator Marine Data JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough Office Data manager marinedata@jncc.gov.uk originator Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor Data Manager Marine Directorate Data Manager marinedirectorate@gov.scot distributor Marine Data JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough Office Data manager marinedata@jncc.gov.uk distributor notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2026-08-27 revision NDGO0005 NDGO0005 2026-08-27 revision Geology Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed Habitat characterisation Habitat extent Seabed photography Sediment grain size parameters Zoobenthos generic abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions Available under Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions Open Government License (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 geoscientificInformation oceans 1.649 1.8483 57.9887 58.1881 SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2021-01-06 creation Northern North Sea ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 44F1 ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 45F1 ICES Statistical Areas 2021-01-06 creation Iva 2015-10-24 2015-10-31 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision unknown Database Delimited https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/6d620e89-89f7-45b8-b44d-52c4f07cc232 1515S Cruise Report The link accesses a URL from which the 1515S Cruise Report maybe downloaded. download https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/12d45cc2-63d8-4f71-93c1-c595d11d9195 1515S Monitoring Report The link accesses a URL from which the 1515S Monitoring Report maybe downloaded. download dataset 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 MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos 2011-01-28 publication Not fully evaluated, but MEDIN guidelines and Proforma used true A 0.25m2 (grab surface area) Hamon Grab was used. Sampling operations, including gear deployment and recovery and preliminary sample processing, were conducted according to MESH Recommended Operating Guidelines for grab sampling and sorting and treatment of samples (Guerra & Freitas 2012), Cefas SOP 1380 Collection of samples using a Hamon Grab (Coggan 2006) and Marine Scotland Science Procedure/Risk Assessment No. EEC/ B040: Sediment sampling by Day and Van Veen grab (Robertson 2015). Benthic infauna and PSA sub-samples were collected from each valid (>5l) grab sample; samples were preliminarily processed on transit between stations according to Cefas & MSS guidance (Coggan 2006 and Robertson 2015). Processing involved: -Washing benthic infauna samples using 1mm sieves, storing samples in suitably sized and labelled sample containers, and chemically preserving and securely stowing samples. -Storing PSA sub-samples in suitably sized and labelled sample bags and securely stowing samples in a freezer. A. islandica specimens collected were visually identified in the field by survey scientists following guidance from the Scientist in Charge, who also confirmed the identification of the first specimens collected. Specimens were photographed and measured by the survey scientists before being returned to the sea. The data was run through Marine Directorate and JNCC internal data quality assurance processes. The final report is compliant with the JNCC Evidence Quality Assurance Policy. Data entered into Marine Recorder Online (MRO) and archived into DASSH. MRO Survey ID: 7668524B-DC97-4F45-B3F6-B28339EFC097