0ee9e091234a59cc9fc4571a7e9c72b0 eng series Kirstanne McDowall SSE Renewables Community Liaison Manager +44(0)141 224 7569 1 Waterloo Street Glasgow G2 6AY kirstanne.mcdowall@sse.com www.sserenewables.com pointOfContact 2014-01-27 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.7 EPSG::4326 OGP 2004-2005, Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd., Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm, Marine Ecology EIA 2005-01-20 publication 2005-01-20 creation 3022 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) has been contracted by Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Ltd to undertake marine ecology components of the environmental impact assessment for the proposed Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. Following discussions with Zoe Crutchfield of JNCC it was agreed that the timing of benthic ecology survey works would be adjusted to reduce the possibility of accidental damage to reef habitat through grab sampling and beam trawling. Thus the drop down camera survey was undertaken as the first stage of benthic ecological survey. Poor water clarity on site during October 2004 meant that we were unsuccessful in obtaining footage of the seabed at our target sites. It was subsequently agreed with JNCC that benthic grab survey be undertaken first, followed by beam trawls (with greater potential to damage reef habitat) only at those sites where no evidence of reef habitat was found. Kirstanne McDowall SSE Renewables Community Liaison Manager +44(0)141 224 7569 1 Waterloo Street Glasgow G2 6AY kirstanne.mcdowall@sse.com www.sserenewables.com custodian CMACS (Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies) Limited +44 (0)151 327 7177 +44 (0)151 327 6344 80 Eastham Village Road Eastham Wirral CH62 0AW United Kingdom info@cmacsltd.co.uk http://www.cmacsltd.co.uk originator notPlanned word Marine Sediments Global Change Master Directory Science Keyword terms 2007-04-18 revision 4 Marine Biodiversity MEDIN Parameter Discipline Keywords 2012-06-09T02:00:04 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision Agreement for Lease Area Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Grab SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report data categories 2011-12-09 revision 3 Littoral biogenic reefs European Nature Information System Level 3 Habitats 2010-02-19 revision 1 Benthic Habitat Global Change Master Directory Science Keyword variables 2007-04-18 revision 4 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply eng biota environment 1.84471078246673 2.00989469080071 51.7305236781124 51.9829312026005 2004-11 2005-05 Origin: Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1r2gg0077 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/428/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset The sidescan sonar survey was completed by Titan Surveys in summer 2004. The survey was conducted using dual frequency (100 and 500 kHz) sidescan. Titan were tasked with deploying a drop down camera if any anomalies were detected that might be biogenic reef habitat. No such anomalies were detected (Charles Houston, Titan, pers. comm..) and so the drop down camera was not used.