161b9c21-824d-445c-abc5-31d19f02171d English series series 2026-05-18T13:23:30 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota oceans Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Cetacean behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Seal behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Seal abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision inapplicable 2009-10-01T00:00:00 2011-09-30T00:00:00 -3.1641 -3.0882 58.6549 58.6737 CES-126 Marine Data Exchange 2009-2011, RPS, Inner Sound, Bird and Mammal Survey Bird and Mammal Survey 2012-05-17T00:00:00 creation 2025-08-11T08:46:33 publication English This series provides a detailed assessment of the ornithological and mammal interests for the proposed MeyGen Tidal Energy Project (Phase 1), in support of the Environmental Impact Assessment. This bird assessment is based on data collected during 22 boat surveys of the Phase 1 site plus a buffer area within the Pentland Firth Inner Sound and 24 months of land based vantage point surveys. These surveys were collected over a period of 24 months between October 2009 and September 2011. For the mammal assessment, the report uses a combination of a desk study of literature and available data sources, and an analysis of the baseline data collected during the two years of boat- and shore-based surveys in the Inner Sound to assess marine mammal distribution, abundance, seasonality and behaviour within the Inner Sound and wider Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters. Basking sharks are included in this report. There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use otherRestrictions Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Mark Trinder RPS Principal Consultant 0141 332 0373 mark.trinder@rpsgroup.com originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor MeyGen Limited Ed.Rollings@meygen.com owner notPlanned Delimited https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-126/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. 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 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series This report has been prepared within the RPS Planning and Development Quality Management System to British Standard EN ISO 9001 : 2008 Ed Rollings Meygen Environment and Consents Manager Ed.Rollings@meygen.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 31N