1a77bdcd-a861-4039-ba86-a1a53f3c994f English series series 2026-11-03T14:53:48 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota environment Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Pre-Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Renewable Energy Lease area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Offshore area of search The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision Irish Sea and St. George's Channel SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision water column 2005-09-05T00:00:00 2005-09-07T00:00:00 -3.6917075529314 -3.6059826020063 53.3621054819802 53.3930172651273 TCE-1848 Marine Data Exchange 2005, CMACS, Rhyl Flats, Beam Trawl Survey Beam Trawl Survey 2021-05-17T14:03:39 publication English This project examines the bean trawl survey that took place during September 2005 by CMACS Ltd during the pre-construction phase of the Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm. The surveys were carried out to provide information concerning the benthic populations in and around the development area as part of the 2005 baseline program. These surveys will be repeated annually to comply with the conditions of the FEPA licence. The results of the trawl survey show that the most common fish species recorded was the Sand Goby with a total of 457 individual records. No rare or unusual invertebrates were recorded during the 2005 beam trawl survey. However, it should be noted that some of the invertebrate species recorded are considered to be of national importance in respect of their provision of habitat and food sources. This includes the common starfish, colonies of Dead-man's finger and the plumose anenome. Supply media: 001 Origin: Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) 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 The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd +44 (0)151 327 7177 info@cmacsltd.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor RWE support@rwe.com owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-1848/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 The survey was conducted between 5th and 7th September 2005 using the survey vessel RV ‘Sandkat’ operating out of Conwy marina and returning to the berth on a daily basis (see Fig. 2A). Surveys were carried out using a standard CEFAS 2m beam trawl with a 4mm square mesh cod-end and chain matrix between the beam and foot rope (see Fig. 2B). 2m beam trawls were used to sample the benthic taxa, as they are practical for surveying amongst the array structures and cause relatively limited damage to the seabed. However, this gear is not ideal for surveying the presence of large demersal fish, many of which frequently avoid capture and consequently only qualitative data on large demersal fish can be interpreted. Npower Renewables Limited Project manager +44 (0)845 672 0090 mail@npower-renewables.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-11-29 revision WGS 84