37302bef-8fa8-4e1b-b532-cc81a4046c46 English series series 2026-08-05T11:19:14 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota geoscientificInformation oceans Sedimentary structure SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Zoobenthos generic abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Post-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 Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision 5 SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision English Channel SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision water column 2007-05-22T00:00:00 2007-05-23T00:00:00 1.0271 1.1399 51.3596 51.4768 TCE-3907 Marine Data Exchange 2007, EMU Ltd., Kentish Flats, Macrobenthic Ecology Study Macrobenthic Ecology Study 2008-06-01T00:00:00 creation 2025-05-15T19:32:59 publication 2008-06-01T00:00:00 revision English This study is the third in a series of post construction surveys which aim to assess the impacts of the Kentish Flats Wind Farm development on the physical conditions and associated biological communities within the development site and close environments. The task was achieved by comparing the data obtained during the 2007 survey to those of the 2002 baseline study (Emu Ltd, 2002a), the 2005 first post-construction study (Emu Ltd, 2006) and the 2006 second post-construction study (Emu Ltd, 2007). Benthic samples were collected by means of a full sized Hamon Grab sampler, with subsequent analysis for macrofauna and sediment components, and by scientific 2m Beam trawl to provide qualitative data on epibenthos and fish species across the area There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange Publically Available 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 Fugro EMU Limited marketing@emulimited.com originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3907/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 Sediment benthos grab core 2025-11-27 revision This series has been Quality Assured so that it is compliant with the aforementioned MEDIN Guidelines and thus contains the mandatory components. In some instances, this compliance will not be feasible. True series Emu Ltd undertook the field Hamon grab and Beam trawl sampling of the benthos and the subsequent laboratory processing of the sediment samples. All methods employed by Emu Ltd conformed to InHouse operating procedures and/or International Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001 control procedures where appropriate and are described below. The sediment particle size distribution analysis was undertaken at Emu Ltds United Kingdom Accreditation Standards (UKAS) accredited laboratory. Taxonomic analysis of the macrofaunal samples obtained by grab and trawl sampling was undertaken by Emu Ltd who are participants in the National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme (NMBAQC) scheme. This scheme is an independent, national Quality Control (QC) scheme designed to assess the quality of marine benthic taxonomy between laboratories in the UK. Emu Ltd have participated since 1996 and have consistently achieved 95% compliance with the scheme. The subsequent biomass analysis was completed at Emu Ltds laboratory. The survey design aimed to provide data on the spatial distribution of the benthic faunal communities across the area, in order to allow the comparison of results with the previous study as well as with future surveys at the same locations. This will enable any potential impacts arising from the Wind Farm development scheme at Kentish Flats to be assessed over time. Sample stations were positioned to include the area covered by a single tidal excursion from the boundaries of the development area, in this case up to a distance of approximately 8km to the west and 8km to the east, based on Admiralty Tidal Diamond D, Chart No. 1183. In addition, four reference stations were located approximately 5km north east and south east of the development site, away from potential impacts, in order to provide reference data for the purposes of the long term monitoring. The Crown Estate Marine Data Advisor +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 31N