37e72ebd09014577b654f5f229b3ea15 eng series Centrica Renewable Energy Limited GIS and Data Manager 01753 492 188 Millstream East 1st Floor Maidenhead Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 5GD renewables@centrica.com www.centrica.com pointOfContact 2014-01-16 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.7 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2006, EMU Ltd., Race Bank and Docking Shoal Offshore Wind Farms, Macrobenthic Ecology Surveys of the Associated Cable Route Corridor 2006-07-03 publication 2006-01-01 creation 1815 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ In support of the planned Round 2 offshore wind farm developments at the Greater Wash Strategic Area, Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd. (CREL) commissioned Emu Ltd. (Emu) to undertake benthic ecological studies along the proposed route of the associated cable corridor within the Wash region, North Norfolk. The studies included the collection of video footage of the seabed to identify potentially sensitive ecological features, and subsequent seabed sediment and water sampling with the use of remote operated grab samplers and water collectors at pre-determined sample locations distributed throughout the Wash region. Due to the turbidity of the water the underwater camera system was placed within abespoke water filled box with a transparent base. This arrangement permitted a clear column of water between the camera lens and the seabed ensuring good data collection in poor visibility conditions. The intention of the studies was to characterise the benthic conditions along the proposed route of the cable corridor and close environs for the purposes of informing the planning and design processes of the construction phase and to support the associated Environmental Statement. This report within this series presents the results of the ecological studies and describes the current condition as regards the benthic habitats and associated macro-invertebrate communities within the study area. Centrica Renewable Energy Limited GIS and Data Manager 01753 492 188 Millstream East 1st Floor Maidenhead Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 5GD renewables@centrica.com www.centrica.com custodian Fugro EMU Ltd marketing@fugroemu.com originator notPlanned pdf .xls Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Metadata record availability 2012-01-11T07:46:54 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Seabed photography SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2013-08-02 revision 76 Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 no conditions apply eng biota environment 0.63813169268556 0.895512257392733 53.1336856855061 53.3347453214837 2006-02-15 2006-03-29 Origin: EMU Ltd dataset Centrica Renewable Energy Limited (CREL) is developing three Round 2 offshore wind farms within the Greater Wash Strategic Area. These proposed developments are known as Lincs, Docking Shoal and Race Bank. In order to connect these proposed offshore wind farms to the shore and with the National Grid, two provisional cable corridors have been identified: one linking the offshore wind farm to the Skegness area (the Skegness option), and one linking the wind farm to the Walpole area (the Walpole option). https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/1834/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.