54e49e8cee064c41f64616ddd1deae7b English series Data Manager The Crown Estate The Crown Estate Data Manager +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact 2014-03-04 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.7 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2010, CMACS, Zone 9 Celtic Array, Autumn Fish Trawl Surveys 2010-12-31 publication J3152 http://www.centrica.com/celticarray The autumn 2010 survey provides the first set of annual 4m beam trawl survey data designed to sample demersal fish and epifauna present in and around the zone. The second survey is scheduled for spring 2011. After this second survey comparisons between the two data sets will be made and the definitive community descriptions will be provided. In addition, comparisons to Cefas data sets for their survey sites located within the zone will be undertaken and information regarding fish spawning areas will be provided following a literature review. Survey methodology was agreed with the main statutory agencies (JNCC, Cefas and CCW) and twenty-five survey locations across the zone were identified. The autumn survey was conducted over four days in early November 2010. Due to inclement conditions only 22 of the original 25 survey sites were able to be surveyed. Trawls were undertaken using a 4m beam trawl with a 40mm inserted mesh cod end. All fish and epifaunal species were identified and recorded with commercial fish being measured and elasmobranchs measured and sexed. Results from the survey showed the most dominant fish species present to be the poor cod and the small-spotted cat shark, the latter being recorded from all sites across the zone. The most common commercial fish species was the flat-fish plaice. No rare or endangered fish species were recorded from the survey and elasmobranch species were recorded from all sites. Dominant epifaunal species were linked by area with certain parts of the zone supporting different benthic communities. Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd +44 (0)151 327 7177 +44 (0)151 327 6344 Head Office, CMACS Ltd, 80 Eastham Village Road, Eastham Wirral CH62 0AW United Kingdom info@cmacsltd.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 1 St James's Market London SW1Y 4AH United Kingdom enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/ custodian unknown Database Documents Fish abundance in water bodies Fish taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Fish and benthos trawl tow MEDIN Data Guidelines 2020-01-15 revision 6 Zone search area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network otherRestrictions http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng biota SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column boundary layer Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bristol Channel -12.2563 -12.1941 56.2851 56.3195 -12.2123 -12.1502 55.5711 55.6062 -9.0043 -8.9422 54.4371 54.4732 -5.1956 -3.5751 53.4502 54.0317 2010-11-04 2010-11-07 series This report presents results of the autumn 2010 4m beam trawl survey within the Irish Sea Round 3 Development Zone. The survey contributes to a programme of environmental monitoring at the site designed in response to conditions of the Crown Estates issued to the developer- CERI. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/2665/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.