57d87e77c3686be4edc12f69de14fd29 English series The Crown Estate Marine Data Advisor +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact 2024-12-30 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2024, North West Wildlife Trust, Marine Internships, Seal Tagging Feasibility Study 2024-12-12 publication MDE-TCE-195-4104 This report contains discussion of the practicalities of a satellite telemetry tagging study, as described by the Sea Mammal Research Unit, St Andrews. Details of site specific considerations as highlighted by Cumbria Wildlife Trust are described, as well as a risk assessment for the study. Alternative methods of research are compared, in response to the identified risks and to ethical concerns raised by The Seal Alliance, with guidance from their Key Principles for conducting research. The Crown Estate Marine Data Advisor +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian notPlanned Documents Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Seal morphology and physiology Seal behaviour SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use otherRestrictions Publicly Available English biota SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column -6.6620 2.4102 49.3595 56.0186 2024-06-12 2024-12-12 The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4104/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series CWT conducts this monitoring with the aim of understanding the growth of the colony and recording the impact of disturbance, especially during the breeding season. Measures to reduce disturbance are in place such as a no access restriction for the beaches on the nature reserve. CWT also engage with the community and visitors to the nature reserve about the importance of minimising disturbance, and have a livestream camera facing the haul out site so that people can observe the seals without impacting their wellbeing. Sea-goers and visitors are encouraged to read and adhere to the Marine and Coastal Wildlife Code prior to visiting SWNR.