6191a0c8a74d52039398e0e6ee7f2619 English series SSE Renewables GIS Analyst 01189534303 N/A SSE Renewables 55 Vastern Road Reading Berkshire RG1 8BU Douglas.parrant@sserenewables.com www.sserenewables.com pointOfContact 2009-05-12 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2004-2006, British Trust for Ornithology, Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm, The Potential Effects on Birds 2004-01-01 publication 2006-06-01 creation 3099 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ Greater Gabbard Winds Ltd (GGOWL) has contracted the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Environmentally Sustainable Systems (ESS) to undertake surveys and to assess the impacts of the proposed wind farm on bird populations. The North Sea and Suffolk coast are important areas for many waterbirds including divers, seaducks, gulls and auks. Offshore surveys were carried out between February 2004 and April 2006 to asertain the abundance and distribution of birds in the "footprint" area of the proposed wind farm, plus an extended "reference" survey area. Aerial and boat surveys were used in accordance with COWRIE recommendations. Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) was commissioned by Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Limited (GGOWL) to analyse marine mammal sightings data collected by ESS Ltd during site-specific surveys of the proposed offshore wind farm development area. These data were used to support the project baseline description of marine mammals and the subsequent environmental impact assessment. The purpose of this report is to provide the marine mammal sightings data. Survey methods and all analyses used to inform the marine mammals baseline and to support the impact assessment are detailed in the environmental statement (GGOWL 2005). SSE Renewables GIS Analyst 01189534303 N/A SSE Renewables 55 Vastern Road Reading Berkshire RG1 8BU Douglas.parrant@sserenewables.com www.sserenewables.com custodian SSE Renewables GIS Analyst 01189534303 N/A SSE Renewables 55 Vastern Road Reading Berkshire RG1 8BU Douglas.parrant@sserenewables.com www.sserenewables.com originator notPlanned PDF Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Metadata record availability 2012-01-11T07:46:54 revision Navigation + shipping Marine Biodiversity MEDIN Parameter Discipline Keywords 2012-06-09T02:00:04 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision no conditions apply English biota environment 1.84471078246673 2.00989469080071 51.7305236781124 51.9829312026005 ENG 2006-06-01 2012-10-29 Origin: British Trust for Ornithology http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1r2gg0014 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/402/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset GGOWL has contracted the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Environmentally Sustainable Systems Ltd. (ESS) to undertake surveys and to assess the impacts of the proposed wind farm on bird populations.