73852ee42c8d5b1285843ebe9b6f92cc English series DONG energy Project manager +45 99 55 11 11 Kraftværksvej 53 Skærbæk 7000 Fredericia Denmark info@dongenergy.com www.dongenergy.com pointOfContact 2008-04-14 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd., Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Benthic Survey. 2002-05-30 publication 2002 creation 1535 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ In Spring 2002, Titan Environmental Surveys Limited was commissioned to undertake a macrobenthic survey on Gunfleet Sands off the Essex coast, to support the design and development of the proposed offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands. The scope of the survey included benthic sampling at 65 sites in the study area, incorporating day grab sampling and retention of benthic fauna on 1.0mm and 0.5mm sieves, followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution, sampling of the sediment for particle size analysis, metals and hydrocarbon compounds, trawl samples from seven tows within the study area and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples. The survey commenced on the 14th February 2002, grab sampling and trawling was completed by 18th February 2002. The outcome of the survey showed that the majority of the sampling sites within the proposed windfarm development and along the Gunfleet Sands, on Buxey Sands and Foulness Sands were composed predominantly of fine sands or very fine sands. Most were at least moderately well sorted, and some had sufficient silt and clay or coarser material to be designated muddy or gravelly. Those samples that were analysed for metals and hydrocarbons contained concentrations well within, or close to, the ranges expected for uncontaminated sediments. The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX United Kingdom enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd +44 (0) 1656 673673 +44 (0) 1656 673674 Orion House, Parc Crescent Bridgend CF31 3BQ United Kingdom na http://www.titansurveys.com/ originator notPlanned PDF XLS fGDB Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Sedimentary structure SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Metal concentrations in sediment SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply eng biota environment 1.18221415492963 1.26099093245853 51.7105268136316 51.7529100147345 2002-02-14 2002-02-18 Origin: Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1r2gs20072 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/525/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset The scope of the survey included benthic sampling at 65 sites in the study area, incorporating day grab sampling and retention of benthic fauna on 1.0mm and 0.5mm sieves, followed by preservation in formaldehyde solution, sampling of the sediment for particle size analysis, metals and hydrocarbon compounds, trawl samples from seven tows within the study area and appropriate analysis and processing of the samples.