781f71a7ecad5aa0825e1007f683f879 English series Marine ALSF via CEFAS delivery partner Contracts Manager +44(0)1502562244 Lowestoft Laboratory secretariat@alsf-mepf.org.uk http://www.cefas.co.uk/ pointOfContact 2008-03-26 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 OGP 2007 - 2008, Gardline Geosurvey Ltd, Regional Environmental Characterisation Survey South Coast Region - Survey Data MEPF 07/02 2008-02-29 publication 2007-01-01 creation 20419 The aim of the South Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC) survey was to acquire data, of the highest quality and resolution possible, to enable broadscale characterisation of the seabed habitat, associated biological communities and potential historic environmental assets within the region. The South Coast regional survey area consisted of 28 survey corridors, each comprising of one centerline and two wing lines, totaling approximately 4,100 line km. High quality seabed imagery was obtained at 92 stations, beam trawls were successfully completed at 26 stations, and Hamon and clamshell grabs were completed at all stations where the seabed imagery indicated that the seabed was suitable for sampling activities. The specific objectives of the project were to: Acquire acoustic and geophysical data capable of describing broadscale seabed habitats and potential historic environment assets within the region, and so developing the understanding of the physical processes that influence the regional seabed, historic environment and its faunal communities; Acquire seabed imagery, seabed grab samples, and scientific beam trawl to describe the types of seabed habitats and epifauna that exist within the region and enable the future interpretation of acoustic and geophysical data; Acquire data capable of determining the location and significance of rare or regionally unique habitats or those that might be considered for protection under the terms of national conservation legislation; Acquire data capable of determining the significance of habitats and benthic species identified in maintaining the health of higher tropic levels of regional marine communities; Acquire geophysical, geological and biological data to support the integrated management of offshore resources in the region and to provide a better basis for marine spatial planning; Ensure that industry-led regional and licence specific monitoring data are placed within a wider description of habitats that highlights the relative importance of those habitats; Provide a resource that will enable improved management of marine offshore activities now and into the future and which may be used to resolve conflicts regarding seafloor use. The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 1 St James's Market London SW1Y 4AH United Kingdom enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Gardline Environmental Ltd +44 (0) 1493 845600 Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3NG United Kingdom environmental@gardline.com http://www.gardline.com originator notPlanned Government Funded Research The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Sediment grain size parameters Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed Bathymetry and Elevation Seabed photography Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed Habitat characterisation Sedimentary structure Side-scan sonar Seismic reflection Magnetics Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply 1 eng biota elevation environment geoscientificInformation oceans -7.5572338114 -7.55719702927 49.7672598192 49.7672631874 2007-06-01 2007-09-12 Presentation type: digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) Spatial representation type: 001 Supply media: 001 Origin: Gardline Geosurvey Limited http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde4malsf260 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/1414/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset High resolution seismic/acoustic and sampling datasets have been collected across the South Coast regional survey area between June 2007 and September 2007. The surveys were funded by the DEFRA Marine Environment Protection Fund under the wider Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund.