7d347730-bfc8-4d74-9cde-918db588f4c7 English series series 2026-09-10T10:36:54 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota oceans Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Cetacean behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Zone search area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision North Sea SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision unknown 2010-04-01T00:00:00 2011-08-31T23:59:59 -3.056224 -2.624679 58.092166 58.298608 CES-331 Marine Data Exchange 2011, Natural Power, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Eastern Development Area Bird and Mammal Survey 2026-09-10T10:36:54 publication English Bird and marine mammal surveys were conducted by Natural Power Consultants for the Eastern Development Area for the proposed Round 3 Zone 1 offshore wind farm. 20 surveys were conducted in all monthly between April 2010 and August 2011. The mxd and layer packages that have been sent are the figures from each survey report over the 18 month period and detail the survey area and the boat transect through the area. ESAS standard methodology for bird assessments was employed. The location of the boat was recorded at all times using GPS. All data collected was recorded on a suitable pro-forma for later entry onto spreadsheets, the following information was recorded for each observation: Species Number (count) Distance from vessels Height of flight Direction. Passive acoustic monitoring was conducted on marine mammals from tows behind the survey vessel. There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use otherRestrictions Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Natural Power Consultants +44 (0) 1644 430 008 sayhello@naturalpower.com originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor Rebecca Hughes EDP Renewables GIS and Data Manager 0131 556 7602 rebecca.hughes@edpr.com owner notPlanned Geographic Information System https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-331/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series The survey methodology used bird and marine mammal surveys outlined by Camphuysen et al. 2004 and the recommendations outlined in MacLean (2009). Rebecca Hughes EDP Renewables GIS and Data Manager 0131 556 7602 rebecca.hughes@edpr.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 30N