842a1e69-bb4a-4dac-b317-47381751b0f1 eng series 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 pointOfContact 2015-11-11 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::32630 2010-2011, Caloo Ecological Services, Brough Head Wave Farm, Marine Wildlife Surveys 2011-12-01 publication 0032 The potential ecological impact of the Marwick Head development is likely to be an important consideration within the consenting process. This is because the development could potentially have impacts upon two Special Protection Areas and, under the 1994 Habitat Regulations; Appropriate Assessments are likely to be required. Also, as they are European Protected Species, any potential impact upon cetaceans needs to be considered. As part of Aquamarine’s commitment to continuous improvement and following feedback from SNH this document reviews the existing programme of seabird and cetacean monitoring at Marwick Head in the light of the experience to date. It describes how the data collected to date will be analysed to meet the requirements of EIA and Appropriate Assessment and proposes further improvements to the existing methodologies to even better meet these requirements. Given the sensitive location of the proposed development, an extensive programme of survey and monitoring is proposed. Brough Head Wave Farm Limited (BHWFL) also commissioned one complete year of marine wildlife surveys of its Brough Head Wave Farm site. The site is located along the north-west coast of Orkney Mainland where it holds an Agreement for Lease (AfL) with the Crown Estate (Figure 1). Monthly shore-based surveys of seabirds and marine mammals using the AfL area have been conducted since April 2011 and this report (and subsequent additions) aim to characterise the marine wildlife interest of the Brough Head Wave Farm site. Aquamarine Power info@aquamarinepower.com custodian Xodus Group Ltd info@xodusgroup.com originator notPlanned 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 Bird behaviour Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network http://marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx copyright otherRestrictions copyright otherRestrictions http://marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng environment -2.9635 -2.8989 58.7173 58.7377 2010 2011-11 http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde2pfowbh4426 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/137/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series This metadata file has been created by The Crown Estate for the purpose of uploading to the Marine Data Exchange