8582d843-a4a4-4221-adb0-507bc131f102 English series series 2026-08-05T13:54:52 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota economy oceans Fishing effort SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Fish taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Fishery characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Fish and shellfish catch statistics SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Fish abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Post-Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Renewable Energy Lease 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 English Channel SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision water column 2006-03-23T00:00:00 2006-03-23T23:59:59 1.0327 1.1424 51.373278 51.473833 TCE-817 Marine Data Exchange 2006, EMU, Kentish Flats, Monitoring Programme - Fisheries Surveys Monitoring Programme - Fisheries Surveys 2022-08-03T09:47:20 publication English As part of the monitoring programme stipulated within the FEPA Licence for the construction of a 129MW offshore windfarm on the Kentish Flats (Thames Estuary), fish monitoring surveys are required as little is known about the potential effects of wind farms in terms of enhancing or aggregating fish populations. Advice detailed in Annex I of the FEPA Licence (Licence 31780/03/0) for the Kentish Flats Wind Farm states that ‘adequate pre-construction baseline and post-construction surveys of fish populations in the area of the wind farm’ need to be undertaken. Three pre-construction surveys were undertaken. The first of the seasonal post-construction fish monitoring surveys was undertaken on 7th July 2005 (see separate report). The second post-construction survey, was conducted on the 12th October 2005. Subsequent surveys were planned for December/January 2005 and March/April 2006, to encompass the projected first operational year of the wind-farm. The survey planned for December 2005 or January 2006 was unable to take place due to constant problems with the weather. The survey was subsequently delayed by engine problems encountered by the fishing vessel used, ‘Our Sarah Jane’. The current survey was undertaken over one day, 23rd March 2006. The final post construction survey is planned for June and will reflect the pre-construction survey activity. Details of catch composition and subsequent analysis are not included here, as these data will be compiled into an interpretative report following completion of all the field surveys. 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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 work was performed from the local vessel “Our Sarah Jane” (BM116, registered in Brixham & based in Whitstable), licensed to fish within the Thames Estuary. The gear used was a triple-rig otter trawl comprising a main 8 fathom net with a side net of 6 fathoms on either side. Cod-end mesh was 80mm. This gear is the same as that used in normal commercial operations in the area for the time of year. Tows were conducted through the main windfarm site within four survey target areas running along the tidal axis and between the lines of the turbine array (See Appendix 1 for survey locations). Two reference areas were also sampled, in order to compare the results within the context of natural variability. The six areas are recorded in the data and field book as areas 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21, which refer to the number given to the Olex dGPS position of the upper left hand (NW) corner of each trawl area. Each tow was approximately 2km in length. Vattenfall MDE@vattenfall.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-11-29 revision WGS 84