9a7a7825-ac3d-43de-b0b3-614a97f3b748 eng series Forewind Ltd Data Manager +44 (0)800 975 5636 Davidson House, Forbury Square Reading RG1 3EU United Kingdom info@forewind.co.uk http://www.forewind.co.uk/ pointOfContact 2011-09-27 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.4 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::32631 2013, Gardline Environmental Ltd, Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Tranche B and Teesside Cable Corridor Benthic Survey (July 2012 - November 2012) 2013-05-30 publication Gardline 9180-1 series documentDigital Gardline Environmental Ltd (GEL) carried out a benthic characterisation survey for Forewind Ltd (hereafter referred to as Forewind) throughout Tranche B and the associated Teesside Cable Corridor (TCC) routes (Northern and Southern) for the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Project. Forewind aims to develop a series of wind farms on Dogger Bank in four stages known as tranches (Forewind, 2012a). Survey work for Tranche B was conducted during July 2012 onboard the MV Vigilant with the survey of TCC routes conducted during September 2012 and October 2012 onboard the MV Vigilant for the offshore section and during November 2012 on the MV Titan Endeavour for the inshore section of the route. Within Tranche B, a total of 55 stations were pre-selected by the Client to undertake camera investigation of the habitat and grab sampling for particle size and faunal analyses, 11 of which were also to be sampled for contaminant analyses. Along the TCC routes, 120 stations were pre-selected for camera investigation, of which 74 were selected for grab sampling for particle size and faunal analyses, including 24 stations for contaminant analyses. This characterisation survey was undertaken to feed into the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process to inform the Environmental Statement (ES). The report will contribute to a zone-wide characterisation of Dogger Bank investigating physical sediment characteristics, sediment contaminants and benthic community composition throughout Tranche B and the TCC routes. Gardline Environmental Ltd Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3NG United Kingdom environmental@gardline.com originator Forewind Ltd +44 (0)800 975 5636 Davidson House, Forbury Square Reading RG1 3EU United Kingdom info@forewind.co.uk http://www.forewind.co.uk/ custodian Gardline Environmental Ltd Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3NG United Kingdom environmental@gardline.com processor notPlanned PDF JPEG unknown ESRI ArcGIS shapefile 10 Excel 2010 VOB unknown Oceanographic geographical features GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Seabed photography SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2013-08-02 revision 76 Sediment benthos grab core MEDIN Data Guidelines 2012-05-01 revision 3 Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2013-08-02 revision 76 Grab SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report data categories 2011-12-09 revision 3 Benthic Habitat Contaminants Macrofauna Sedimentary Textures Global Change Master Directory Science Keyword variables 2007-04-18 revision 4 Marine Biodiversity MEDIN Parameter Discipline Keywords 2012-06-09 revision 3 Video survey MEDIN Data Guidelines 2012-05-01 revision 3 Marine Sediments Global Change Master Directory Science Keyword terms 2007-04-18 revision 4 Agreement for Lease Area Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Habitats and biotopes INSPIRE themes 2009-07-31 revision 1 copyright copyright 1 eng environment geoscientificInformation Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea -1.2 3.12 54.50 55.20 2012-07-15 2012-11-17 http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1r3z3db5387 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/2482/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series Data Specification on Hydrography - Draft Guidelines 2008-12-19 publication See the referenced specification true Camera operations utilised a digital stills camera and video system with a freshwater lens in order to ground truth the geophysical survey data and to investigate the survey areas for the presence of features of conservation importance. A modified mini-Hamon grab was used to acquire one 0.1m2 sample at each station, with a sub-sample also taken for particle size analysis (PSA). One 0.1m2 grab sample was acquired at all but four of the 55 Tranche B sampling locations and three of the 74 TCC sampling locations. A Day grab was used to acquire two 0.1m2 samples at each station specified for contaminant sampling. Two 0.1m2 Day grab samples were acquired at all ofthe 11 Tranche B sampling locations and all bar three of the 24 TCC sampling locations.