9c14a2eb-e498-434e-a53e-3631aa93242a English series series 2026-06-09T15:29:47 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota environment geoscientificInformation oceans Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Sedimentary structure SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Habitat extent SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Intertidal zone The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision 100 SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision English Channel SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision upper slope 2011-05-18T00:00:00 2011-05-19T00:00:00 -0.6425 0.3583 50.4856 50.822 TCE-2600 Marine Data Exchange 2011, RSK Environment, Zone 6 - Rampion, Cable Landfall and Intertidal Ecology Survey Cable Landfall and Intertidal Ecology Survey 2012-12-01T00:00:00 creation 2021-05-17T14:21:38 publication 2014-03-20T00:00:00 revision English RSK have been contracted by E.ON to produce an Environmental Statement for the proposed Rampion Offshore Windfarm in the English Channel, offshore of Brighton. It is currently proposed that the electricity export cable will make landfall in the intertidal area between East Worthing and South Lancing. An ecological survey was conducted on the 18-19th May 2011 to provide baseline environmental information on the intertidal landfall area for the export cable of the proposed Rampion Offshore Windfarm. The survey comprised a walkover survey of habitats and features of interest present, and sampling of sediment for laboratory analysis of benthic communities, particle size, and chemical contamination. Sampling was conducted on the low water of a Spring tide. There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange Publicly Available 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 The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Nick Hogben RSK Principal GIS Consultant gis@rsk.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner notPlanned Geographic Information System https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-2600/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 This survey was performed using methodology similar to Marine Intertidal Phase 1 Biotope Mapping methodology (Wyn et al., 2006), directly annotating features of interest onto A3 aerial photography of the landfall area. Photographs were taken and target notes were made for a number of aspects including the following: 1. Approximate habitat boundaries; 2. Sediment/substrate type; 3. Sediment/substrate physical features; 4. Fauna; 5. Flora; and 6. Existing human influences. The positions of all target notes were recorded using a hand-held differential GPS unit (Trimble GeoXT, accurate to 1m or less). Biotope descriptions are based on visual observations from the walkover survey, and laboratory analysis of both sediment particle size and benthic infauna. Biotope descriptions used in this report are those according to The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland Version 04.05 (Connor et al., 2004). In many cases detailed biotope types cannot be designated, particularly where samples were not taken for analysis of benthic infauna. All sediment samples were collected on foot at the following stations which were selected to represent the intertidal environment around the landfall area Nick Hogben RSK Principal GIS Consultant gis@rsk.co.uk pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 30N