d6c60866-32fa-4ed7-b7c1-816347cfde34 eng series Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Data Manager 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN United Kingdom info@neartnagaoithe.com www.mainstreamrp.com pointOfContact 2014-11-13 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.6 EPSG:27700 2009-2011, Natural Research Projects Limited, Cork Ecology, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Birds and Marine Mammals Survey 2011 publication UK02-BAMM-024 Mainstream Data Asset Tracking System (DATS) Mainstream Renewable Power Limited is currently developing the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, located 15.5 km off Fife Ness on the east coast of Scotland. An Environmental Statement had to be prepared in support of the application for planning permission to construct and operate grid connection infrastructure associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm located within East Lothian. Natural Research Projects Limited and Cork Ecology were commissioned to undertake a baseline seabird and marine mammal survey. The boat-based survey was carried out monthly over the course of two years. completed Crown Estate Scotland 0131 260 6070 Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square Edinburgh EH3 9GL United Kingdom enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Natural Research Projects Limited Brathens Business Park, Hill of Brathens Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 4BY United Kingdom info@natural-research.org www.natural-research.org originator Cork Ecology Long Strand, Castlefreke Clonakilty Co. Cork Ireland info@corkecology.net www.corkecology.net originator notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2014-10-09 revision 86 Birds, mammals and reptiles SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups 2011-07-28 revision 21 Birds SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report data categories 2011-12-09 revision 3 Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2014-10-09 revision 86 Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2014-10-09 revision 86 Marine Biodiversity MEDIN Parameter Discipline Keywords 2012-06-09 revision 3 Restricted restricted restricted Restricted eng biota -2.466443 -2.025290 56.140154 56.410395 2009-11-01 2011-10-31 Data restricted spreadsheets shapefiles inapplicable https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-258/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series The methods used for the two years of baseline seabird and marine mammal surveys followed standard COWRIE approved survey methodology (Camphuysen et al. 2004). Seabirds and marine mammals were recorded using an adaptation of the standard Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Seabirds at Sea survey method, which uses line transect methodology (see Webb & Durinck 1992 for further details).