d891a64d-c63a-4b57-b05c-ce76210201d1 English series series 2026-09-10T13:24:04 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Agreement for 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 North Sea SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision inapplicable 2014-06-30T00:00:00 2014-06-30T23:59:59 -3.6625 -2.0914 57.6799 58.6362 CES-334 Marine Data Exchange 2014, Natural Power Consultants, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, OfTI Ornithology Update 2026-09-10T13:24:04 publication English In March 2014, the Scottish Government awarded Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) consent for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. As part of their consent application, MORL submitted an Environmental Statement (ES) chapter detailing the Offshore Transmission Infrastructure (OfTI). Since the submission of the MORL ES, the National Grid, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission and MORL have agreed to change the grid connection point from Peterhead to New Deer. The existing OfTI Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) will therefore require updating to reflect this change. Production of an offshore ornithology chapter, including baseline, impact assessment and cumulative impact assessment. The baseline will focus on data gathered from digital aerial surveys and desk-based reviews. Surveys were carried out (2009 to 2012) and provided to the Crown Estate in those years so no additional datasets are included here. Boat based survey (2010-2012) and Aerial survey (2009 to 2010 and 2011). There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange 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 Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Natural Power Consultants Consultant sayhello@naturalpower.com originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor Emily Swain EDP Renewables emily.swain.external@edpr.com owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-334/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 Desk based literature reviews were carried out to collate the most up to date information on aspects of seabird amd migratory species within the modified OfTI. Boat based surveys between April 2010 and March 2012 followed the technique for ship-based seabird surveys outlined by Camphuysen et al. (2014) and the recommendations to improve this methodology outlined by MacLean et al. (2009). Full details of the Aerial surveys can be found in MORL 2012 Technical Appendix 4.5 A. Emily Swain EDP Renewables emily.swain.external@edpr.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 30N