Identification

Title

2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Southannan Sands SSSI intertidal survey

Abstract

The purpose of this intertidal survey work, undertaken by SNH, was to monitor the sandflats feature of the Southannan Sands SSSI. This survey took place over three days in July 2016. The purpose of this monitoring survey was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats - sandflats are a protected feature of this site and component habitats include intertidal seagrass beds and blue mussel beds (both of which are PMFs). Intertidal core samples were collected on three shores, one transect was surveyed on each shore.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000322-SS

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Additional information source

Allen, J.H. 2018. Infaunal and PSA analyses of benthic samples collected from the South of Skye, Southannan Sands SSSI and Mousa SAC / MPA in 2016. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1037.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-08-31

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2017-05-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.8983

East bounding longitude

-4.8575

North bounding latitude

55.7512

South bounding latitude

55.7283

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Irish Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

40E5

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

littoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-07-25

End position

2016-07-27

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Intertidal surveys were undertaken at Southannan Sands SSSI by SNH from 25th-27th July 2016. Handheld cores, dig-overs, and quadrats were used to collect samples along a series of transects. A total of 16 zones (stations) were identified along three shore transects; one at Hunterston Sands, one at Southannan Sands, and one at Fairlie Sands. Eight cores of 10.3 cm diameter to a depth of approximately 15 cm were pooled from each biological zone on the three shores. A total of 14 infaunal core replicates were collected out of the 16 zones identified (at two of the transects the upper shore substrates were too course to core sample, therefore were not taken). All core smaples were sieved on a 0.5mm sieve, and this sieve residue was retained and fixed using buffered formalin. Additional data was also collected at each zone where possible: (1) 15 sediment samples for PSA; (2) 5 quadrats from each of the 16 shore zones; and (3) dig-over data from one of each of the 14 zones where sediments permitted. This information from quadrats and dig-overs was used to assist in biotope determinations for each survey zone. The position of each sample transect and sample station were recorded. Laboratory processing methodologies followed NMBAQC guidelines.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-02-02

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Not for use in navigation. This survey recorded no species or biotope occurences that SNH consider as sensititive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations of Freedom of Information Regulations; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissable under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

no restrictions to public use

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Precision Marine Survey Limited

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-07-31

Metadata language