Identification

Title

2016 - 2016 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2016

Alternative title(s)

INFAUNA

Abstract

Counts and presence/absence of species of macrofauna identified from 42 grab samples collected at Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone between the 7 ^... and 19 ^... April 2016 The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/19508/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFASa4906784-6b0e-418e-97b2-b7f93305c8ac

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Additional information source

N/A

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.5

East bounding longitude

-5

North bounding latitude

50.25

South bounding latitude

50

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-04-06T23:00:00.000Z

End position

2016-04-18T23:00:00.000Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-03-09

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Day grab samples were collected at 42sites within the Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone on survey 2GDK70416. A day Grab with a sampling area of 0.1 m ^... was deployed from the stern gantry of the survey vessel to recover sediment from the seabed as described in the Environment Agency Water Framework Directive (WFD) operational instructions 104_10 (2012) and 009_07 (2014). `https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd`_ The EA WFD sampling methodology required two similar samples; the first was used to obtain a fauna sample (minimum depth of 5 cm in sand habitat and 7 cm in mud habitat) and the second solely to obtain a sub-sample for particle size analysis The sample was also inspected for a Redox Potential Discontinuity (RPD) or ‘black layer’, if present, the depth below the surface was recorded. The faunal sample was then processed, by washing over a sieve (1.0 mm mesh). The retained material was photographed on the sieve and preserved in a buffered 8 % formaldehyde solution for transfer ashore to a specialist laboratory for analysis. .. _`https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd`: https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/by-category/wfd

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-09T09:31:30

Metadata language