Identification

Title

2015 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Fyne (Otter Spit) Limaria bed diver core survey

Abstract

Diver core sampling was undertaken at Flame shell (Limaria hains) beds in the vicinity of Otter Spit in Loch Fyne by SNH from 10th - 12th August 2015. Sampling was undertaken at the Loch Fyne and Loch Goil Nature Conservation MPA because they support a wide range of protected features, including those with a 'Recover' conservation objective. Replicate core samples were collected by divers along five 25m transects using a standard diver core. 28 infaunal samples were collected on this survey, but no PSA samples were taken. The position of each transect and sample replicate station were recorded. In addition to the collection of infaunal samples, divers assessed the extent of the flame shell bed and permanent transects were established in five locations to enable relocation of the stations. Precision Marine Survey Ltd. were commissioned by SNH to undertake faunal analysis of the samples. Laboratory processing methodologies were based on best practice and followed NMBAQC guidelines.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000295-LFOS

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. 2017. Infaunal and PSA analyses of benthic samples collected from around the Isle of Arran, Loch Fyne and Orkney in July and August 2015. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 945

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

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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

2003-01-01

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-02-14

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-08-31

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.3813

East bounding longitude

-5.3685

North bounding latitude

56.0101

South bounding latitude

56.0011

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

41E4

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

infralittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-08-10

End position

2015-08-12

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Diver core samples were collected from the Limaria bed in Loch Fyne from the 10th to the 12th of August 2015 at 6.8m to 10.7m BCD. Core samples were collected by divers along five 25 m transects at Otter Sound using a standard diver core (110 mm diameter cores driven in to 20 cm depth of sediment). Three permanent transect markers were hammered into the seabed at the start, middle and end of the transects. The posts were marked with 1, 2 and 3 horizontal black stripes to represent their position along the transect. Six replicate core samples were taken at intervals along the transects (at 2.75, 6.75, 10.75, 14.75, 18.75 and 22.75 m) unless core lids were broken at the surface in which case less replicates were used. A total of 28 core samples were collected from Flame shell (Limaria hains) beds in Loch Fyne. In addition to the core samples, divers carried out cell frequency counts of Limaria nest material from 0.25 m2 quadrats at 1 m intervals along the transects. Divers also estimated Limaria nest percentage cover at eight spot dives. All laboratory methodologies were based on best practice and Precision Marine Survey Limited is a member of the National Marine Biological and Analytical Quality Control scheme (NMBAQC).

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

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 or 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 on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Precision Marine Survey Limited

email address

info@precisionmarine.co.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

2019-07-29

Metadata language