Identification

Title

2013 - 2013 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Monitoring ambient noise for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Alternative title(s)

MSFD Ambient Noise Monitoring Project

Abstract

Data collected using Aural M2 Underwater Sound Recorder deployed on seabed lander on West Gabbard SmartBuoy site (co-ordinates: 51°59'.0 N 002°05'.0 E) at 35 metres depth. The recorder was deployed on 15 April 2013 and recovered without incident on 2 June 2013. This gave a total of 48 days of continuous recording whilst underwater. The West Gabbard site was chosen due to its close proximity to shipping lanes. Approximately six weeks of data were collected, on a pseudo continuous scheme. The only gaps in the recordings occurred when the instrument was writing data to disk, i.e. approximately 1 minute out of 18 minutes. The recorder produced 3842 wav files, each containing 17 minutes of usable data (approximately 1,088 hours). Each single 17 minute file may contain a large number of events, ranging from biological sounds to shipping, and is usually dominated by meteorological sounds such as wind, waves and rain. Total size of data: 240 Gigabytes.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS6e8a1cc4-e21e-4e99-abc9-c8a639a62aef

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

structure

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

2

East bounding longitude

2.5

North bounding latitude

52.25

South bounding latitude

51.75

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2013-04-11

End position

2013-06-06

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-06-17

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The overall aim of this project, which started in October 2010, was to assess the feasibility of monitoring ambient noise for the purposes of the MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive), and to make recommendations towards a framework for a UK monitoring programme to meet the requirements of the MSFD. Criteria and methodological standards on GES (Good Environmental Status) of marine waters were published in 2010 (Commission Decision 2010/477/EU, COM 2010). The Commission (COM 2010) described the sounds for Indicator 11.2 (ambient noise) as "long lasting or continuous", and included examples of dredging, shipping and energy installations. They specified that it be defined by "Trends in the ambient noise level within the 1/3 octave bands 63 and 125 Hz (centre frequency) (re 1μPa RMS; average noise level in these octave bands over a year) measured by observation stations and/or with the use of models if appropriate (11.2.1)".

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

2020-06-17T09:19:14

Metadata language

eng