Identification

Title

Taw-Torridge Cockle survey 2022

Abstract

Cockle surveys were conducted for the first time at Instow and Old Walls (Figure 4) on 7th and 8th November 2022, respectively. The aim is to monitor the change in density and average size of cockles across the Taw Torridge

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://https://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/Resource-library/H-Environment-and-Research

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

TAWCOCKLE2022

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

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

2015-04-07

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.2702

East bounding longitude

-4.1644

North bounding latitude

51.0746

South bounding latitude

51.0379

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Western Channel and Celtic Sea

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

2022-11-07

End position

2022-11-08

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-03-31

date type

creation

effective date

2022-11-07

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

Cockle data is sampled annually from pre determined spatial stations. Sampled Cockles are then aged, measured and weighed according to size class and the data is uploaded in to GIS for subsequent analysis and comparison.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Full data available on request

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Full data available on request

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-03-23

Metadata language