Intertidal Monitoring of Rockpools Following the Sea Empress Oil Spill 1996-97
Following the Sea Empress grounding in Milford Haven on February the 15th 1996, it was decided that a programme of monitoring was required to assess the impact of the oil on the coasts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. This dataset contains the results of rockpool monitoring carried out for a year following the spillage to assess community changed caused by the oil spill. The data collected was used to assess community changes caused by the oil spillage. It was thought rockpool monitoring was particular suitable for this purpose because rockpools are diverse in physical characteristics, occur at different height on shores, contain a range of biota, and are relatively easy to re-locate.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS111294
- Alternative Title
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- 1996 Rostron PMSA -Sea Empress oil spill, impact on coastal ecosystems rockpool survey MRCCW10000000076
- Gwaith monitro rhynglanwol ar byllau glan mor yn dilyn trychineb olew y Sea Empress
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- English
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21 rockpools were studied at 10 locations. Surveys involved describing the pools in terms of position on shore, catchment area, level of exposure/shading. Mobile species were counted on approach. Surface dimensions of the pool were sketched and the habitat types within the pool mapped. Photographs were taken to to support the biological and habitat data and a complete species list for each pool was completed. Water samples were taken for chemical determination of hydrocarbon pollution. This dataset contributes to Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 1997-12-31
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1996-03-01
- End date
- 1997-07-01
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Celtic Sea
- Geographic Extent
- Irish Sea
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- Cardigan Bay
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- St. Brides Bay
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- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- benthic boundary layer
Distribution
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Documents
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[A] Paper copy of reports containing hydrocarbon results, rockpool biota lists and photographs. [B] Data available on NRW's copy of Marine Recorder (MRCCW10000000076)
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Quality
Data quality
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21 rockpools were studied at 10 locations. Surveys involved describing the pools in terms of position on shore, catchment area, level of exposure/shading. Mobile species were counted on approach. Surface dimensions of the pool were sketched and the habitat types within the pool mapped. Photographs were taken to to support the biological and habitat data and a complete species list for each pool was completed. Water samples were taken for chemical determination of hydrocarbon pollution. This dataset contributes to Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry.
Keywords
Keywords
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Keywords
- SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Habitat characterisation
- Zoobenthos generic abundance
- Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
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Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-01-06
Keywords
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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Impact of the Sea Empress spill on coastal ecosystems : littoral studies : rockpool monitoring. (Draft)
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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- no limitations
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW 1997 There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131323934 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
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Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas (PMSA)
NRW_DS24328
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-12-09T12:32:53.097Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
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1.0