4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132323839 English NRW_DS114501 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-12-09T12:33:20.711Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Intertidal Monitoring of Tide-swept Boulder Habitat in the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) 2008 Intertidal Monitoring of Tide-swept Boulder Habitat in the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) 2008 2008 CCW / ASML Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC Boulder monitoring Britannia Bridge and Felinheli MRCCW16300000018 Gwaith monitro rhynglanwol ar gynefin clogfeini llanwol yn ACA Y Fenai a Bae Conwy yn 2008 2008-06-06 NRW_DS112289 The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Rocky reefs (hard substrata) are of considerable conservation importance due the high diversity of the communities they support and, as such, are included under Annex 1 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) (Hill et al. 1998). They are an abundant feature of the UK coastline, especially on western coasts where exposed bedrock predominates. In some areas, the substratum may be composed entirely of bedrock whilst on less steeply shelving / gently shelving shores, large boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand and mud may be present (Hill et al., 1998). Rocky reefs are extremely variable in terms of their structure and the communities they support with reef communities being influenced by the type of rock and the microhabitats available, sediment availability, degree of shelter, shore height, and temperature regime. Communities in exposed areas are usually dominated by sponges, anemones and foliose red algae with ascidians, delicate filamentous algae and fan worms being more common in sheltered areas (JNCC, 2005). The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Rocky reefs (hard substrata) are of considerable conservation importance due the high diversity of the communities they support and, as such, are included under Annex 1 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) (Hill et al. 1998). They are an abundant feature of the UK coastline, especially on western coasts where exposed bedrock predominates. In some areas, the substratum may be composed entirely of bedrock whilst on less steeply shelving / gently shelving shores, large boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand and mud may be present (Hill et al., 1998). Rocky reefs are extremely variable in terms of their structure and the communities they support with reef communities being influenced by the type of rock and the microhabitats available, sediment availability, degree of shelter, shore height, and temperature regime. Communities in exposed areas are usually dominated by sponges, anemones and foliose red algae with ascidians, delicate filamentous algae and fan worms being more common in sheltered areas (JNCC, 2005). Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en CCW Marine Monitoring Team Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Aquatic Survey and Monitoring Ltd (ASML) Whitfield Brow, Bollihope, Frosterley, Weardale, Co. Durham, DL13 2SZ, England tom@aquatic-environments.co.uk http://www.marineseen.com/aquatic_survey_and_monitoring.htm Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en sd">Species distribution Habitats and biotopes Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme monitoring (see specific types of monitoring eg. woodland monitoring) intertidal under boulder underboulder Menai Strait Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC boulders bait digging (bait collecting) NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Zoobenthos generic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-01-06 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. no limitations © CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 benthic boundary layer SIR YNYS MON - ISLE OF ANGLESEY -4.25311875 -4.14644826 53.17150748 53.24391987 2008-06-01 2008-06-06 Documents [A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version. [B] Excel spreadsheets of data - MS and CB 2008 Boulder Data v4.xls. Translations from the above MapInfo Tables are retained in ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo Interchange formats. [C] Marine Recorder file. [D] A series of MapInfo GIS layers in MapInfo Native format (Tables) MSCB_Felinheli_Boulders_2008.Tab [E] Photographs of the site, stations and core contents. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 false The following procedure was employed to compile the species richness of the boulders: a measure of the extent of the underboulder biotope community was attempted with the surveyors hopping in and out of the boat to carry out the survey of extent, boulders were chosen along the same shore height (MLW - MSLW) and within close proximity to each other (where possible), boulders were only selected if they fitted within a 0.5 m x 0.5 m quadrat. These intermediate sized boulders are known to carry the highest diversity, with smaller stones being overturned too often to acquire a stable community whilst larger boulders develop a single-species dominance (Liddiard et al 1989), a GPS point was taken of each boulder, a photograph was taken of the boulder upper surface then a species list taken, The boulder was then turned, photographed and a species list taken from the underside of the boulder. All survey completed by professional and experienced marine field surveyors. Data quality and confidence considered high. The following procedure was employed to compile the species richness of the boulders: a measure of the extent of the underboulder biotope community was attempted with the surveyors hopping in and out of the boat to carry out the survey of extent, boulders were chosen along the same shore height (MLW - MSLW) and within close proximity to each other (where possible), boulders were only selected if they fitted within a 0.5 m x 0.5 m quadrat. These intermediate sized boulders are known to carry the highest diversity, with smaller stones being overturned too often to acquire a stable community whilst larger boulders develop a single-species dominance (Liddiard et al 1989), a GPS point was taken of each boulder, a photograph was taken of the boulder upper surface then a species list taken, The boulder was then turned, photographed and a species list taken from the underside of the boulder. All survey completed by professional and experienced marine field surveyors. Data quality and confidence considered high.