Monitoring of a Maerl Bed in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire 2010

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Maerl is a collective term for several species of red seaweed, with hard, chalky skeletons. It is rock hard and, unlike other seaweeds, it grows as unattached rounded nodules or short, branched shapes on the seabed. Like all seaweeds, maerl needs sunlight to grow, and it only occurs to a depth of about 20 m. Maerl can form large beds, when the conditions are right – a fast tidal flow or sufficient wave action to remove fine sediments, but not strong enough to break the brittle maerl branches. Within these beds, layers of dead maerl build up with a thin layer of pink, living maerl on the top. Maerl beds are classed as a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitat, listed under the Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive, is on the list of OSPAR's List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Region 3 - Celtic Sea), and the habitat supports a number of UKBAP priority species, and species of principal important for the purpose of conservation of biodiversity under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. This data contains the results of a monitoring exercise undertaken to assess the status of the maerl bed in the Haven for the reporting purposes, and also to compare with baseline data gathered in 2005 to identify any trends. The information contributes to UK BAP monitoring and reporting obligations and to the management of the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC). This dataset forms part of repeated monitoring of 6 sites within the maerl bed in the Milford Haven waterway. The initial surveys were carried out in 2005.

Identification

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Identifier
NRW_DS114753
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • 2010 DRAFT CCW Monitoring of a Maerl Bed in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, 2010 MRCCW31200000003
  • Monitro Gwely Marl yn nyfrffordd Aberdaugleddau, Sir Benfro, 2010
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Metadata Language
English
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This project was the first repeat of a long term monitoring study (by divers) of the epibiota, infauna and sediment characteristics at six sites within the Milford Haven maerl bed. The following methods were used: - In situ quadrat cell frequency counts. - In situ cores for Particle Size Analysis. - In situ cores for infaunal analysis. - In situ surface sampling for microscopic identification of epiflora. The data quality if considered to be high. There is a high confidence in taxonomic skills of contractor and management of sub-contractors with regards to standards in taxonomy throughout the survey. This project was the first repeat of a long term monitoring study (by divers) of the epibiota, infauna and sediment characteristics at six sites within the Milford Haven maerl bed.
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2011-12-01
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  MarineSeen
Estuary Cottage, Bentlass, Hundleton, Pembrokeshire, SA71 5RN, Wales
http://www.marineseen.com/
 

Extent

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Irish Sea
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Carmarthen Bay
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Distribution

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  • Database ()

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    [A] Published report - electronic version (pdf and MS Word) [B] Raw data - MS Excel, Marine Recorder [MRCCW31200000003] [C] Analysed data - PRIMER workspaces and MS Excel [D] Positions for sites - MapInfo

 

Quality

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Dataset
Dataset
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Conformity
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
Explanation
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This project was the first repeat of a long term monitoring study (by divers) of the epibiota, infauna and sediment characteristics at six sites within the Milford Haven maerl bed. The following methods were used: - In situ quadrat cell frequency counts. - In situ cores for Particle Size Analysis. - In situ cores for infaunal analysis. - In situ surface sampling for microscopic identification of epiflora. The data quality if considered to be high. There is a high confidence in taxonomic skills of contractor and management of sub-contractors with regards to standards in taxonomy throughout the survey. This project was the first repeat of a long term monitoring study (by divers) of the epibiota, infauna and sediment characteristics at six sites within the Milford Haven maerl bed.
 

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Citation

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Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
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Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • Maerl beds
  • Milford Haven
  • Milford Haven Waterway
  • Pembrokeshire Marine SAC
  • survey methods (survey techniques) (survey) (surveying)
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Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
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Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies
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2021-01-06
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Spatial Reference System

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Content

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© CNC/NRW 2012 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

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File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313134373533 XML
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder

NRW_DS114501
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Dataset
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Metadata Date
2024-12-09T12:31:40.005Z
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Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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