Marine data from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Technical Support (Research and Monitoring) Contracts in Wales
This dataset is comprised of a collection of marine species sightings collated since 1993 from marine surveys, technical support contracts and research, and monitoring contracts. This dataset is currently maintained and managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The surveys focus on benthic habitats (often referred to as 'biotopes') in intertidal, inshore (typically within 3 nm) and subtidal areas. Original copies of all the surveys are now held in NRW's Marine Recorder database. The purpose of this data capture was to aid coastal zone and sea-use management and to contribute to the identification of areas of important marine natural heritage sites. This dataset comprises of a number of surveys entered into Marine Recorder which have been packaged for dissemination onto the NBN Gateway.
- Identification
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- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS116350
- Alternative Title
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- Data morol Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC) Cymorth Technegol (Ymchwil a Monitro) - Contractau yng Nghymru
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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This dataset covers the whole of Wales. The individual contract surveys, that this dataset is made up of, were collected according to different methodologies. These include methods described in the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and Countryside Council for Wales' (CCW) marine monitoring techniques described in CCW Contract Science Report No: 380.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2016-08-17
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1993-01-01
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- epipelagic water column; bathypelagic water column; benthic boundary layer; water column boundary layer; upper epipelagic water column; hadopelagic water column; water column; soil and sediment
Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Database
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- Specification
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[A] All species data is stored in Marine Recorder [B] This dataset is also available to download on the NBN Gateway - See Resource Locator
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Database
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- Resource Locator
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View and Download Data
World Wide Web page
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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This dataset covers the whole of Wales. The individual contract surveys, that this dataset is made up of, were collected according to different methodologies. These include methods described in the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and Countryside Council for Wales' (CCW) marine monitoring techniques described in CCW Contract Science Report No: 380.
Keywords
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- marine algae (seaweeds)
- marine (maritime)
- marine wildlife (marine fauna)(marine flora)(intertidal fauna)(see also marine species,marine algae,marine mammals
- marine species
- NBN Atlas
- National Biodiversity Network [NBN]
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Habitat characterisation
- Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed
- Sediment grain size parameters
- Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts
- Fish abundance in water bodies
- Fish and shellfish catch statistics
- Land vegetation
- Coastal geomorphology
- Seabed photography
- Habitat extent
- Carbon concentrations in sediment
- Sea level
- Sediment accumulation rate
- Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed
- Secchi disk depth
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-03-28
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Marine (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Water Quality (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-03-05
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows: -Native Oyster Ostrea edulis (below 10km square). -Crayfish Palinurus elephas (below 10km square). -Seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus (below 10km square). -Short snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus (below 10km square). -Oyster bed habitat IMX.Ost (biotope code) (below 20km square). Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
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© CNC/NRW 2013 Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence or equivalent. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. At a spatial scale at which the records are considered non-sensitive then there are no use restrictions on this data, including for commercial and research purposes.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
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NRW Conditional
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136333530 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Parent Identifier
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Species Data on the NBN Atlas
NRW_DS116805
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:40:09.146Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0