Identification

Title

2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI

Alternative title(s)

2014 Natural England Ribble Estuary Littoral Sedimaent Condition Assessment SSSI to '2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI

Condition Assessment of the Ribble Estuary SSSI: Littoral Sediments

Abstract

A condition assessment of the Ribble Estuary. The report contains both habitat and biotope analysis of the SSSI displayed in the form of detailed GIS polygon and point layers. The report also contains digital stills of typical habitats and biotopes found within the survey area. The survey work was undertaken over the following dates: 11th October – 13th October 2007 and 22nd October – 23rd October 2007.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://doi.org/10.17031/639c747727048

name: DOI Link

description: A link to the web service or dataset.

http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/

name: DASSH website

description: A link to the general host site.

Unique resource identifier

code

NATENG000400

codeSpace

http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/

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

oceans

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

creation

effective date

2011-01-20

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2003-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.1095

East bounding longitude

-2.9282

North bounding latitude

53.7731

South bounding latitude

53.6503

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Irish Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2014-05-16

code identifying the extent

VIIa

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

2007-10-11

End position

2007-10-23

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2014-08-13

date type

creation

effective date

2007-10-23

date type

revision

effective date

2023-02-24

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The survey was undertaken by a team of 2 surveyors using a hovercraft platform. Transects were located using Thales Mobile mapper GPS based on positions of previous work. At each habitat, the substratum and dominant/characteristic species were identified. Sediment was sampled (device and device size unknown) and infaunal species were collected using a 0.5mm mesh sieve. In order to facilitate identification, a representative sample of fauna was collected in sample pots for subsequent laboratory identification. No specific device name or area/size noted; only 'sample pot'. Photographs of the area, habitats and characteristic species were taken at each survey site then corss-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. Sediment characteristics were observed using a rapid infield assessment technique. Sediment characteristics included type, water content, presence and depth of anoxic layer and any other features of relevance e.g. frequency of shell debris. Photographs of both the area, habitats and where possible characteristic species were taken at each survey site and were cross-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. In addition supplementary information was also recorded e.g. surface features, indication of natural or anthropogenic impact impacts recorded (i.e. blown sand, moving drainage channels, vehicle tracks, diggings, etc). This information was then used to assign a biotope code to each habitat. It was agreed that the transects surveyed in the 2005 monitoring programme by Royal Haskoning (2006) would be re-surveyed with additional transects mapped to increase the coverage of the site.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-02-02

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Access; Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Open Access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-02-24

Metadata language