Identification

Title

2015 SSE Renewables Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm pre-construction drop down video survey

Abstract

A pre-construction benthic characterisation survey was conducted by APEM Ltd at the proposed Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) and Annex 1 Habitat Survey of the Offshore Transmission Works (OfTW) cable corridor (APEM ref 413984, client ref ED518) between the 22nd and the 27th June 2015. The aim of the survey was to collect grab samples that will provide baseline data on the benthic ecology and sediment composition within the OWF area. Additionally the survey was to utilise Drop Down Video (DDV) to determine the presence of potential cobble reef Annex 1 habitats (EC Habitats Directive) the OfTW cable export corridor and investigate sites of potential archaeological importance within both the OWF area and export route. Two transects (running N-S and E-W) were completed at 10 potential cobble reef sites and one potential pockmark feature. For each transect still images were taken every 15 seconds. One image from each minute of the transects was analysed for faunal and floral abundance. This dataset presents results of analysis of those images.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://doi.org/10.17031/6452310f58ab8

name: DOI link

description: A link to the web service or dataset

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

name: DASSH website

description: Link to DASSH main website

Unique resource identifier

code

413984_Beatrice_2015_vid

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

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Keywords

Keyword set

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keyword value

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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

2010-09-18

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

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

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-02-14

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-03-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2015-04-07

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.0428

East bounding longitude

-3.0201

North bounding latitude

57.7550

South bounding latitude

57.6675

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

44E6

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

soil and sediment

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-06-26

End position

2015-06-27

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-10-14

date type

creation

effective date

2021-10-14

date type

revision

effective date

2015-08-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

For the pockmark transects a freshwater lens was used with the camera perpendicular to the seabed. For cobble reef transects the freshwater lens was not used and the camera was mounted At an oblique angle. All video was recorded simultaneously to a laptop and internal memory card. Scaling lasers and a video overlay was used to provide positional and station information. Stills were taken at 15 second intervals and then one image from each minute of the transect was analysed for floral and faunal abundance.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-23

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; CC-BY

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Open Access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

manchester@apemltd.co.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

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

manchester@apemltd.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

SSE Renewables

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

2023-06-26

Metadata language