Identification
Title
2002 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Outer Hebrides saline lagoons site condition monitoring survey
Abstract
In 2002 baseline biological surveys were conducted at 13 saline lagoon sites in the Outer Hebrides. The purpose of the study was to provide SNH with the necessary baseline information to form such a judgement on the condition of these sites. A series of relocatable monitoring transects were established and detailed biological surveys were conducted at stations along the transects. Details of species abundances and the nature of the substrate were noted and a photographic record was made. Water samples were collected for salinity measurements and the isolating barriers that separate the lagoon from the sea were examined and photographed.
Resource type
dataset
Resource locator
Unique resource identifier
code
GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000078-MRSNH01200000003-HEBS
codeSpace
Marine Recorder
Dataset language
eng
Spatial reference system
code identifying the spatial reference system
Additional information source
BMT Cordah Limited (2004). Site condition monitoring: review and baseline survey of specified saline lagoons in the Outer Hebrides. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 061 (ROAME No. F02AA409).
Classification of spatial data and services
Topic category
biota
environment
oceans
Keywords
Keyword set
keyword value
originating controlled vocabulary
title
MEDIN metadata record availabilityreference date
date type
revision
effective date
2025-06-03
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keyword value
originating controlled vocabulary
title
NDGO0005reference date
date type
revision
effective date
2025-06-03
Keyword set
keyword value
originating controlled vocabulary
title
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0reference date
date type
revision
effective date
2021-09-28
Keyword set
keyword value
originating controlled vocabulary
title
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabularyreference date
date type
revision
effective date
2021-09-28
Geographic location
West bounding longitude
-7.4333
East bounding longitude
-6.7000
North bounding latitude
58.3000
South bounding latitude
57.2667
Extent
Extent group
authority code
title
SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteerreference date
date type
creation
effective date
2021-01-06
code identifying the extent
Extent group
authority code
title
SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteerreference date
date type
creation
effective date
2021-01-06
code identifying the extent
Extent group
authority code
title
Charting Progress 2 Sea Areasreference date
date type
creation
effective date
2021-01-06
code identifying the extent
Minches and Western Scotland
Extent group
authority code
title
Charting Progress 2 Sea Areasreference date
date type
creation
effective date
2021-01-06
code identifying the extent
Scottish Continental Shelf
Extent group
authority code
title
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coveragesreference date
date type
revision
effective date
2021-01-06
code identifying the extent
Temporal reference
Temporal extent
Begin position
2002-09-03
End position
2002-09-10
Dataset reference date
date type
publication
effective date
2004-01-01
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Quality and validity
Lineage
All pre-existing information and survey data relevant to the sites were reviewed and used to direct the selection of monitoring survey stations. This information was also assessed to determine if it was adequate to establish target levels for the attributes.
For some transects, it was not possible or appropriate to undertake a survey along a 100m transect. In some instances the total length of the biotopes to be surveyed was less than 100m, and in others the bottom shelved steeply into water too deep to survey by snorkelling. All these instances were recorded on the survey forms.
Conformity
Conformity report
specification
title
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 servicesreference date
date type
publication
effective date
2010-12-08
degree
explanation
Data format
name of format
version of format
Published report
Constraints related to access and use
Constraint set
Limitations on public access
Not for navigational use; SNH copyright data which is available for re-use under government licence terms: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Constraint set
Limitations on public access
no restrictions to public access
Responsible organisations
Responsible party
contact position
Data Manager
organisation name
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters
telephone number
01463 725000
email address
data_supply@nature.scot
responsible party role
owner
Responsible party
contact position
NatureScot Data Manager
organisation name
NatureScot (HQ Inverness)
email address
data_supply@nature.scot
responsible party role
custodian
Responsible party
contact position
Data Manager
organisation name
BMT Cordah
telephone number
+44 (0) 1224 414 200
email address
enquiries@bmtcordah.com
responsible party role
originator
Responsible party
contact position
Data Manager
organisation name
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
telephone number
01752 633102
email address
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
responsible party role
distributor
Metadata on metadata
Metadata point of contact
organisation name
NatureScot (HQ Inverness)
email address
data_supply@nature.scot
responsible party role
pointOfContact
Metadata date
2025-06-03
Metadata language
eng