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Bembridge Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
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Summary

Multibeam sonar survey covering Bembridge MCZ in 2012, full site coverage outwards of roughly 1-34 m depth (chart datum). Lines and crosslines run at varying metre spacing. Data collected at 250 kHz,WGS84 latitude and longitude coordinates collected by RTK Global Positioning system, MBES side mounted. Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS_ completed with georeferenced backscatter mosaics and bathmetric GeoTiff images.

All data has been made available under the Open Government Licence ( http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/_ ). Interpreted data may be liable to change.

.. _http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
09 May 2023
Harvest GUID
CEFAS4965f75c-558b-4bcb-99a4-1fdefbf87d7d
Extent (Latitude)
51.00° to 50.50°
Extent (Longitude)
-1.50° to -1.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2023-05-05
Dataset reference date (revision)
2023-05-09
Dataset reference date (creation)
2019-11-04
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng