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Swallow Sands Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
1 October 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
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Summary

Two surveys of Swallow Sands rMCZ site have been completed to date (Apr 2015):

Cruise: Cefas_cend0812

Date: 16th May - 22nd May 2012

Data collected:

MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): Transits Only

MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): Transits Only

SS Coverage: None acquired to date

Video and Stills Samples to date: 37 video transects; 556 stills analysed

PSA Samples to date: 103

Infauna Samples to date: 103

Cruise: Cefas_Cend0514

Date: 13th March - 30th March 2014

Data collected:

MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): Tracklines only

MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): Tracklines only

SS Coverage: None acquired to date

Video and Stills Samples to date: 15 video transects; 206 stills

PSA Samples to date: 65

Infauna Samples to date: 65

Data links

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
28 September 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFAS9a28a921-d4ea-471d-9fb4-eee8410bb478
Extent (Latitude)
56.25° to 54.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.00° to 3.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2016-03-17
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-09-28
Dataset reference date (creation)
2016-01-12
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng