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North St Georges Channel Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
1 October 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

Three surveys of North St Georges Channel rMCZ site have been completed to date (Apr 2015):

Cruise: ITT_nsgc_1_2012

Date: 23rd February 2012 - 31st March 2012

Data collected:

MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor):100%

MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): 100%

SS Coverage: Partial Coverage (ITT_1_2012) & (Cefas_cend0513)

Video and Stills Samples to date: None acquired to date

PSA Samples to date: None acquired to date

Infauna Samples to date: None acquired to date

Cruise: Cend0513

Date: 2013-04-18 — 2013-05-07

Data collected:

MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date

MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date

SS Coverage: Partial Coverage (ITT_1_2012) & (Cefas_cend0513)

Video and Stills Samples to date: 159 video transects; 1594 stills analysed

PSA Samples to date: 4

Infauna Samples to date: 9

Cruise: Cend0312

Date: 3rd February 2012 - 5th February 2012

Data collected:

MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date

MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date

SS Coverage: None acquired to date

Video and Stills Samples to date: 34 video transects; 228 stills analysed (654 stills taken) - Usable

PSA Samples to date: 78

Infauna Samples to date: 82

Data links

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
28 September 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFAS00579afa-6240-4387-bddc-0af787b17ad2
Extent (Latitude)
53.75° to 52.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-7.00° to -4.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2019-03-01
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