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Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
6 August 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
Not set

Summary

Three surveys of Farnes East rMCZ site have been completed to date (Apr 2015): Cruise: Cefas_cend0412 Date: 9th – 13th March 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: 36 video transects (27 processed); 106 stills analysed (592 stills taken) PSA Samples to date: 106 (100 processed) Infauna Samples to date: 106 (104 processed) Cruise: Cefas_cend0514 Date: 2014-03-13 — 2014-03-31 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: 56 video transects; 787 Stills PSA Samples to date: 3 Infauna Samples to date: 3 Cruise: ITT_frne_26_2012 (Contractor EGS) Date: February and March 2012 Data collected: MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): 100% and (CHP processed data for NE corner in MPAWorkspace/Farnes East/Acoustic) MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): 100% and (CHP processed data for NE corner in MPAWorkspace/Farnes East/Acoustic) SS Coverage: None acquired to date 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

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
04 August 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFAS349ca663-2b1a-40e6-a7a2-74c3bbd5c0bf
Extent (Latitude)
56.00° to 54.50°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.00° to 0.50°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2016-03-11
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-08-04
Dataset reference date (creation)
2014-06-25
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