Intertidal Marine Mud and Muddy Gravel Characterisation in the Menai Strait
Several rich marine mud and muddy gravel habitats were identified within the Menai Strait by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Marine Intertidal Phase 1 survey team and a sampling programme initiated in order to better characterise the intertidal communities of these habitats. Marine mud and muddy gravel habitats are an important feature of several candidate Special Area of Conservation (SACs), including the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay cSACs. Species lists for these habitats within the Menai Strait have not been compiled since 1982. This report details sampling work and laboratory analysis undertaken in order to characterise the intertidal communities of these habitats. Several rich marine mud and muddy gravel habitats were identified within the Menai Strait by the CCW Marine Intertidal Phase 1 survey team and a sampling programme initiated in order to better characterise the intertidal communities of these habitats.
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Identification
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- NRW_DS101980
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- 2002 CCW Marine mud and muddy gravel characterisation in the Menai Strait MRCCW30000000031
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- English
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Intertidal core sampling was undertaken using Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) Phase 2 sampling methodologies and recording forms, and a total of 21 samples were collected, for both macrofaunal and granulometric analysis at 7 sites. A total of 182 species and higher taxa groups were recorded across all sites. CCW Marine Intertidal Phase 1 survey team recorded several rich marine mud and muddy gravel habitats within the Menai Strait in 1999 - 2001.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2003-03-31
Extent
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- Geographic Extent
- SIR YNYS MON - ISLE OF ANGLESEY
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- Wales (WLS)
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- Medin Extent Keyword
- littoral
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Report is held as a Word document and PDF.
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Data is held as photographic images of the habitat are present (.jpg)
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Species data recorded in Excel spreadsheets and Marine Recorder file: MRCCW30000000031
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- 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 services
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Intertidal core sampling was undertaken using Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) Phase 2 sampling methodologies and recording forms, and a total of 21 samples were collected, for both macrofaunal and granulometric analysis at 7 sites. A total of 182 species and higher taxa groups were recorded across all sites. CCW Marine Intertidal Phase 1 survey team recorded several rich marine mud and muddy gravel habitats within the Menai Strait in 1999 - 2001.
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Keywords
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- 2008-06-01
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Lleiniog
- mud
- Menai Strait
- Fryars Road
- Church Island
- core sampling
- Craig y Don
- marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
- muddy gravel
- Beaumaris
- Barras
- Gallows Point
- Infauna
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- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
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Content
Content Information
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- NRW Related Title
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Marine mud and muddy gravel characterisation in the Menai Strait
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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© CNC/NRW 2003. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031393830 XML
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- English
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder
NRW_DS114501
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- 2026-03-03T16:13:17.25Z
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1.0