4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313032303036 English NRW_DS109834 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2026-10-19T14:35:06.342Z NRW 1.0 wel utf8 British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Intertidal Monitoring of Ophelia bicornis in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in 2004 Intertidal Monitoring of Ophelia bicornis in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in 2004 Monitro Rhynglanwol: Ophelia bicornis yn ACA Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd 2004 CCW / IECS Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC Ophelia bicornis monitoring (MRCCW30200000011) 2008-12-31 NRW_DS102006 http://naturalresources.wales/ The purpose of this data capture was to determine whether Ophelia bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during Phase 1 surveys carried out by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) were still present. The polychaete Ophelia bicornis is known from only a few locations in the UK and is therefore of national importance. It is particularly vulnerable to changes in the granulometric composition of the sediment, pollution and trampling. The purpose of this data capture to determine whether O. bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during Phase 1 surveys carried out by CCW were still present. The purpose of this data capture was to determine whether Ophelia bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during Phase 1 surveys carried out by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) were still present. The polychaete Ophelia bicornis is known from only a few locations in the UK and is therefore of national importance. It is particularly vulnerable to changes in the granulometric composition of the sediment, pollution and trampling. The purpose of this data capture to determine whether O. bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during Phase 1 surveys carried out by CCW were still present. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Hull University. Institute Of Estuarine And Coastal Studies The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX iecs@hull.ac.uk http://www.hull.ac.uk/iecs/ Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Marine Recorder Rare species Ophelia bicornis Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC NRW Thesaurus 2026-08-27 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml There are no access restrictions to this data. 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Open Government Licence 25 English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 benthic boundary layer ABERTAWE - SWANSEA Wales (WLS) -4.30330791 -4.107236189 51.60105105 51.65213275 2004-09-14 2004-09-15 Intertidal Monitoring of ophelia bicornis in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC in 2004 Database Marine Recorder Online - Version 2.09.02 Marine Recorder 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 2010-12-08 This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation. false Ophelia bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during CCW intertidal Phase 1 surveys. Quadrat sampling was carried out in areas of suitable sediment at 25 m intervals along four 75 m transects spaced 25 m apart. At each sample site a GPS position and photograph were taken and sediment was removed (to a depth of 20cm) from a 50 x 50 cm area and passed through a 0.5 mm sieve. Any animals retained in the sieve were identified and returned to the sediment. Any Ophelia bicornis found were identified and an example preserved and returned to the laboratory for formal identification. All other samples were returned to the sediment. Confidence in this dataset is high. Professional taxonomic experts were used to confirm the identity of polychaetes collected. Ophelia bicornis found at two sites within the lower Loughor estuary during CCW intertidal Phase 1 surveys. Quadrat sampling was carried out in areas of suitable sediment at 25 m intervals along four 75 m transects spaced 25 m apart. At each sample site a GPS position and photograph were taken and sediment was removed (to a depth of 20cm) from a 50 x 50 cm area and passed through a 0.5 mm sieve. Any animals retained in the sieve were identified and returned to the sediment. Any Ophelia bicornis found were identified and an example preserved and returned to the laboratory for formal identification. All other samples were returned to the sediment. Confidence in this dataset is high. Professional taxonomic experts were used to confirm the identity of polychaetes collected.