Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) Monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress Oil Spill. April 1997 to March 1998.

The Common Scoter Melanitta nigra is listed in Annex II/2 of the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC), and occurs on the red list of the UK's Species of Conservation Concern. Carmarthen Bay, southwest Wales, is by far the most important wintering site in Wales. On 24 February 1996, large amounts of oil from the stricken Sea Empress tanker entered Carmarthen Bay. Following the oil spill, a monitoring programme was immediately established by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to record numbers and distribution of Common Scoters in Carmarthen Bay. Data collected to assess the impact of the Sea Empress oil spill on common scoter populations in Carmarthen Bay, Wales.

Identifier: NRW_DS110118

Alternative Title

Monitro mor-hwyaid duon ym Mae Caerfyrddin yn dilyn damwain olew y Sea Empress: Ebrill 1997 - Mawrth 1998

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: A total of 26 land-based counts were conducted at two-week intervals between 21 March 1997 and 14 March 1998. A similar monitoring strategy to that used during the previous year was implemented to ensure compatibility of data: Carmarthen Bay was divided into 13 sectors and each counted from vantage points collectively covering all coastal areas of the bay. Four aerial surveys of Carmarthen Bay were conducted during 1997/98: on 22 November 1997 and 31 January, 21 February and 14 March 1998. As in the previous winter, a high-winged Cessna 185 was used, flying at 500-550 ft altitude and at 90-100 knots. A sustained program of monitoring scoters in Carmarthen bay has been in place since 1997.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 1998-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1997-03-21

End date: 1998-03-14

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Wildfowl And Wetlands Trust (WWT)

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, England

http://www.wwt.org.uk/

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Geographic Extent: SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE

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Medin Extent Keyword: bathypelagic water column; water column skin

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Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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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Lineage: A total of 26 land-based counts were conducted at two-week intervals between 21 March 1997 and 14 March 1998. A similar monitoring strategy to that used during the previous year was implemented to ensure compatibility of data: Carmarthen Bay was divided into 13 sectors and each counted from vantage points collectively covering all coastal areas of the bay. Four aerial surveys of Carmarthen Bay were conducted during 1997/98: on 22 November 1997 and 31 January, 21 February and 14 March 1998. As in the previous winter, a high-winged Cessna 185 was used, flying at 500-550 ft altitude and at 90-100 knots. A sustained program of monitoring scoters in Carmarthen bay has been in place since 1997.

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

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Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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common scoter (black scoter)
melanitta nigra
monitoring (see specific types of monitoring eg. woodland monitoring)
Carmarthen Bay
Sea Empress
distributions
land based counts
aerial surveys
marine and freshwater inventory
wintering site

Type: Theme

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Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Keywords

Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary

oil spillage

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2013-04-03

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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NRW Related Title: Common scoter monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress oil spill. April 1997 to March 1998

NRW Related Title: Common scoter Melanitta nigra monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress oil spill

NRW Related Title: Food sources for common scoter in Carmarthen Bay

NRW Related Title: Ground and aerial monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2007 - 2008

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2008-2009

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2009-2010

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2011-2012

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay SPA 2010/11

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Metadata Language: English

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Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:38:55.291Z

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Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) Monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress Oil Spill. April 1997 to March 1998.

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