Results of Studies into the Impact of Hydraulic Cockle Dredging on Intertidal Sediment Flat Communities
This dataset contains the results of experimental studies investigating the impact of hydraulic cockle dredging on intertidal sediment flat communities at Lafan Sands, North Wales, and Blackshaw Flats, Solway Firth during 1989 and 1990. The purpose of this data capture was to assess the implications of hydraulic dredging for marine nature conservation.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS111077
- Alternative Title
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- 1989 FSCRC Lavan Sands littoral cockle dredging study JNCCMNCR10000291
- 1990 FSCRC Lavan Sands littoral cockle dredging study JNCCMNCR10000292
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- English
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Six sites were established in each area, three to act as controls for the three experimental sites which were dredged during one tidal cycle during June in the case of Lafan Sands, and July for the Blackshaw Flats. The sites were sampled for infaunal and sedimentological analyses on the day before dredging, then one day, one week, three months and six months after dredging. The data were analysed with the aid of a variety of statistical and graphical techniques.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 1990-12-31
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1989-06-01
- End date
- 1990-12-31
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Scotland (SCT)
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- England (ENG)
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- benthic boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
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[A] Survey data in Marine Recorder (JNCCMNCR10000291, JNCCMNCR10000292)
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Paper report
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Quality
Data quality
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- 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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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Six sites were established in each area, three to act as controls for the three experimental sites which were dredged during one tidal cycle during June in the case of Lafan Sands, and July for the Blackshaw Flats. The sites were sampled for infaunal and sedimentological analyses on the day before dredging, then one day, one week, three months and six months after dredging. The data were analysed with the aid of a variety of statistical and graphical techniques.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- cerastoderma edule (previously known as cardium edule)
- Lafan sands (Lavan sands)(Traeth Lafan)
- cockle beds
- cockle dredging (hydraulic dredging)
- Solway Firth
- cockles
- cockle dredging (hydraulic dredging)
- sediment flats
- marine sediments (coastal sediments) (intertidal sediments) (subtidal sediments)
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Sediment grain size parameters
- Zoobenthos generic abundance
- Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
- Habitat characterisation
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
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- NRW Related Title
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Experimental studies of the impact of hydraulic cockle dredging on intertidal sediment flat communities.
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Access Constraints Directive
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Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© NRW 1990. 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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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131303737 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2025-09-05T13:10:21.466Z
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- NRW
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1.0