Intertidal Monitoring of the Biotope SLR.FserX.T in the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 2010
The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. This dataset is the results of an intertidal monitoring survey carried out on the tide-swept boulder habitat in the Menai Strait in 2008. Tide-swept Fucus serratus habitats is a nationally important habitat and although the habitat extent was known, no detailed studies of the communities had been carried out. Tide-swept habitats were surveyed at two locations to provide a baseline for current condition and to allow a study for potential future impacts of mussel farming in the vicinity. All survey completed by professional and experienced marine field surveyors. Data quality and confidence considered high.
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Identification
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- NRW_DS114949
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- 2010 CCW / ASML Menai Strait & Conwy Bay SAC FserXT survey (MRCCW16300000030)
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- English
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Strategies and methods for the survey of the FserX.T biotope on the shore near Brynsiencyn were developed for the 2009 survey and then repeated and expanded to an additional site in 2010. In situ recording took place at 3 sites within the most tidally exposed area of the F. serratus zone. Detailed methodologies can be found in CCW Marine Monitoring Report 85.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2012-12-31
Temporal Extent
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- 2010-07-15
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- 2010-07-15
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- Biota
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- SIR YNYS MON - ISLE OF ANGLESEY
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benthic boundary layer
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[A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version. [B] Excel spreadsheets of data - Raw data for 2010, including sample and species information. [C] Marine Recorder file.[MRCCW16300000030] [D] A series of MapInfo GIS layers in MapInfo Native format (Tables) showing site locations [E] Photographs of the site and stations
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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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Strategies and methods for the survey of the FserX.T biotope on the shore near Brynsiencyn were developed for the 2009 survey and then repeated and expanded to an additional site in 2010. In situ recording took place at 3 sites within the most tidally exposed area of the F. serratus zone. Detailed methodologies can be found in CCW Marine Monitoring Report 85.
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- 2008-06-01
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NRW Thesaurus
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- biotopes
- monitoring (see specific types of monitoring eg. woodland monitoring)
- habitats (see also specific types of habitats)
- marine monitoring (see also marine surveys)
- Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC
- tideswept
- intertidal
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- Date (Publication)
- 2026-10-19
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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 2010 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.
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313134393439 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
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Across Wales Intertidal Monitoring Survey
NRW_DS109834
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-10-20T09:48:45.773Z
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- NRW
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1.0