West Anglesey fragile sponge and anthozoan communities dive survey, 2023
This resource contains data from surveys of fragile sponge and anthozoan (FSAN) communities off North and West Anglesey, collected during dive surveys in April-May 2023. Divers were tasked with re-surveying up to 17 sites previously surveyed as far back as 1996 to determine the continued presence of reported FSAN communities, namely of the biotope CR.HCR.XFa.ByErSp.DysAct (mixed turf of bryozoans and erect sponges with Dysidea fragilis and Actinothoe sphyrodeta on tide-swept wave exposed circalittoral rock.
This data was collected as FSAN communities are listed under Section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 and this area around Anglesey has been proposed as an Area of Search (AoS) in the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network Completion Programme by Welsh Government.
The data comprises of:
• 3GB of images (covering each of the 20 survey sites)
• 4GB of videos taken during dive surveys
• A Survey Photo Catalogue (Excel spreadsheet), with details of each photo and video (e.g. filename, subject, notable species, biotope)
• A Master metadata Excel spreadsheet
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- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS161318
- Alternative Title
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- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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MNCR style, phase 2 diving surveys. MNCR forms were completed where the habitat was encountered and images and video recorded. Positional fixes of survey sites made by non-differential GPS taken from boat-based GPS system (horizontal accuracy <5m); coordinate reference system WGS84. Data entry was subjected to QA on-site and post-survey by the survey team, and by Matt Doggett/ Kate Northen during reporting.
- Additional Information
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Northen KO, Doggett M, 2023. West Anglesey fragile sponge and anthozoan communities dive survey, 2023: final report. NRW Evidence Report No: 742, 144pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2024-11-18
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- http://opendatacommunities.org/data/welsh-local-authorities#Welsh-Local-Authorities/W06000001
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- circalittoral
Vertical Extent
- Minimum value (metres)
- -6
- Maximum value (metres)
- -29
- Vertical CRS
Distribution
Distribution
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Image
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JPG Format
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Movie
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Recording of Dive Surveys
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Documents
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NRW Evidence Report in Word or PDF format
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Delimited
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Excel Spreadsheet
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Image
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Quality
Data quality
- 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
- Explanation
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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MNCR style, phase 2 diving surveys. MNCR forms were completed where the habitat was encountered and images and video recorded. Positional fixes of survey sites made by non-differential GPS taken from boat-based GPS system (horizontal accuracy <5m); coordinate reference system WGS84. Data entry was subjected to QA on-site and post-survey by the survey team, and by Matt Doggett/ Kate Northen during reporting.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Anglesey (Ynys Mon) (and as county shire since 4/96)
- sponges
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- noLimitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution Statement
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence