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Metadata: 1993 - 2013 North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NWIFCA) Cumbrian Coast Shore Survey
Abstract:
The original aim of the survey was to give an overview of the shore life and physical features of the coastline within the former Cumbria Sea Fisheries Committee (CSFC) district. The 11 sites chosen were selected as being representative of the different rocky shore ecology types present on the Cumbrian coast. The sites are now surveyed annually in order to provide information on species and habitats present and to record any changes which may have occurred due to either natural changes or anthropogenic activity. These surveys began in 1993 and the data gathered has built up into an extremely valuable time series.
Data holder:
Northwestern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
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Use constraints:
No restrictions to public access
Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 3690 |
Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 1993 - 2013 North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NWIFCA) Cumbrian Coast Shore Survey |
File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 6c481a304f41698a7abe66d045f5f6a3 |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | NWIFCA_CC_ALL |
Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-07-01 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-09-28 |
Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 6150 |
Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | annually |
Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The original aim of the survey was to give an overview of the shore life and physical features of the coastline within the former Cumbria Sea Fisheries Committee (CSFC) district. The 11 sites chosen were selected as being representative of the different rocky shore ecology types present on the Cumbrian coast. The sites are now surveyed annually in order to provide information on species and habitats present and to record any changes which may have occurred due to either natural changes or anthropogenic activity. These surveys began in 1993 and the data gathered has built up into an extremely valuable time series. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A walkover survey was conducted at each site on spring tides during summer months. Species are recorded along a transect from the extreme high water spring tide level (EHWS) to the extreme low water spring tide level (ELWS). The shore is divided up into the upper, mid and lower shore and within each of these sections shore organisms are identified and their relative abundance estimated. Sampling is intended to be non-destructive, i.e. without the removal of species from the beach, hence it was not always possible to identify to species level. In this case organisms were identified to family or genus level, e.g. amphipod sp. (species). A confidence rating for the identification of each species is also given. Relative abundance was assessed by using a simple classification system: A = abundant, F = frequent, C = common, O = occasional, R = rare. The data collected is stored as a species matrix in an excel spreadsheet. The results for each year are presented in an annual report. The report is designed to be accessible to a wide audience. A general summary of the overall survey findings is provided, with a detailed account of each site. A table is provided at the end of each shore survey site section with the complete species list for that site for the survey year. The sites surveyed are: Dubmill Point, Maryport Golf Course, Siddick, Moss Bay, Cunning Point, Byerstead Fault, St. Bees, Nethertown, Sellafield, Drigg and Tarn Point. This data was collected by and reports written by Dr Jane Lancaster. |
Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Annual reports, presented to the committee, are available for all years except 1994-1997. |
Related keywords | ||
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0005 | |
Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biodiversity indices | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish taxonomy-related counts | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biodiversity | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.7938 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.4217 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.296 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.6146 |
Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel | ||
benthic boundary layer | ||
troposphere | ||
VIIa | ||
Responsible organisations | ||
Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
Organisation name | Northwestern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
Individual name | Data Officer | |
Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
Organisation name | Northwestern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
Individual name | Data Officer | |
Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
Organisation name | Natural Power Consultants | |
Individual name | Dr Jane Lancaster | |
Position name | Principal Offshore Ecologist | |
Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
Organisation name | Northwestern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
Individual name | Data Officer | |
Dataset constraints | ||
20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | No restrictions to public access |
21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. A charge may be applied to cover costs of compiling and sending data. |
Available data formats | ||
Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
Version info | ||
Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2012-10-12 |
Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2012-02-07 |
Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2024-04-14 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2016-11-15 |
Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery metadata standard |
Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.8 |