Fal and Helford European Marine Site: Sublittoral Monitoring Survey 2002

A collation of marine surveys from the Fal and Helford European Marine Site conducted in 2002. The data were gathered by English Nature (Natural England) following established methodologies for environmental evidence. Surveys include condition assessments, verification for recommended Marine Conservation Zones, and investigations of Natura 2000 site features.

Use Cases

• Assessing the condition of marine habitats based on the described survey purposes.
• Verifying features for Marine Conservation Zone designation based on the Phase I/II survey data.
• Analyzing benthic community composition based on the described grab survey methodologies.
• Monitoring changes in sublittoral zones for Natura 2000 site management.

Strengths

• Data collected to specified standards and established methodologies as stated in the description.
• Surveys cover a variety of marine environments and purposes, including rMCZ verification and condition assessments.
• Contains Ordnance Survey geospatial data, suggesting precise location information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Natural England (English Nature), Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Collation of field surveys following established marine monitoring methodologies.

Time Range

2002

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2002; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Fal and Helford European Marine Site, United Kingdom