The 2007 Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee Fal Bay Underwater Camera Maerl Survey is a collation of marine environmental surveys. Surveys include Marine Conservation Zone verification, condition assessments, and benthic grab surveys, conducted to specified standards. The dataset is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data.
Use Cases
- Verify recommended Marine Conservation Zone boundaries based on underwater camera survey evidence.
- Assess habitat condition for features of Natura 2000 sites like Special Areas of Conservation.
- Analyze benthic marine environments using established survey methodologies.
- Support intertidal and benthic grab survey comparisons across different marine environments.
Strengths
- Survey data is collected to specified standards and follows established methodologies.
- Collation includes data from a variety of marine environments for comparative analysis.
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
- Collection Method
- Underwater camera surveys and other marine surveys carried out to specified standards.
- Time Range
- 2007
- Geography
- Fal Bay, Cornwall