Grey Seal Population Status Survey on Lundy Island, 2008-2009

2008-2009 Natural England survey on the status of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) around Lundy. This is a collation of marine environmental surveys conducted to specified standards and established methodologies, including work for Marine Conservation Zone verification and Natura 2000 site features. The data was collected by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data.

Use Cases

• Assess grey seal population status based on survey data mentioned in the description
• Support Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ) verification based on Phase I or II survey purposes
• Conduct condition assessments for marine features of Natura 2000 sites (SAC, SPA)
• Analyze intertidal or benthic habitat data likely collected alongside seal observations

Strengths

• Survey conducted over a defined period (2008-2009) for temporal consistency.
• Data collection followed specified standards and established methodologies.
• Collation includes multiple survey types (e.g., intertidal, benthic grab) for context.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Natural England

Collection Method

Collation of marine environmental surveys following specified standards and established methodologies.

Time Range

2008-2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 12:08:12.578175; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lundy Island, UK