2012 Baseline Survey of Submerged Sea Caves in Lyme Bay and Torbay

A collation of marine surveys conducted in 2012 to gather data and evidence from a variety of marine environments in Lyme Bay and Torbay. The surveys were carried out by Natural England to specified standards and follow established methodologies. The data supports assessments for Marine Conservation Zones and Natura 2000 sites.

Use Cases

• Assessing the condition of marine habitats based on survey data from Natura 2000 sites.
• Verifying features for recommended Marine Conservation Zones (rMCZ) based on Phase I or II survey data.
• Analyzing benthic environments based on grab survey data mentioned in the description.
• Monitoring intertidal zones based on intertidal survey data mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Surveys were conducted to specified standards and follow established methodologies.
• Data is focused on a specific geographic area: Lyme Bay and Torbay.
• Data collection was designed for multiple purposes, including rMCZ verification and condition assessments.

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, via the Government Digital Service on eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Collation of surveys including verification surveys, condition assessments, and benthic grab surveys.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Lyme Bay and Torbay, United Kingdom.