Natural England Marine Condition Assessments for Two UK Lagoons, 2014

A 2014 collation of marine surveys by Natural England gathers evidence from a variety of environments. Survey purposes include verification for recommended Marine Conservation Zones, condition assessments for Natura 2000 sites, and intertidal and benthic grab surveys. All surveys follow established methodologies and specified standards.

Use Cases

• Assessing the ecological condition of marine lagoons based on survey data mentioned in the description.
• Verifying features for Marine Conservation Zone designation based on the described survey purposes.
• Monitoring habitats within Natura 2000 sites (Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas) using the collated evidence.
• Comparing intertidal and benthic environments based on the established survey methodologies.

Strengths

• Surveys are carried out to specified standards and follow established methodologies.
• Data is collated from a variety of marine environments for multiple assessment purposes.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Natural England, collated via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Collation of surveys following established methodologies for marine assessment.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Survey year is 2014; subsequent updates are unknown.

Geography

Plumpudding Lagoon and Coldharbour Lagoon, United Kingdom coastal waters.