2015 Subtidal Seagrass Condition Assessment for the Fal and Helford SAC

A 2015 survey collated by Natural England to gather evidence from marine environments. The survey assessed the condition of subtidal seagrass within the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation. It follows established marine survey methodologies and standards.

Use Cases

• Assessing seagrass habitat health based on the condition assessment survey purpose
• Monitoring marine conservation zone features based on the survey's focus on rMCZ verification and Natura 2000 sites
• Analyzing benthic marine environments based on the described survey types, which include benthic grab surveys

Strengths

• Survey conducted in 2015, providing a specific temporal snapshot
• Data collected for a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC), providing clear geographic focus
• Follows established marine survey methodologies and specified standards as stated in the description

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 on eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Collation of surveys following established marine methodologies, including condition assessments and benthic grab surveys.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2015; last platform update date is unknown.

Geography

Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC), United Kingdom.