Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone: 14 Sediment Samples from 2012

14 Particle Size Analysis (PSA) samples were collected at the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone during survey SVGL0612. The data were collected for the Marine Conservation Zones Project funded by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The organization listed is the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Classifying seabed habitats based on sediment particle size data.
• Establishing baseline conditions for a Marine Conservation Zone.
• Analyzing sediment distribution patterns in a coastal marine environment.
• Supporting marine spatial planning and conservation policy decisions.

Strengths

• 14 physical samples provide a concrete, if limited, observational basis.
• Data is tied to a specific government-funded conservation project (DEFRA Marine Conservation Zones Project).
• Samples are geolocated to a defined protected area (Beachy Head East MCZ).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Marine Conservation Zones Project.

Collection Method

Collected during survey SVGL0612.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from a 2012 survey; current status is unknown.

Geography

Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone, UK.