Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone PSA Samples - 2014

72 PSA samples collected at the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone in 2014. The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The dataset is aggregated by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Assess sediment composition within a Marine Conservation Zone based on PSA sample data.
• Monitor environmental baselines for conservation management based on the 2014 survey.
• Support policy analysis for DEFRA-funded marine conservation projects.

Strengths

• 72 physical samples provide a concrete data foundation.
• Data originates from a government-funded conservation project, suggesting official oversight.

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

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update is unknown.

Geography

Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone, UK