Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone: PSA Samples from 2014

Three PSA samples collected at the Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone in 2014. The data were gathered for the Marine Conservation Zones Project, which was funded by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The dataset is aggregated by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Assessing baseline environmental conditions in a Marine Conservation Zone based on the PSA samples.
• Monitoring potential changes in marine habitats over time using the 2014 sampling data.
• Supporting policy evaluation for DEFRA's Marine Conservation Zones Project with collected field data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a UK government-funded project (DEFRA's Marine Conservation Zones Project).
• Samples are geospatially specific to the Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone.
• Collection year (2014) is explicitly stated.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Collection Method

Collected for the Marine Conservation Zones Project.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone, UK