MNCR Deer Sound: 1996 Sublittoral Species Point Records from Orkney

Species point records collected during the 1996 Marine Nature Conservation Review sublittoral survey in Deer Sound, Orkney. The MNCR program ran from 1987 to 1998 to establish a marine habitat and species baseline for coastal management in Great Britain. Data was extracted from the Marine Recorder database and sensitive records have been removed.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical species distribution based on point records from a defined 1996 survey.
• Assess marine habitat baselines for conservation area identification as described in the MNCR program goals.
• Study temporal changes in sublittoral communities by comparing this 1996 data with later surveys.

Strengths

• Data originates from a formal government conservation review program (MNCR) run from 1987 to 1998.
• Records are tied to a specific geographic location (Deer Sound, Orkney) and year (1996).
• Sensitive records have been removed, which may enhance data sharing compliance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Marine Recorder database, extracted by JNCC on behalf of UK conservation agencies.

Collection Method

Field survey as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR).

Time Range

1996

Freshness

Survey conducted in 1996; dataset extraction date unknown.

Geography

Deer Sound, Orkney, Great Britain