Marine Data from The Wildlife Trusts (TWT) Dive Team; 2014-2018

The Wildlife Trusts

Description

This dataset consists of habitat and species records made by The Wildlife Trusts Dive Team (professional divers and marine biologists) on dive surveys between 2014 and 2018.

Geographic Description

2014: Porlock Bay, Somerset

2015: Manacles MCZ, Cornwall; St Ives Bay, Cornwall; Beachy Head East rMCZ, Sussex

2016: Durham Heritage Coast, County Durham; Goodwin Sands, Kent; Hythe Bay, Kent

2017: Runswick Bay MCZ, North Yorkshire; St Austell Bay, Cornwall.

2018: St Austell Bay, Cornwall

Purpose

To collect high quality sublittoral data in MCZs, recommended MCZs and areas of interest around the English coast.

Data quality

High confidence: data has been collected and verified by professional, experienced marine biologists. This dataset has been checked using NBN Record Cleaner

Methods

This data was collected by professional marine biologists conducting a Phase 1 Subtidal Habitat survey at the MNCR intermediate level. A detailed species list (SACFOR P scale) and photos were collected at each survey site. Data was verified and entered into Marine Recorder by an experienced marine biologist

Citation

Marine Data from The Wildlife Trusts (TWT) Dive Team; 2014-2018

Rights

CC-BY

Digitised records