AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
2008 - ongoing The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Devon and Cornwall SHARC group and MBA members marine biological surveys

Results from a variety of marine surveys carried out by MBA members and the MBS (Marine Biology Society at Plymouth University) once a month. Started in 2010 as a members group called SHARC (Surveying Habitats and Researching Coasts) and has been recently renamed to 'MBA members survey' for the second phase.
      Includes box cores on sandy shores, intertidal mud flat surveys, invasive species timed species searches (TSS), Intertidal fish surveys with push and seine nets, Crassostrea gigas transect surveys, Corella eumyota TSS, and Undaria pinnatifida TSS.
      Includes photographs of locations, species found and members carrying out the survey.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Berwickshire and North Northumberland European Marine Site Survey of the Intertidal Sand and Mud Flats Characterisation of the Large Shallow Inlets and Bays, Envision Mapping Ltd. Jan 2011

Four sites on the Berwickshire and North Northumberland European Marine Site were surveyed in order to assess the condition of intertidal sand and mud flats and establish a baseline for characterisation and future monitoring of the large shallow inlets and bays feature of the site. These sites are: Fenham Flats; Budle Bay; Beadnell Bay; and Embleton Bay.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Severn Estuary: Assessment of sources for appraisal of the impact of maritime aggregate extraction

The Severn Estuary: Assessment of sources for appraisal of impact of maritime aggregate extraction project was undertaken by the Museum of London Archaeology Servcice (MoLAS) and was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund as distributed by English Heritage. The project involved the identification, collection and appraisal of data sets for the marine archaeological resources within the Severn Estuary and Inner Bristol Channel, assessment of the marine archaeological resource and assessment of the potential impact upon the resource by current and future marine aggregate extraction.
     The study encompasses the Severn Estuaries landward limit stated as Chart Datum (LAT) from Gore point in the south west on west side of Porlock Bay to Gloucester in the north east. The landward limit upon the welsh side is defined as mean low Water (MLW) to Nash Point near Llantwit Major in the north west, an area roughly analogous to the Bristol Channel Marine Aggregates and Constraints Project (BCMACP), Severn Estuary and Inner Bristol Channel zones. The study area is set within a highly dynamic estuarine environment, with its current form being largely influenced by Holocene sea level change, erosion and sediments deposition.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1991-2015 Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group (SOTEAG) Shetland rocky shore dogwhelk population and imposex surveys

Survey of dogwhelks at 20 sites around Sullom Voe and Yell Sound, to study the incidence of imposex and its effects on population structure. Population data collected on site and dogwhelks sampled for imposex analysis at Marine Scotland Lab, Aberdeen.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Northern Ireland Marine Recorder Database - Collated Marine Species and Biotope Point Data

Species, biotope and physical point data, with accompanying information and metadata for marine surveys and data collection activities conducted within the Celtic and Irish Seas and NE Atlantic Ocean around Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, collated and stored on the Marine Recorder database hosted and maintained by the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR), National Museums Northern Ireland. 
     The Marine Recorder database holds approx. 500,000 species occurrence records from a range of data providers: DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Loughs Agency, National Museums Northern Ireland, CEDaR, Queens University Belfast, Ulster University, Seasearch Northern Ireland, Ulster Wildlife, Coast Watch and amateur marine recorders.
     The complete database is submitted to JNCC biannually and merged into the Marine Recorder UK Snapshot for national reporting as well as monthly to the NBN Atlas (species point data only).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2020, Glen Wheeler,  The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Coccolithus braarudii life cycle protein mass spectrometry

Coccolithophores are crucial for marine biogeochemical cycling. However, much of their physiology remains poorly understood, particularly their elusive haplo-diplontic life cycle. We aimed to characterise differences between HET and HOL Coccolithus braarudii by carrying out protein mass spectrometry of both life phases. We found that the proteome was substantially different and characterized novel physiological mechanisms.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1848-1974 Lundy Field Society The Marine Fauna of Lundy Coelenterata

Collation of marine fauna records collected between 1848 and 1986 by taxonomic group experts. Phyla and other groups that were not included in the lists were: Ctenophora (Comb-jellies / sea gooseberries) Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Nematoda (Roundworms) Gastrotricha (Hairworms) Rotifera (Wheel animals) Nermertea (Ribbon worms) Cephalorhyncha Echiura (Spoon worms) Sipuncula (Peanut worms) Chaetognatha (Arrow worms) Phoronida (Horseshoe worms) Entoprocta (Goblet worms / Kamptozoans) Brachiopoda (Lampshells) Arthropoda: Crustacea: Cirripedia (barnacles) were not listed. Chordata: Mammalia (seals, whales and dolphins) were not listed.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2005 - 2006 Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, Kimmeridge Dorset, Marine Wildlife Recordings and Sightings

Sightings and recordings made by staff of and visitors to the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve. Details taken from the marine recording logs from the reserve centre. Where divers and walkers have made sightings recorder is entered as 'PMWR visitor'. Not all records are from the area defined as the PMWR, but have been logged at the centre by visitors.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
DAERA  Inshore Marine Conservation Zones Northern Ireland 2016

This GIS layer describes the boundaries of 5 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs); 4 were designated in December 2016, under the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 and Strangford Lough Marine Nature Reserve automatically became an MCZ under this section 13 of the afore mentioned legislation. An MCZ is a new type of Marine Protected Area (MPA), designated in the Northern Ireland Inshore Region to protect nationally important habitats, species and geological/geomorphological features, while fully taking into account any economic, cultural or social consequences of doing so.  Rathlin, Waterfoot, Outer Belfast Lough and Carlingford Lough MCZs were designated on the 12th December 2016 after a full consultation process.  The MCZ polygons were digitised to bound the protected features identified within the MCZ using the guidelines for MCZ designation (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/guidance-selection-and-designation-marine-conservation-zones-mczs-northern-Ireland).  
     The boundaries are subject to change if new verified evidence comes to light regarding the location or extent of the MCZ features which can include including habitats, species and geological/geomorphological features. Further information can be found at: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/marine-conservation-zones-northern-ireland-inshore-region-0

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP)- strandings around the UK coast (1990-present)

The collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) has been running since 1990 and is funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations. It coordinates the investigation of all cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), marine turtles and basking sharks that strand around the UK coastline. Information is recorded on each individual stranding, with a proportion retrieved for systematic investigation at post-mortem to establish a cause of death, to gain a better understanding of the threats that these animals face in UK waters.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2015 Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) Fal Oyster Survey

Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) conduct annual dredge surveys within the Fal Oyster Fishery since taking over management of the fishery in 2014.
     The aims of the survey were to investigate the relative abundance and distribution of native oysters (Ostrea edulis) within the Fal Fishery management area in the River Fal, Cornwall.
     In 2015, a total of 79 sites were completed and 769 oysters were recorded. The analysis was done by Geographic Areas; Harbour, Outer Harbour and River.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2015 - 2020 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) RV MBA Sepia inshore haul demersal fish survey data from the South West region of the UK

Time series data of demersal fish populations in the Western English Channel sampled using an otter trawl (15m headline) by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom from 2015-2020. This data set contains vertebrate data from 269 trawls. For each trawl, the entire catch was identified to species level. This dataset contains abundance, length, weight and disk width (if applicable) measurements as well as Catch Per Unit Effort calculations. This dataset contains consistent sex data for elasmobranchs. Invertebrate abundance data was also collected on each survey and is available on request to MBASepia@mba.ac.uk. These data include high confidence cephalopod, scallop and large crab abundance as well as counts of other invertebrates including other crustaceans and echinoderms. Environmental data (surface and bottom water temperature and salinity) was consistently recorded from 2020. Sensitive species as published by the National Biodiversity Network Trust (available: https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/ correct as of 03/02/2021) have been removed from the dataset but can be made available on request.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1978 - 2009 Chris Mandry Lundy North Devon scallop Pecten maximus monitoring scuba dives timed search

Scallop monitoring at Lundy carried out by Chris Mandry from North Devon. The numbers of scallops (over 100mm) collected over a 20 minute period (observations per minute) whilst Scuba diving where recorded each year between 1978 and 2009.
      Volunteer records of Scallops Monitoring at Lundy between 1978 and 2009. 202 monitoring divers were undertaken between a depth range of 19.1 and 29.9m. Yearly figures are given in observations per dive/ per minute.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2011 Devon and Severn IFCA Taw Torridge Mussel Stock Assessment

Stock assessment of the mussel beds on the Taw Torridge Estuary, carried out using the Dutch Wand methodology. The results include the area of each bed, the density of mussels, the percentage cover, and the estimated stock (in tonnes), and marketable stock (mussels greater than 50mm in length) for each of the eight beds. This survey forms the baseline of data for the mussels on the Taw Torridge, against which all future stock assessments will be compared.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Infaunal SACFOR abundance data from underwater video footage from the  Skerries and Causeway Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Northern Ireland, 2017.

This dataset contains information on the SACFOR abundance of benthic infauna species from video footage from Skerries and Causeway Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in Northern Irish waters. The selected SACâs have previous multibeam data available for each site, therefore this project was to provide ground-truthing evidence for these habitats. This survey took place on 2017-09-27 on board the RV Corystes. A towed sledge camera was used in this survey. The video sledge was attached by a 400m cable with a USBL system, scaling lasers and an ancillary GoPro. A 0.1m2 day grab was also used as further ground-truthing but this information is not included in this dataset. Particle size analysis and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis were also carried out (not included in this dataset). Information on the substrate was collected and is included in this dataset.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2011 - 2012 Gimenez et al. West Scotland Coast Semibalanus balanoides scale-dependent natural variation in larval nutritional reserves

Data from a scientific publication looking into spatial variation in body size and nutritional reserves (carbon, nitrogen and lipids) of settled cyprids of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides along the coast of West Scotland.
      In species with complex life cycles, laboratory studies have shown that variations in the traits of settling larvae can affect post-settlement survival and influence recruitment and benthic-pelagic coupling. However, we still know little about the magnitude and spatial scale of natural trait variation. We studied spatial variation in body size and nutritional reserves (carbon, nitrogen and lipids) of settled cyprids of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides along the coast of West Scotland. We quantified variation among regions (north vs. south: range about700 km), locations (about 50 km), shores (about 10 km) and within shores (about 10 m). We also evaluated trait responses to gradients in chlorophyll and shore openness and compared swimming vs. settled cyprids in order to infer the likely influence of costs of substratum search on trait variation. Variability between regions was large, with higher trait values (e.g. carbon cyprid-1: 35 to 50 percent higher) in the north. Most traits correlated negatively with pelagic chlorophyll a (a proxy for larval or juvenile food availability); this counter-gradient pattern suggests an adaptive role of increased reserves, buffering benthic juveniles from low food availability during the critical early post-settlement period. Body size and nitrogen content correlated positively with shore openness; lower than expected carbon content suggest increased costs of substratum search on open shorelines. Higher nitrogen content but lower percent carbon was found in settled vs. swimming larvae, suggesting costs of sub - stratum search at the time of settlement. Overall, we uncovered the spatial scales at which trait variation, shaped by pelagic processes, can affect post-metamorphic survival, recruitment and benthic-pelagic coupling.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2003 Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS) University of Hull Isles of Scilly, Fal and Helford Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) Grab and Video sediment and infaunal surveys

This report was presented to English Nature (now known as Natural England) to establish (using the methods outlined in Thomas, 1998) monitoring sites and baseline values for sediment character and the species composition of gravel, sand and mixed sediment communities in the Scilly, Fal and Helford Special Areas of Conservation.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1989 Natural History Museum, Dorset sites only, Macrobenthos intertidal survey of chalk shores

All these records relate to "George, Tittley, Price (1989) Macrobenthos of chalk shores in the Isle of Wight, Dorset and Devon" A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team).
     The British Museum (Natural History) was contracted by the Nature Conservancy Council to carry out a survey of the macrobenthos of chalk shores in the Isle of Wight, Dorset and Devon as part of a review of intertidal marine chalk exposures around the British coast. The fauna and flora present on open rock surfaces were recorded by direct observation, particular attention being given to patterns of zonation and biological assemblages. Many species were identified on site, with problematic material being preserved for later determination by specialists at the museum. A quantitative assessment was not made, although general observations on relative abundance were noted. Voucher specimens were collected for each of the species encountered, including algae.
     N.B. In the report, 11 chalk sites were studied in detail but only 4 of these were in Dorset. Only the 4 Dorset sites have been entered onto the Dorset Marine Biodiversity Database. Species records have been extracted from Table 2 (fauna) and Table 4 (flora) in the main report and then compared to the raw data sheets in the Appendix of the report to give the final species list. Any discrepancies between the two lists have been flagged up in the description section on the sample screen. Fauna have been attributed to zones, for further descriptions of these zones please refer back to paper report.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1990 Marine Biological Association Challenger and Scanner Pockmarks RRS Challenger Cruise 70 sediment and water column gas survey

Samples taken to determine the biology and geochemistry of the sediments within a pockmark in the basin. Distribution of subsurface and water column gases were mapped, with gas samples collected for composition and isotop analysis. Epifauna with symbiotic autotrphic bacteria were also studied to establish thier role in the ecosystem.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1998 - 2009 North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NWIFCA) North Cumbria Mussel Surveys

Mussel beds are common along the Cumbrian coast, where they form on suitable hard substrate. In the Inner Solway these inter tidal beds are large enough to support a commercial fishery. However, the beds are unstable and very greatly from year to year. For 12 years Cumbria Sea Fisheries Committee commissioned yearly surveys of these beds to estimate their size and the amount of size mussel available to a fishery. This information was then used to inform management decisions.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1994 Environment and Resource Technology (ERT), Portland Harbour to the west and Clavell Tower at Kimmeridge to the east, Hardy-Barnett suction sampler and Diving survey

All these records relate to "Environment and Resource Technology Ltd (1994)  - Marine Environmental Survey of the Dorset Coastline within UKCS Block 97/14 and 15 - Diving Survey (ERT 94/075) September 1994". A copy of report and complete collection of catalogued slides, bound in a separate volume, are held at Dorset Environmental Records Centre.
     This survey was carried out by Environment and Resource Technology (ERT) for Amoco. Diving fieldwork took place between 16-25 September 1994, during which 29 stations were sampled in the area bounded by Portland Harbour to the west and Clavel Tower at Kimmeridge to the east. MNCR survey protocols were used, with sampling carried out by diver pairs skilled in in situ fauna and flora identification. Infaunal samples (0.1m sq, 20cm deep and 1.0mm sieved) were obtained at some stations using a Hardy-Barnett suction sampler. Station positions were fixed using a hand-held GPS on the OSGB36 spheroid.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2019 Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) Fal Oyster Survey

Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) conduct annual dredge surveys within the Fal Oyster Fishery since taking over management of the fishery in 2014.  The purpose of the survey was initially to assess the distribution and abundance of native oysters (Ostrea edulis) within the Fal Fishery management area in the River Fal, Cornwall. Since 2016 the survey has been developed to also assess queenies (queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis; variegated scallop, Mimachlamys varia) distribution and abundance. In 2018, an addition to the survey was made to record the number of individual slipper limpets (Crepidula fornicata) at each site.
     The aims of the survey were to investigate the relative abundance and distribution of native oysters (O. edulis), scallops (queen scallop, A. opercularis; variegated scallop, M. varia) and slipper limpets (C. fornicata) within the Fal Oyster Fishery. The distribution of substrate types across the fishery and species of bycatch were also recorded at each site. 
     In 2019, a total of 83 sites were completed and a total of 1710 oysters, 7015 scallops and 11412 slipper limpets were recorded. The analysis was done by Geographic Area; Harbour, Outer Harbour and River, and Management Areas; A, B and C so that the survey data corresponds with the Fal Fishery Shellfish return statistics.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2022 University of Plymouth Benthic Habitat Survey Lyme Bay (FISH INTEL South Devon Pilot Site) Baited Underwater Video System (BRUV)

Marine epibenthic and habitat data quantified in July 2022 in Lyme Bay using baited underwater video systems (BRUVs). The survey area comprises part of the South Devon pilot site for the FCE Interreg project FISH INTEL. Data used to ground truth and document the habitat used by species tracked within the survey area using acoustic telemetry methods during FISH INTEL. At each survey site/station three replicate 45 minute baited underwater video system (BRUV) deployments were made. Sites/stations based on previous survey experience in the area and locations of acoustic receivers. Data will help document habitats (and associated mobile fauna) that focal species of the FISH INTEL project interact with at different temporal and spatial scales and inform if and how these species use these areas, informing future management of these species as well as the implementation and management of protected areas going forward.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1982 - 2002 Dorset Environmental Records Centre, Chesil Cove and Reefs off Poole Bay, Hoplangia durotrix and Caryophyllia inornata records

Descriptions taken from The Underwater Conservation Society newsletters, Newbury SAC records and personal records. Record submitted via email from L. Baldock 10.03.03. Footnote to spreadsheet 'suspicions that there may be sightings for Caryophyllia inornata from off Chesil Cove and from reefs in Poole Bay. Hope to be confirmed in 2003.'

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Taw-Torridge Mussel Stock Assessment 2022

Since 2012 Devon and Severn IFCA has carried out stock assessments on the public mussel beds on the Taw-Torridge Estuary, North Devon. These surveys determine the area of each bed, the density of mussels, the percentage cover, and the estimated stock (in tonnes), and marketable stock (mussels greater than 50mm in length) for each bed, and are used to assess the condition of the bed and whether the bed could support a viable mussel fishery.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
1992 - 1993 Swaby et al South Coast Britain Blue Runner (Caranx crysos) fish records

In September 1992 a blue runner (Caranx crysos) (37 cm) was caught off Portland Harbour, Dorset, by an angler. In August 1993, a second blue runner (29 cm), was hand-lined in St Ives Bay, Cornwall by Mr Astrinsky, of Penzance. These two fishes are the first records of the blue runner C. crysos from British waters, and represent a northerly extension to its range.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network