Welsh Modiolus modiolus beds 2013: 2005 HABMAP survey cruise Caernarfon Bay

As part of the HABMAP project surveys were carried out in 5 areas in the summer of 2005.

Survey work carried out in Caernarfon Bay showed this area was very diverse in terms of both its seabed features and benthic communities.

The location of a well-documented horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) reef was clearly identified from multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data, and was sampled using video, SPI and grab samples.

The area was rich in both infauna and epifauna, with a variety of different biotopes being recorded. Other features of the Caernarfon Bay survey area included an area of cobble and boulder ridges in the southwest with associated tide-swept epifaunal communities, and an area of muddy sediments in shallower waters to the east, with patches of stable cobbles that upported a rich seaweed and epifaunal community.

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Alternate title
GB001142
Date (Publication)
2013-12-31T14:12:00
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose
Research
Status
Completed
Point of contact
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Graeme Duncan ( Marine Mapping Scientist )
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales -
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Theme
  • Irish Sea
  • Wales
Theme
  • Marine habitat mapping
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Habitats and biotopes
  • Oceanographic geographical features
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Metadata language
eng
Character set
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Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
2005-06-24T14:21:00
End date
2005-06-26T14:21:00
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Reference system identifier
WGS 1984
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile ( 2015 )

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Metadata language
eng
Character set
UTF8
Date stamp
2020-01-15T12:00:16
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Graeme Duncan
 
 

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Keywords

Irish Sea Marine habitat mapping Wales
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Habitats and biotopes Oceanographic geographical features

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