Benthic infaunal abundance and biomass from Belfast Lough dredge disposal monitoring operations 2017 and 2018

This dataset contains information on benthic infaunal abundance & biomass from sediment grabs off the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 on the RV Corystes. This survey was carried out to describe the species and seabed habitats within a 0.5NM buffer zone of a dredge disposal site. The survey was carried out pre operation to allow the potential impacts to be investigated. Particle size analysis (PSA) and Carbon & Nitrogen analysis were also carried out on the sediments from the grab samples. All grab samples contained fauna species and sediment classification was carried out on all samples. This dataset also contains information on the SACFOR abundance and associated infaunal habitat in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 as part of the post operation survey. This survey was carried out on the RV Corystes using a dropframe fitted with HD video camera, halogen lights, strip and point lazers for scaling, USBL, GoPro.

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Publication Date
2021-03-11
Title
Benthic infaunal abundance and biomass from Belfast Lough dredge disposal monitoring operations 2017 and 2018
Abstract
This dataset contains information on benthic infaunal abundance & biomass from sediment grabs off the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 on the RV Corystes. This survey was carried out to describe the species and seabed habitats within a 0.5NM buffer zone of a dredge disposal site. The survey was carried out pre operation to allow the potential impacts to be investigated. Particle size analysis (PSA) and Carbon & Nitrogen analysis were also carried out on the sediments from the grab samples. All grab samples contained fauna species and sediment classification was carried out on all samples. This dataset also contains information on the SACFOR abundance and associated infaunal habitat in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 as part of the post operation survey. This survey was carried out on the RV Corystes using a dropframe fitted with HD video camera, halogen lights, strip and point lazers for scaling, USBL, GoPro.
Dataset Language
en
 
Dataset Creator
  Conor Flynn
Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
http://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Gareth Burns

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3247

Geographic Description
ANE, British Isles, North Channel

Geographic CoverageMRGID:2357

Geographic Description
ANE, Irish Sea

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2017-10-23

End Date

2018-01-22

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105

General Taxonomic Coverage
105

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Bivalvia

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101

General Taxonomic Coverage
101

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Gastropoda

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1795

General Taxonomic Coverage
1795

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Gymnolaemata

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1071

General Taxonomic Coverage
1071

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Malacostraca

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

General Taxonomic Coverage
883

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Polychaeta

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