Marine Aggregate Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Geology and Geophysics Survey Data (2003 to 2010)
The Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF) commissioned a series of Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC) surveys via the Marine Environment Protection Fund (MEPF) to develop understanding of submerged habitats and heritage in Britain. The aim was to acquire high quality data to enable broad scale characterisation of the seabed habitats, their biological communities and potential historic environment assets. The surveys were conducted in the following areas - Outer Bristol Chanel (2003 – 2005), Eastern English Channel (2005 – 2006), South Coast (2007 - 2010), Outer Thames (2007), East Coast (2008 - 2009), Humber (2008 - 2009). The Geology and Geophysics component of the data are archived by British Geological Survey (BGS) in the Marine Environmental data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. The data includes bathymetry, sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer, seabed video and photographs, Particle Size Analysis (PSA) data, vibrocore (logs and images). Data are delivered via the BGS Offshore GeoIndex www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm. Additional data are available on request
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk.
Other data types have been archived with the other MEDIN DACs as appropriate (UKHO DAC for bathymetry data and DASSH DAC for biological data). The MALSF ceased operation at the end of March 2011 (http://www.marinealsf.org.uk/).
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2003
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
,
EDINBURGH
,
LOTHIAN
,
EH14 4AP
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
,
EDINBURGH
,
LOTHIAN
,
EH14 4AP
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
,
EDINBURGH
,
LOTHIAN
,
EH14 4AP
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
British Geological Survey
-
Enquiries
0115 936 3276
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
,
EDINBURGH
,
LOTHIAN
,
EH14 4AP
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- Geological surveys
- Geophysical data
- Marine geology
- Marine geophysics
- Marine seismic surveys
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Geophysical surveys
- Magnetic data
- Sampling
- Bathymetry
- Sea floor
- Core drilling
- Gravity surveys
- Magnetic surveys
- Seismic surveys
- Geological data
- Gravity data
- Marine gravity surveys
- Marine magnetic surveys
- Marine surveys
- Seismic data
- Seismic reflection surveys
- MEDIN
- UK Location (INSPIRE)
- Keywords ()
- Keywords
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- NERC_DDC
- Limitations on Public Access
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- licenceOGL
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
- Other constraints
- Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
- Denominator
- 50000
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Extent
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BRISTOL CHANNEL [id=2001350]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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DOVER STRAIT [id=2001363]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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NORTH SEA [id=2001452]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010
- Extent
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NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1979
- Extent
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UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1979
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- Begin date
- 2003
- End date
- 2010
- Code
- WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)
Distribution Information
- Data format
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Varies by survey depending on data type. Standard data exchange formats are used.
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Varies by survey depending on data type. Standard data exchange formats are used.
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- Resource Locator
- Offshore GeoIndex
- Resource Locator
- Offshore Theme
- Resource Locator
- Offshore GeoIndex
- Resource Locator
- Offshore Theme
- Quality Scope
- dataset
- Other
- dataset
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2011
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Degree
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
- See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
- Degree
- Statement
- The Regional Environmental Characterisations (RECs) were conducted by various organisations in the following areas - South Coast (2007 - 2010) Outer Thames (2007-2009) East Coast (2008 - 2011) Humber (2008 - 2011). A number of surveys were conducted for each REC project for biological, geological, sediment characterization. Data, collected using various techniques, was interpreted and final reports and seabed maps produced (available at www.marinealsf.org.uk). Data were provided to the MEDIN Data Archive Centres including BGS, DASSH and UKHO for long term archiving and are available from these.
Metadata
- File identifier
- c4291735-b029-3e0e-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Resource type
- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-09-16
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
,
EDINBURGH
,
LOTHIAN
,
EH14 4AP
,
United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000