5423c2f9d3505bd6a17a0ee286e1d7a8 English dataset Polly Hadžiabdic British Oceanographic Data Centre Head of the BODC Requests Team Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ pointOfContact 2018-02-06T15:16:39 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Deep Sea Benthic Biodiversity British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048DEEPBENTHICBIO 2017-10-03 publication 2015-06-16 creation 2015-06-16 revision EDMED5775 http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ The deep sea benthic biodiversity dataset encompasses a wide range of benthic sampling and observational activities carried out by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) since 1973. Data include analyses of samples obtained by fish trawls, benthic imagery and core sampling. The principle regions covered are the Arctic, North Atlantic & Rockall Trough and the Portuguese coast. Sampling has been carried out on numerous cruises, funded through various initiatives (ranging from NERC to commercially-funded ventures). A wide range of methods and equipment were used to obtain the information. These include Agassiz trawls, bed hop cameras, dredges, grabs, epibenthic sledges, corers and landers. These data help to build up a temporal and spatial record of regional biodiversity and consequently are a valuable tool to monitor the state of marine habitats. Unknown Scottish Association for Marine Science Unknown Argyll Oban PA37 1QA United Kingdom laurence.mee@sams.ac.uk http://www.sams.ac.uk originator British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ custodian asNeeded Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 revision unknown Vertical Coverages 2013-02-06 revision Shellfish morphology, age and physiology Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet PDV 2018-01-12 revision Species distribution INSPIRE themes 2009-07-31 revision No conditions apply otherRestrictions Data are freely available English biota oceans -22.00 20.00 37.00 85.00 1973-01-01 2018-02-06 British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ distributor dataset Instrument(s) used to collect data: pelagic trawl nets; cameras; sediment grabs; unconsolidated sediment corers; sediment dredges; beam trawls.