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 Other data types have been archived with the other MEDIN DACs as appropriate (UKHO DAC for bathymetry data and DASSH DAC for biological data).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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Enquiries (British Geological Survey) - Enquiries (British Geological Survey). Marine Aggregate Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Geology and Geophysics Survey Data (2003 to 2010). https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c4291735-b029-3e0e-e044-0003ba9b0d98

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Date ( Creation )
2003
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605658

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  Owner

  Custodian

  0115 936 3276 

  Distributor

  0115 936 3276 

  Point of contact

  0115 936 3276 

  Custodian

  0115 936 3276 
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Seismic reflection surveys , Marine seismic surveys , Geophysical surveys , Gravity surveys , Geology , Sea floor , Marine geophysics , Bathymetry , Marine magnetic surveys , Magnetic data , Sampling , Marine geology , Gravity data , Core drilling , Geological surveys , Marine gravity surveys , Marine surveys , Seismic surveys , Seismic data , Magnetic surveys , Geophysics , Geophysical data , Geological data
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
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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.
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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
Denominator
50000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
BRISTOL CHANNEL [id=2001350]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
DOVER STRAIT [id=2001363]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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Distribution format
  • Varies by survey depending on data type. Standard data exchange formats are used. ()

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  0115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
Offshore GeoIndex  
OnLine resource
Offshore Theme  
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dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
false
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.

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c4291735-b029-3e0e-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-11-26
Metadata standard version
2.3

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Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605658
 
 

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