Datasets

• Mauve Stinger Logbook Wales 2025

  This dataset contains all validated citizen science records of the mauve stinger jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca collected along the Welsh coast during 2025 as part of the Mauve...

• 2015 SSE Renewables Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm pre-construction benthic grab survey

  A pre-construction benthic characterisation survey was conducted by APEM Ltd at the proposed Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) and Annex 1 Habitat Survey of the Offshore...

• 2010-2019 Natural Resources Wales Skomer MCZ Zooplankton Time Series

  Time series of consistent plankton samples taken using a Zooplankton net (200um mesh) from a single point on the North side of Skomer Marine Conservation Zone. The net is hauled...

• UK Marine Gazetteer of Named Sea Areas v2 (November 2013)

  This dataset consists of a polygon file defining the limits of 56 named bays, estuaries, firths, sounds and lochs in the UK. For example, "Cardigan Bay", "Plymouth Sound",...

• 2023 Bangor University North Llyn Dive Survey

  Dive survey of experimental pot fishing on Modiolus modiolus reef in Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC. Divers recorded quadrats in a control-impact design in the footprint of fishing...

• NatureScot Loch Carron MAP(NC) Site Condition Monitoring

  The aim of this Site Condition Monitoring (SCM) work is to improve knowledge of the current condition designation features habitats of the Loch Carron (LC) NC MPA prior to and...

• Assessing Boats and Ships 1860 - 1950

  Assessing Boats and Ships 1860-1950 was funded by English Heritage through the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF). The project, undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, consists...

• Digital Data from Multiple Watching Briefs on the Boston Barriers Tidal...

  This collection comprises reports, images, and a finds database from a multi-phase watching brief carried out by Wessex Archaeology as part of the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme...

• Artefacts from the Sea

  The Artefacts from the Sea project was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, as distributed through English Heritage, and operated by Wessex Archaeology. The...

• Historic Seascape Characterisation: Hastings to Purbeck and Adjacent Waters

  The Hastings to Purbeck and Adjacent Waters Project is one of the four projects commissioned to implement the HSC National Method across a range of areas in English waters. The...

• Re-assessment of the archaeological potential of continental shelves

  The Re-assessment of the archaeological potential of continental shelves project is funded through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund as disbursed by English Heritage. The...

• England's Shipping

  England's Shipping was a pioneering project that researched ways of mapping evidence of historic shipping in UK waters in order to improve the incorporation of such evidence...

• Maritime and Marine Historic Environment Research Framework

  This project produced a resource assessment and research agenda for England's maritime and marine historic environment, which is the first, key stage in developing a full...

• Isles of Scilly Designated Wrecks Interpretation

  This project concerns the five designated wreck sites situated in the Isles of Scilly: Tearing Ledge, HMS Association, Bartholomew Ledges, HMS Colossus and the Wheel Wreck. The...

• 2024 University of Plymouth Ropes to Reefs FISP Acoustic Telemetry Dataset

  Reporting lower environmental impacts and higher growth potential compared to traditional inshore farms, offshore mussel farming has the potential to become one of the most...

• Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

  The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment (RCZA) was undertaken by Humber Field Archaeology on behalf of English Heritage. The project consisted of a desk...

• 2023 South Skye Seas Initiative Under water marine life observation in Gott...

  Survey to identify a suspected seagrass bed. Seagrass bed was identified using GoPro on a pole lowered on a rope from a stationary boat.

• 2024 Skye Seas Survey Initiative Underwater marine life observations in...

  Survey to detect seagrass presence/absence using BlueRov2 with attached GoPro from survey boat (max 150m tether).

• 2019 South Skye Seas Initiative underwater marine life observation in Loch Eishort

  Survey to detect PMF presence/absence using BlueRov2 from survey boat. Water Linked Underwater GPS used; however GPS location determined from survey boat location as underwater...

• 1743-2010 National Marine Aquarium (NMA) United Kingdom Marine Fish Recording Scheme

  Volunteer marine fish records from a wide variety of sources including dive sightings, fishermen's records, anglers etc. as well as historical records collated from other...