1984 Farnham and Bishop St Mawes Fal Estuary Cornwall Maerl dive transect survey

Sampling event
Latest version published by Marine Biological Association on Dec 6, 2025 Marine Biological Association
Publication date:
6 December 2025
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Description

A voluntary marine conservation area has been declared in the Roseland district, which includes a maerl bed (St Mawes Bank) of considerable scientific interest because it is the only significantly sized bed of live maerl in southern England. This report provides a baseline survey of this conservation area. Starting in 1982, initial spot dives were carried out at different times of the year in order to obtain information on the distribution of maerl. Subsequently two transect lines were laid from a boat across the width of the bed (800m) from the shore towards the Vilt Buoy.

Data Records

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Event (core)
15
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
539
Occurrence 
77

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Keywords

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Contacts

2994: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, 15: University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory (UPML)
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