Sampling Shipek INTEMARES_A4 Mud volcanoes of the Gulf of Cadiz

Description

The information contained in this data set corresponds to the samplings carried out with Shipek dredger during the INTEMARES A4 CAD oceanographic campaign in the SCI for ‘Sludge volcanoes in the Gulf of Cádiz’ carried out between 6 and 20 April 2021 and which is linked to sub-project A4 of the project ‘Integrated, Innovative and Participatory Management of the Natura 2000 Network in the Marine Environment (LIFE IP INTEMARES). The results will serve to characterize sediment and fauna, mainly endofauna, associated in the SCI. The area comprising the data provided covers sedimentary bottoms of specific polygons (three), located within the SCI, and in which, within the same polygon, zones (three) were plotted in which a different gradient of bottom trawling activity (low, medium and high) was observed using Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data during the 2010-19 historical series. Within each zone with different intensity of bottom trawling effort of each polygon, 3 Shipek dredges were carried out. In total 27 Shipek dredges were made between about 400 and 600 meters deep. It is a data set composed of point elements, where each element represents the exact point where the Shipek dredge was made. Each object is associated with a series of alphanumeric variables such as the code of each sampling point, the name of the campaign in which the sampling was carried out, the date, time, the coordinates UTM X and Y, the UTM area to which our study area belongs, the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, the depth and a brief description of the type of sediment observed as well as interesting observations of each sampling point (captured fauna). The development of this set of geographical information began in April 2021 thanks to the INTEMARES A4 CAD oceanographic campaign. The geographical information collected is stored in a spatial database. These works have been financed thanks to the LIFE IP INTEMARES Project (LIFE-IP INTEMARES - Integrated, Innovative and Participatory Management for N2000 network in the Marine Environment - LIFE15 IPE/ES/000012). This integrated project has the challenge of laying the foundations to effectively manage the marine areas of the Natura 2000 Network and complete the work and progress promoted within the framework of the LIFE + INDEMARES project, which managed to take a great step in terms of declaring new areas.

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Tags

  • endofauna
  • volcanes-de-fango
  • intemares
  • shipek

Topics

  • ENVI
  • TECH

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