Environment Agency Rare and Protected Species Records
Citation
Environment Agency (2019). Environment Agency Rare and Protected Species Records. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/awfvnp accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-05-28.Description
Protected species records collected through Environment Agency survey, including from; BIOSYS database - invertebrate, plant and algal monitoring from marine and freshwater, the National Fish Population Database - fish monitoring, and ad-hoc records from surveys at local offices. Currently not including records for fresh water pearl mussel. Please help us to improve our species records by reporting any errors you find within this dataset to marina.flamank@environment-agency.gov.uk For more information on how the protected species data set is used for screening permits please read EA NBN News article.Purpose
Prior to 2009, impacts on protected species, of permits and projects, were considered at local offices. Since 2009 a national system screens protected species sensitive to lower impact permits a^?? and requires a national data set for them a^?? of which this is one part. Screening is carried out using on all protected species EA is given access to.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Our confidence is High. Each record has been provided either as part of a survey where the surveyor was professional, trained or validated by Biodiversity staff.Method steps
- Records are collected by a variety of methods; these include targeted survey for particular species, standardised sampling methods for many species, sightings made during field work. There are many records collected in partnership a^?? in general our partners incorporate jointly owned records into their datasets and load them to NBN Gateway.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The records cover England. There is a bias towards rivers as this is where the Environment Agency carries out routine monitoring. Wetland sites are also targeted to give cover to areas where we are most likely to have an impact.
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Contacts
originatorEnvironment Agency
Telephone: 03708 506 506
email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
homepage: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
metadata author
Environment Agency
Telephone: 03708 506 506
email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
homepage: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Marina Flamank
administrative point of contact
email: marina.flamank@environment-agency.gov.uk