bmdc.be:dataset:2881 English UTF-8 Dataset Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Point of contact 2026-04-07T15:30:07.779Z Geographic information -- Metadata ISO 19115:2003/19139 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258 EPSG Biotic and abiotic data from the baseline study in 2023 for the fisheries exclusion zone (COMOFISH) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea 2024-09-10T09:41:15Z Creation 2024-09-10T09:41:15Z Revision 2026-04-07T15:30:07.779Z Publication Digital Object Identifier 2016-05-19 https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2881 Belgian Marine Data Centre bmdc.be:dataset:2881 This dataset is composed of the following sources: Christelle Jammar, Ulrike Braeckman (n.d.). Biotic and abiotic data from the baseline study in 2023 for the fisheries exclusion zone (COMOFISH) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. This dataset presents findings from an environmental impact assessment conducted in 20 different stations, 10 located within the future exclusion zone, and 10 located outside the future zone to serve as a reference. Samples were collected at 20 locations in 2023 using a 0.1 m² Van Veen Grab, assessing sediment grain size distribution and total organic carbon content. Macrobenthos samples were preserved, stained, and analyzed in the laboratory. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Publisher Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium ulrike.braeckman@ugent.be https://www.marinebiology.ugent.be/ http Author Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Owner macrobenthos seabed sediments Macrobenthos communities Theme Marine Strategy Framework Directive Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie Marine Strategy Framework Directive directive-cadre «stratégie pour le milieu marin» kaderrichtlijn mariene strategie marine sediment Meeressediment marine sediment sédiment marin afzetting in zee marine fishery Theme GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1 2021-06-01 Publication 4.2.1 Belgian part of the North Sea Place Marine Regions 2018-02-21 Publication 10 Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food Theme Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium 2019-01-31 Publication Other restrictions https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other restrictions No limitations on public access. 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Unclassified Text table English oceans true 2.671971 2.836553 51.185277 51.335639 true Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ) North Sea 2023-10-21 2023-10-21 application/vnd.ms-excel Unknown Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian application/vnd.ms-excel Unknown 0.17951 https://www.bmdc.be/NODC/ditsAttach/datasource/7636/20240910_093933COMOFISH_2023_biotic_abiotic.xlsx WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Biotic and abiotic data from the baseline study in 2023 for the fisheries exclusion zone (COMOFISH) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. Christelle Jammar, Ulrike Braeckman An HTTP link to download this dataset in Excel Download https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2881 DOI Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Dataset The samples were collected at 20 different stations within the Abra alba and Nephtys cirrosa community in the BPNS. Macrobenthos samples were collected using a 0.1 m² Van Veen Grab. From these 20 locations 10 were located within the future exclusion zone, and 10 around the zone for serve as future reference to monitore changes. The grain size distribution was measured using laser diffraction with a Malvern Mastersizer. The TOC content in each sample was measured by combustion using an ELTRA CS2000 with infrared cells after acidifying the samples. On board, the Van Veen grab samples were sieved over a 1 mm mesh-sized sieve, and the macrobenthos was preserved in 4% formaldehyde-seawater solution. The samples were then stained with 1% Rose Bengal. In the laboratory, organisms were sorted, counted and identified to the lowest taxonomic level. Data were quality checked and flagged accordingly.