Orkney Islands Oil Spill Contingency Plan Environmental Database (1991-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1991 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Orkney Islands Coastal Zone |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Bathymetry and Elevation |
| Instruments | Cameras |
| Description | |
| Summary | To assess the potential impact from, and suggest cleaning options to, an oil spill. Virtually the whole of the Orkney coastline has been walked, described and photographed. The datasets are referenced to Ordnance Survey kilometre squares. Included in the data is information collated from various sources on the distribution of birds, seals, otters, etc. There are some more site-specific photographic records of lichen/limpet/lungworm abundances. |
| Originators | Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Mr. Alex Simpson (Scientific Officer) |
| Address | Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |
| Telephone | 01856 876070 |
| alex.simpson@orkney.gov.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1115001 |
| Global identifier | 922 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-15 |
