Pelagic habitat condition dataset in support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 1 (D01C06, 2018 Reporting)

This dataset is part of the Belgian submission for the 2018 Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) and reports on descriptor 1, criterion 6. This dataset describes the soft benthos analysis performed in the Belgian part of the North Sea between 2010 and 2016. Information on the location, date and procedure used for the sediment sampling is povided as well as the description of the species found in the samples. Based on this dataset, the Belgian MSFD reporting concluded that the benthic habitat quality is clearly lower in areas where a certain activity interferes with the environment in an intensive way.

Date (Creation): 2018-09-07

Date (Revision): 2021-12-08

Date (Publication): 2025-12-12

Title: Digital Object Identifier

Date (Creation): 2016-05-19

Code: https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2039

Citation identifier: http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:2039
Belgian Marine Data Centre

Other citation details: This dataset is composed of the following sources: (1) Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix (2018). Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations. (2) Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix (2018). Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations (INSPIRE-compliant GML). (3) GIS raster for Chlorophyll a concentrations measured by remote sensing in the BPNS (MSFD WFMS).

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Organisation name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)	bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Custodian
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)	info@naturalsciences.be	Owner
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)	info@naturalsciences.be	Publisher
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM)	mumm@naturalsciences.be	Author

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Sea regions

Keywords

Sea regions
Federal government
Reporting INSPIRE

European Legislation Identifier

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)

Marine Regions

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets

Directive 2008/56/EC

INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope

National

Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium

Environment

Eionet Central Data Repository

(Criteria) D1C6 - Pelagic habitat condition

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: No conditions apply to access and use

Other constraints: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: No limitations on public access.

Use limitation: No conditions apply to use.

Classification: Unclassified

Spatial representation type: Vector

Language: English

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Oceans

Extent type code: Yes

Title: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)

Date

Code: Belgian Coast

Extent type code: Yes

Title: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)

Date

Code: Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone

gml32:beginPosition: 2012-01-01

gml32:endPosition: 2016-12-31

Reference system identifier: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Custodian

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OGC:WMS	https://spatial.naturalsciences.be/geoserver/MSFD/ows?version=1.3.0&service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities	MSFD:D5C2_Chla_1km_grid_2011_2016

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Custodian

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OGC:WFS	https://spatial.naturalsciences.be/geoserver/MSFD/ows?version=2.0.0&service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities	MSFD:D5C2_Chla_1km_grid_2011_2016

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Custodian

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WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://www.bmdc.be/NODC/ditsAttach/datasource/6319/20181011_102004chl_P90_merged_v10_2011-2016_BCZ.nc	Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations. Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Custodian

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WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://www.bmdc.be/NODC/ditsAttach/datasource/6355/20181212_021118om.GridObservation.BPNS.Chla.gml	Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations (INSPIRE-compliant GML). Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2039	Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

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Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: Yes

Statement: Chlorophyll a concentration was generated from daily Ocean Colour data of the ENVISAT-MERIS satellite sensor for the years 2003-2011. The algorithms used to derive data from the satellite sensors correspond to the best available algorithms (algal-1 and algal 2 products, MEGS 7.5 processing, ESA) given a certain area and time period. Quality control has been applied according to the standard MERIS product confidence flags. Data is supplied at approximately 1 km resolution on a geographical grid with equal spacing in longitude and latitude covering the described region.

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File identifier: bmdc.be:dataset:2039 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2025-12-12T16:12:49.204Z

Metadata standard name: Geographic information -- Metadata

Metadata standard version: ISO 19115:2003/19139

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	Point of contact

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