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Survey Results Input Form 2022 - All Ireland, England and Scotland
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A1. Please enter the codes for your Survey Unit
See map
http://coastwatch.org/europe/map/
Country Code
*
8= Rep. of Ireland; 23= Northern Ireland; 20= SW of England
Choose
8
23
20
County Code
*
Choose
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7A
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Block Code
*
Your answer
Unit Code
*
Your answer
A2. Name of survey unit or area
Map name
Your answer
Local name or landmark
if different from map name
Your answer
A3. Name and address of surveyor(s)/group/school
Name
*
Your answer
Address
Please, give your address only if you agree to be contacted by Coastwatch
Your answer
Telephone
Please, give your phone number only if you agree to be contacted by Coastwatch
Your answer
Email
Please, give your email only if you agree to be contacted by Coastwatch
Your answer
Would you like to be named as surveyor and results contributor?
*
No means your name will not appear on acknowledgements or be released unless you change your mind
Yes
No
A4. Date of Survey
Day
*
MM
/
DD
/
YYYY
A5. How well do you know this site?
Well
A little
Here on 1st or 2nd visit
Clear selection
A6. Is this unit (or part of) an officially designated area?
Yes
No
Don't know
Clear selection
A7. If yes, which nature or human use designations/permits apply?
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
RAMSAR Site
Natura 2000 site (SAC, cSAC &/or SPA)
National Park
Other Nature designation
Your answer
'Bathing Water'
‘Shellfish Production Area’
Access for vehicles (on shore parking, route to fields)
Other use right or designation (seaweed harvest, boat slip)
Your answer
A8. Is there direct access to your coastal unit from land down to high water?
by vehicle
by foot
by wheelchair
Access is marked private or prohibited.
Partially inaccessible.
Inaccessible from land. Your report ends here, or note how you overcame the access problem below.
Any comment on questions A7 or A8?
Your answer
B1. What is the inmediate hinterland mainly devoted to?
Farmland: Intensive grazing
Farmland: Tillage, horticulture
Farmland: Rough grazing
Park, woodland, forest
Dunes
Wetland (bog, marsh, lagoon)
Rock or other bare natural sediment
Village or town residential
Tourist resort
Waste tip/dump (official and unofficial)
Industry, commercial area, or power station
Construction site
Transport
road
train
carpark
harbour
Other: please state (e.g. golf course)
Your answer
B2. Inflows in your survey unit.
Please enter in the order encountered. If there are more than 4 choose the most important ones in terms of potential pollution impact.
INFLOW 1
Type
Choose
Pipe
Seepage
Drain
River / stream
River/stream name (if relevant)
Your answer
Size
Choose
Small
Medium
Large
Animal life in/on water
Live fish? (F)
A bad smell from the inflow
Discolour/scum/froth
Dead fish (count or estimate)
Your answer
General Waste/litter dumped or washed down
Sanitary litter &/or visible sewage
Filamentous algae &/or sewage fungus.
Choose
Present
Blanket layer (B)
Oil, petrol, diesel
Invasive Alien Species (you can add name in B3 comments below)
Choose
found on water (W)
found on banks around the inflow (B)
Did you detected Nitrite (NO2)?
Choose
Yes (+)
No (-)
What levels of Nitrate (mg/l NO3) did you find?
Choose
Below detection
10
25
50
100
250
500
Inflow Water temperature (ºC)
Choose
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
How acid or basic is the water? The PH is:
Your answer
Other? E.g. Chlorine?
Your answer
INFLOW 2
Type
Choose
Pipe
Seepage
Drain
River / stream
River/stream name (if relevant)
Your answer
Size
Choose
Small
Medium
Large
Animal life in/on water
Live fish? (F)
A bad smell from the inflow
Discolour/scum/froth
Dead fish (count or estimate)
Your answer
General Waste/litter dumped or washed down
Sanitary litter &/or visible sewage
Filamentous algae &/or sewage fungus.
Choose
Present
Blanket layer (B)
Oil, petrol, diesel
Invasive Alien Species (you can add name in B3 comments below)
Choose
found on water (W)
found on banks around the inflow (B)
Did you detected Nitrite (NO3)?
Choose
Yes (+)
No (-)
What levels of Nitrate (mg/l NO3) did you find?
Choose
Below detection
10
25
50
100
250
500
Inflow Water temperature (ºC)
Choose
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
How acid or basic is the water? The PH is:
Your answer
Other? E.g. Chlorine?
Your answer
INFLOW 3
Type
Choose
Pipe
Seepage
Drain
River / stream
River/stream name (if relevant)
Your answer
Size
Choose
Small
Medium
Large
Animal life in/on water
Live fish? (F)
A bad smell from the inflow
Discolour/scum/froth
Dead fish (count or estimate)
Your answer
General Waste/litter dumped or washed down
Sanitary litter &/or visible sewage
Filamentous algae &/or sewage fungus
Choose
Present
Blanket layer (B)
Oil, petrol, diesel
Invasive Alien Species (you can add name in B3 comments below)
Choose
found on water (W)
found on banks around the inflow (B)
Did you detected Nitrite (NO2)?
Choose
Yes (+)
No (-)
What levels of Nitrate (mg/l NO3) did you find?
Choose
Below detection
10
25
50
100
250
500
Inflow Water temperature (ºC)
Choose
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
How acid or basic is the water? The PH is:
Your answer
Other? E.g. Chlorine?
Your answer
Inflow 4
Type
Choose
Pipe
Seepage
Drain
River / stream
River/stream name (if relevant)
Your answer
Size
Choose
Small
Medium
Large
Animal life in/on water
Live fish? (F)
A bad smell from the inflow
Discolour/scum/froth
Dead fish (count or estimate)
Your answer
General Waste/litter dumped or washed down
Sanitary litter &/or visible sewage
Filamentous algae &/or sewage fungus
Choose
Present
Blanket layer (B)
Oil, petrol, diesel
Invasive Alien Species (you can add name in B3 comments below)
Choose
found on water (W)
found on banks around the inflow (B)
Did you detected Nitrite (NO2)?
Choose
Yes (+)
No (-)
What levels of Nitrate (mg/l NO3) did you find?
Choose
Below detection
10
25
50
100
250
500
Inflow Water temperature (ºC)
Choose
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
How acid or basic is the water? The PH is:
Your answer
Other? E.g. Chlorine?
Your answer
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFLOWS COUNTED IN THE SURVEY UNIT WAS:
Include intermittently active inflows like storm drains
Your answer
B3. Frequency of sewage pollution
If you know the survey unit well, please estimate frequency of sewage pollution incidents.
Choose
Never
Rare
Occasional
Frequent
Usual
Seasonal
NOTES on B2 or B3
Your answer
C. Splash Zone
C1. Indicate the approximate width of splash zone
Tick several widths if the area is not uniform
0-1 m
1-5 m
5-50 m
50-250 m
> 250m
C2. What is your splash zone covered in?
You can tick up to 5 boxes
Saltmarsh
Reed Bed
Dune
Other (e.g. washed up maerl, bog or field)
Your answer
Sand, Gravel, Stones
Natural Rock/boulder
Cliff
Building Construction (not erosion control)
Hard erosion control: rock armour
Hard erosion control: Sea wall
Soft erosion control (man-made e.g. bank)
D. INTERTIDAL
D1. Estimate the average width of the intertidal area at low tide
Tick several widths if the area is not uniform
<5 m
5-50 m
50-250 m
> 250 m
D2. What is the intertidal surface composed of:
You can tick up to 5 boxes
Solid rock
Boulders (>20cm ø)
Gravel (0.2 – 20cm ø)
Sand
Silt or mud
Other (e.g. maerl, peat, walls, infill)
D3. Which of the plants and seaweeds did you find in the intertidal&/or splashzone?
See identification notes
Glasswort (Salicornia)
Cord grass (Spartina)
Sea grass Zostera - growing
Sea grass Zostera - swept up
Brown and/or red seaweed growing
Green seaweed: patches or thin band
Green seaweed: carpet cover or thick mats
Dislodged decaying seaweeds of any kind
Other of note
Your answer
D4. Any invasive alien species of animal, plant, or seaweed water, splashzone & immediate hinterland?
Yes
No
Unsure/Suspect
Clear selection
Name or note?
Your answer
D5. Indicate which of the animals listed below you found alive or dead:
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
Worms / worm casts
Molluscs
Alive
Empty Shells / Dead
Barnacles
Alive
Dead
Crabs
Alive
Dead
Sea Urchins
Alive
Dead
Starfish
Alive
Dead
Fish
Alive
Dead
Indicate count/estimate. If found but not counted, write "present".
Seabirds - alive
Your answer
Seabirds - dead
Your answer
Seabirds with oil - alive
Your answer
Seabirds with oil - dead
Your answer
Seals - alive
Your answer
Seals - dead
Your answer
Dolphins, Whales - alive
Your answer
Dolphins, Whales - dead
Your answer
Rats - alive
Your answer
Rats - dead
Your answer
Notes
Your answer
E. LITTER, WASTE AND POLLUTION
E1. Tick major items fond on your survey unit anywhere from start of hinterland to water
Landfill Materials
Abandoned Vehicles, Girders, Machines
Household furnishings (e.g. beds, carpets, pieces of furniture etc.)
Dumped household refuse in bags or piles of rubbish
Shipwreck, or parts of ship wreckage
Tyres
if you see more than one TYRE, add a count
Your answer
Aquaculture trestles and other large abandoned aquaculture gear
Other:
E2. Litter count: Drink containers and other items found anywhere on the shore (count full 500m units)
Plastic bottles
Your answer
Metal cans
Your answer
Glass bottles
Your answer
Carton/Tetra pack
Your answer
Bottle lids
Your answer
Wet wipes
Your answer
Plastic Shoping Bags
Your answer
Other (please specify and add count if you see items which you think should be counted as a category in future)
Your answer
E3. Tick which of the following items of general litter or pollution you found on your unit
Fishing/aquaculture gear - please tick source(s)
Traps
Nets
Aquaculture gear
Angling gear
Rope and String
Hard Plastic containers like crates, buckets
Foamed Polystyrene items or pieces
Sanitary waste, cotton buds, condoms, nappies
Medical Waste - syringes, plasters...
Container(s) of hazardous but not medical substance
Other plastics (not any of above, e.g. crisps)
Tar, oil, petrol
Geotextiles
Textiles, shoes, gloves and clothing
Paper, cardboard and worked wood
Food, fish waste and bones
Faeces - mammal (e.g. dog, human)
Glass (not drinks), including light bulbs
Cans (not drinks), including sprays
Other:
E4: Micro litter pilot: Is there an area where you see tiny litter threads, bits, polystyrene beads?
Choose
Yes
No
Describe
Your answer
E5: Which area was the most littered?
Splash zone
Tide mark
Intertidal
Sea
Was that litter accumulating in areas or was it spread more or less evenly?
Accumulating in areas
Spread evenly
Clear selection
F1: Has recent weather made the appearance of your coastal unit chage?
Yes, looks cleaner than usual
Yes, looks worse than usual
No, recent weather is insignificant
Don't know
Clear selection
F2. Has the shore been cleaned within the last week?
Yes
No
Don't know
Clear selection
F3. Is there any planned change of character (positive or negative) which is imminent for this coastal unit?
Yes
No
Don't know
Clear selection
F4. Tick if you have evidence of a serious risk &/or imminent planned change for the worse from any of the threats/activities listed:
Erosion
Flooding
Mining/quarrying
Construction/sealing
Dumping, tipping, infill
Water pollution: any type
Water pollution: Sewage
Water pollution: Oil
Water pollution: Agricultural or industrial farming
Water pollution: Industrial pollution
Recreational abuse
Aquaculture
IAS (Invasive Alien Species)
Loss of Biodiversity
Other:
F5. Is there something you really liked or loved about this survey unit?
Your answer
F6. Comments or observations
Your answer
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Biodiversity
I. Worms
Did you find any evidence of colonial worms, or large patches with lots of:
Lug worm (Arenicola) casts
Comment
Your answer
Honeycomb (Sabellaria) Reef
Comment
Your answer
Sand mason (Lanice) bed &/or casts
Comment
Your answer
Other Worm of note?
Your answer
Comment
Your answer
II. Sea shells
Did you find any of the following?
Mussel
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Native oyster
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Gigas oyster
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Cockle
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Razor shell
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Limpet
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Slipper limpet
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Dogwhelk
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Shellfish eggs
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
Photo or speciment for ID?
Other
Please specify
Your answer
Alive
Dead
Describe your find
Your answer
III: Fish
Did you see fish?
Yes
No
Clear selection
...if you identified, please note
Your answer
What shape? Count or estimate:
Classic fish-shape
Your answer
Flatfish
Your answer
Eel-like
Your answer
If you know this place, did you see fish here before?
Yes
No
Clear selection
Your answer
Did you find any fish egg case(s)?
Yes
No
Clear selection
...if yes, please estimate count
Your answer
Harvesting from the sea
Do you see or know of aquaculture, collecting for home use, or commercial harvesting?
Seaweed
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Mussel
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Oyster
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Periwinkle
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Crab
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Lobster
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Fish
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
Other
Please specify
Your answer
Harvesting
Aquaculture
Commercial Harvesting
Comments
Your answer
If a management plan was to be drafted for your sea and shore area to protect and restore it, would you in principle like to be involved in the drafting? Please say yes, noor may be and add any comment.
Your answer
MARINE LITTER EXTRA QUESTIONS
Please count any of the listed COVID related litter you found in your survey unit. If the litter isn’t in your survey unit yet, but found on access points, like beach car parks, please count and note in comments.
Masks (tick or count)
Your answer
Sanitiser (tick or count)
Your answer
Single use gloves (tick or count)
Your answer
Bleach container (tick or count)
Your answer
Any comments? or other COVID related waste?
Your answer
Did you see any of these Single-Use Plastic products on your shore between edge of hinterland and water’s edge or floating on water?
Plastic cotton bud sticks (tick or count)
Your answer
Plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) (tick or count)
Your answer
Plastic single use plates; including paper plates with plastic film (tick or count)
Your answer
Plastic straws (tick or count)
Your answer
Plastic Beverage stirrers (tick or count)
Your answer
Plastic Sticks to be attached to balloons (tick or count)
Your answer
Polystyrene food containers (tick or count)
Your answer
Polystyrene beverage (coffee, tea, soup) containers (tick or count)
Your answer
Take away drinks/soup container lids (tick or count)
Your answer
Any comments?
Your answer
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