Identification

Title

2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Loch Gairloch seabed camera survey

Abstract

The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Gairloch was to supplement the coverage in the area with photographs. The survey was designed to test gear during a MSS cruise and to collect some potentially useful data at the same time. Still photographs were taken at intervals along runs located within 7 areas in Loch Gairloch. Video was also collected along some of the runs, although it has not been analysed. The still photographs were taken by MSS between the 3rd and 8th March 2010 on board the vessel FRV Alba na Mara.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000129-MRSNH01800000004-LG

codeSpace

http://www.nature.scot

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Additional information source

Moore, C. G., Harries, D. B., Trigg, C., Porter, J. S. and Lyndon, A. R. (2011). The distribution of Priority Marine Features and MPA search features within the Ullapool Approaches: a broadscale validation survey. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 422.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-03-16

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2005-04-27

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-08-31

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keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2017-05-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.8750

East bounding longitude

-5.6750

North bounding latitude

57.7417

South bounding latitude

57.6917

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Minches & Western Scotland

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

44E4

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

infralittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2010-03-03

End position

2010-03-08

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This subtidal seabed data from Loch Gairloch was collected by MSS between the 3rd and 8th March 2010. Still images were obtained from 12 runs using either a drop-down video camera system or a towed video system deployed approximately 1m above the seabed. A total of 667 still images were taken on the survey. Based on analysis of all photographs, the runs were split into segments of similar substrate and benthic community type. The physical and biological characteristics of each segment was recorded (where possible employing the SACFOR scale), biotopes allocated, and the presence of PMFs/MPA search features recorded. Analyses of the video footage was undertaken by Heriot-Watt University, contracted by SNH, to describe the physical structure and species assemblages present.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-23

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Not for navigational use; This survey recorded no species or biotope occurences that SNH consider as sensitive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations or Freedom of Information Regulations; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissible under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restrictions on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Teaching Fellow

organisation name

Heriot-Watt University School of Life Sciences

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters

full postal address

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

telephone number

01463 725000

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters

full postal address

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

telephone number

01463 725000

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-10-25

Metadata language