Identification

Title

2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Wester Ross diver benthic camera survey

Abstract

The primary aim of this benthic survey in Wester Ross, run by Sea Change Wester Ross/SubSea TV for SNH on the 21st - 25th August 2016, was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of habitats and species and refine knowledge of the MPA protected feature distribution using diver handheld video. Video footage and still images were recorded at 9 stations. Through the analysis of seabed video and stills, the images were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of protected features and other PMFs, as well as for the presence of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance. Runs traversing a sequence of habitats were split into corresponding segments. Species present were, as far as possible, identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale and biotopes were allocated based on the physical and biological attributes.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000369-MRSNH03000000036-WER

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. 2019. Biological analyses of underwater video from monitoring and research cruises in Lochs Ailort and Fyne, the Sounds of Barra and Mull, inner Moray Firth, off Wester Ross, Noss Head and Rattray Head, and around the Southern Trench in outer Moray Firth. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1085.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

biota

Keywords

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2008-01-06

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2009-11-16

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2011-07-06

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2012-02-14

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2012-03-16

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2005-04-27

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2006-08-31

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2017-05-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.4587

East bounding longitude

-5.2097

North bounding latitude

58.0447

South bounding latitude

57.9346

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Minches & Western Scotland

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authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

44E4

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authority code

title

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date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

45E4

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authority code

title

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revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

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title

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date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

infralittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-08-21

End position

2016-08-26

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This subtidal seabed data from Wester Ross was collected during a research cruise run for SNH by Sea Change Wester Ross/SubSea TV on the 22nd to 26th August 2016. A total of 9 stations were surveyed within the MPA using a high definition (1920x1080 resolution) video camera system. No track position, time, date or depth data are available along runs for this survey, however time and positional data are available for the start and end of runs and depth data are available for the start of runs. Analyses of the video footage was undertaken by SNH contractor Dr Colin Moore to describe the physical structure and species assemblages present. Species present were identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale, as far as possible. Biotopes were allocated based on the biological and physical attributes. Where the video run traversed a sequence of biotopes, the run is split into corresponding segments with the transition points recorded using the run (not segment) start and end time, position and depth information.

Conformity

Conformity report

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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 to be used for navigation. This survey recorded no species or biotope occurrences 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

Consultant

organisation name

No organisation

email address

c.g.moore84@gmail.com

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness

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, Inverness

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-11-22

Metadata language