Identification

Title

2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Barra underwater video and benthic infaunal grab survey

Abstract

Benthic habitat survey within, and adjacent to, the Sound of Barra SAC. This work consisted of 35 quantitative drop-down video drift survey sites and 72 infaunal grab samples and granulometry samples for Particle Size Analysis. This was targeted to 9 sampling boxes located within and outside the eastern side of the Sound of Barra SAC. Digital still photographs were taken at intervals of the video survey to enable description of seabed structure and species assemblages. The main aims of this investigation were to: (1) improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognized conservation importance (in particular, refining the distribution of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats); (2) determine the current condition of the maerl and coarse sediment habitats on the eastern side of the Sound of Barra SAC; and (3) contribute towards site condition monitoring of the SAC. This constituted the FRV Alba Na Mara cruise 0616A. SNH GUID GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000313 Marine Recorder surveyID's: MRSNH03600000002 and MRSNH0300000001F

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://dassh.ac.uk/datasets/DASSHDT00000442

name: DASSH view and download

description: A link to the web service or dataset

http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/

name: DASSH homepage

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000313-MRSNH03600000002-MRSNH0300000001F-SoB

codeSpace

http://www.dassh.ac.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Additional information source

Moore, C.G. 2017. Biological analyses of underwater video from ongoing monitoring and research cruises in Lochs Sunart, Etive and Alsh, sea lochs off South Skye, the Sounds of Barra and Arisaig and around the Southern Trench. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 959. AND Franco, A., Dawes, O., Leighton, A., Musk. W., Smyth, K. & Thomson, S. 2017. Infaunal and PSA analysis of grab samples collected from the Sound of Barra area, 2016. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 961.

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

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.4502

East bounding longitude

-7.1922

North bounding latitude

57.1821

South bounding latitude

56.9261

infralittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-04-19

End position

2016-04-22

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset was collected during a monitoring and research cruise by Scottish Natural Heritage and Marine Scotland Science on board the MRV Alba na Mara. Infaunal grab and Particle Size Analysis (PSA) samples (using a 0.1m2 Day grab) and DDV run data were collected from randomly selected locations - largely dependent on tidal/wind conditions - within nine pre-defined target survey boxes placed inside and outside the Sound of Barra SAC. The benthic infaunal analysis and the PSA of the grab samples were undertaken by the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (ICES), in line with NMBAQC Scheme guidelines, and the findings reported by Franco et al, 2017 (Report No. 961). Analysis of the video footage was undertaken and reported by Moore, 2017 (Report No. 959). Both reports were commissioned under Scottish Natural Heritage contract.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-02-02

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

MEDIN data guideline for video surveys of species and benthos.

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

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

DASSH terms and conditions apply (see https://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Consultant

organisation name

Colin Moore

email address

c.g.moore84@gmail.com

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

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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

2022-12-22

Metadata language

eng