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English
dataset
Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness
Data Manager
data_supply@nature.scot
pointOfContact
2019-07-31
MEDIN Discovery metadata standard
2.3.8
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Wester Ross diver benthic camera survey
2019-12-31
publication
GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000369-WER
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.
Colin Moore
Consultant
c.g.moore@hw.ac.uk
originator
Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness
Data Manager
data_supply@nature.scot
custodian
notPlanned
Database
Documents
Geographic Information System
Image
Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
NDGO0005
Habitats and biotopes
Species distribution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-01-06
revision
Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts
Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
Habitat extent
Habitat characterisation
SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary
2009-11-16
revision
Biodiversity
GEMET
2011-07-06
creation
Protected Areas
MEDIN
2012-02-14
creation
Marine
Gardline
2012-03-16
creation
environment
International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories
2005-04-27
revision
Marine Environment Monitoring
Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5
2006-08-31
creation
Species Distribution
INSPIRE
2017-05-12
creation
Not to be used for navigation. This survey recorded no species or biotope occurences that SNH consider as sensititive; 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 permissable under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner
otherRestrictions
No restrictions on public access
3000
English
biota
biota
Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas
2009-06-18
creation
Minches & Western Scotland
ICES Rectangles
2009-05-01
creation
44E4
ICES Rectangles
2009-05-01
creation
45E4
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas
1954-01-01
creation
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords
2010-01-01
revision
circalittoral
SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords
2010-01-01
revision
infralittoral
-5.4587
-5.2097
57.9346
58.0447
2016-08-21
2016-08-26
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.
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Data Manager
01752 633102
01752 633291
Marine Biological Association of the UK,
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
PL1 2PB
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
distributor
dataset
MEDIN data guideline for video surveys of species and benthos.
2018-01-23
publication
See the referenced specification
true
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.