Identification

Title

Greater Haig Fras rMCZ Habitat Features of Conservation Importance

Abstract

Habitat Features of Conservation Importance (FOCI) within the Greater Haig Fras recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ). Habitat FOCI for the Greater Haig Fras recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ)were identified from an updated habitat map (GHGF_20150310_BSH_Draft) [GB001518], resulting from an integrated analysis of acoustic and ground truth survey data collected in 2011, 2012 and 2014 at the Greater Haig Fras (rMCZ).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/392932aa-b276-4d33-9bda-fb78ac4cfde2

name: JNCC ResourceHub Page

Unique resource identifier

code

392932aa-b276-4d33-9bda-fb78ac4cfde2

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

Downie, A., Murray, J., Brown, L. (2015) Greater Haig Fras rMCZ Post-survey site Report. Defra contract reference: MB0120, report number: 31, version 6. Accessed via http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=12833_GreaterHaigFrasrMCZ_SummarySiteReport_V6.pdf [2017-04-07]

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

Seabed Habitats and Geology

GB001519

Local

Grabs

Multibeam echo sounder

Video Tows

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.2

East bounding longitude

-7.36

North bounding latitude

50.5

South bounding latitude

50.08

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2011-03-27

End position

2014-03-28

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2015-03-10

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Classification Scheme: FOCI. Associated datasets: GB001518 Currently in draft - awaiting feedback from small holes in dataset picked up in Data Ingestion Protocol. Three habitat FOCI were observed in the ground truth data, namely ‘Subtidal Sands and Gravels’, ‘Mud Habitats in Deep Water’ and ‘Sea-Pen and Burrowing Megafauna Communities’. It was not possible to map ‘Subtidal Sands and Gravels’ due to the inability to separate ‘A5.1 Subtidal coarse sediment’ from ‘A5.4 Subtidal mixed sediments’. The habitat FOCIs ‘Mud Habitats in Deep Water’ and ‘Sea-Pen and Burrowing Megafauna Communities’ were however distinguished from each other by a bathymetric boundary; ‘Sea-Pen and Burrowing Megafauna Communities’ were only observed below the depth of 113 m, and ‘Mud Habitats in Deep Water’ occurred primarily above this depth. The area classified as the BSH ‘A5.3 Subtidal mud’ was split to the habitat FOCIs ‘Mud Habitats in Deep Water’ and ‘Sea-Pen and Burrowing Megafauna Communities’ along the 113 m depth boundary.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Geospatial (vector polygon)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Available under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Limitations on public access

No limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-10-25

Metadata language