Sullom Voe benthic biotope map
Envision Mapping was sub-contracted by Heriot Watt University for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to undertake broad scale subtidal biotope mapping of Sullom Voe cSAC. Sullom Voe in the Shetland Isles is the most northerly site in the UK to be selected as a representative of large shallow inlets and bays, and within the site series it is the only Scottish example of a ria (known locally as a ‘voe’). The boreal-arctic (northern) species-rich communities of Sullom Voe are restricted to Shetland voes and are not represented elsewhere in the SAC series. The purpose was to map the main features and biota using acoustic remote sensing techniques combined with grab and video sampling. Additional information source: Sotheran, I., et al. 2005. Report for Sublittoral Biotope Mapping of Sullom Voe cSAC.
dataset
http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/acf7a207-85f2-40e4-a3a8-c5b92d21f1b4-GB100011.zip
name: GB100011.zip
acf7a207-85f2-40e4-a3a8-c5b92d21f1b4
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Sotheran, I., et al. 2005. Report for Sublittoral Biotope Mapping of Sullom Voe cSAC.
biota
Marine
Seabed Habitats and Geology
GB100011
Corpulent
MNCR
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Translated to EUNIS
Nature Conservation
AGDS
Grabs
Towed video
-1.384812
-1.22074
60.504843
60.395037
2004-08-23
2004-09-01
publication
2004-12-31
Classification system details: 04.05 Version. 9 categories. Survey technique details: Track spacing varied from <100 m to a maximum of 250m at the deeper areas. Ground truthed by towed video recorder.. Associated datasets: GB100009; GB100010
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