Identification

Title

2018 - 2019 Eastern IFCA North Norfolk Coast Habitat Mapping

Abstract

Over the last three years Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA) have completed six habitat mapping surveys along the North Norfolk Coast. These surveys had the aim of identifying and classifying areas of differing seabed type in order to produce a habitat map of the area and inform current and future fishery management decisions. Broadscale area characterisation was achieved using side scan sonar and ground truthing data collected from footage obtained from seabed video surveys. Data was subsequently processed and analysed, and a habitat map produced for the survey area. The resulting habitat map indicates an area made up of predominantly mixed sediment and sand and muddy sand habitats. A large area of mixed sediment stretches across the top of the survey area, with smaller patches closer to shore. An area of stony reef habitat inshore off Salthouse (near Blakeney) was also identified. The findings provide us with higher confidence habitat data within the survey area and support the spatial restrictions that have been proposed along the North Norfolk Coast to protect vulnerable mixed sediment habitats within The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC.

Resource type

series

Resource locator

https://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EIFCA_North-Norfolk-Coast_Habitat_Mapping_Survey_Report_2018-2019.pdf

name: EIFCA North Norfolk Coast Habitat Mapping Report 2018-2019

description: A link to the project report

https://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/

name: EIFCA website

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

EIFCA_18_19_NNC_HABMAP

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

biota

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-01-20

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-08-31

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

0.6145

East bounding longitude

1.2297

North bounding latitude

53.1334

South bounding latitude

52.8954

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Southern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

soil and sediment boundary layer

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-07-02

End position

2019-08-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-03-02

date type

creation

effective date

2018-07-02

date type

revision

effective date

2020-03-02

Frequency of update

continual

Quality and validity

Lineage

A total of six habitat mapping surveys were completed along the North Norfolk Coast between 2018 and 2019, three side scan surveys and three ground truth surveys collecting seabed video imagery. Once side scan data and video recordings had been processed data were spatially mapped and used to estimate broad-scale marine biotopes using the EUNIS classification system. If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact. The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Data is freely available. Not suitable for use in navigation.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restrictions to public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Marine Science Officer

organisation name

Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Marine Science Officer

organisation name

Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Marine Science Officer

organisation name

Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

email address

mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-07-22

Metadata language