Moray Firth benthic biotope map of Guillam area
Envision Mapping Ltd was contracted to undertake a survey of the Moray Firth cSAC within the 30m contour. The purpose was to map the main sediment features and biota using acoustic remote sensing techniques combined with grab and video sampling. A RoxAnn⢠acoustic ground discrimination system was used in conjunction with a GeoSwath⢠interferometric swath bathymetric system. The survey was comprehensive (100% cover with the swath system or a minimum track spacing of 80m) over priority areas but incomplete over areas outside these priority areas. The biotopes were classified using the most recent Marine Habitat Classification (Connor et al. 2004) using a combination of multivariate analysis and video analysis and matching the characterising species to the classification system. Additional information source: Foster-Smith, R., Sotheran, I., and Foster-Smith, D. (2009). Sublittoral Biotope Mapping of the Moray Firth SAC Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No.338
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http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/c5d01eb9-e6a3-4702-9678-f37cd71be678-GB100078.zip
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Foster-Smith, R., Sotheran, I., and Foster-Smith, D. (2009). Sublittoral Biotope Mapping of the Moray Firth SAC Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No.338
biota
Marine
Seabed Habitats and Geology
GB100078
Corpulent
MNCR
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Translated to EUNIS
Nature Conservation
AGDS
Grabs
Interferometric sonar
Towed video
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2003-07-24
2004-07-25
publication
2004-12-31
Classification system details: MNCR 04.05, 5 categories. Survey technique details: Track spacing of 350m for the priority areas with 1000m for the areas outwith the priority areas. Ground truthed by towed video recorder and grab samples.. Associated datas
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