2013 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland (MS) North-west sea lochs (Wester Ross) benthic camera and grab survey

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• Last updated: 16 June 2025
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The purpose of this benthic survey (cruise 1213A) in the North-west sea lochs (approaches to Ullapool, including Little Loch Broom) and Wester Ross was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particuarly proposed protected features (PPFs) and other priority marine features (PMFs). An underwater video survey was conducted by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for MS on the 24th-25th September 2013 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present. Drop-down video drift tows were undertaken at 9 sites within the Wester Ross area, that at the time of sampling was being proposed as a location for a possible Marine Protected Area (pMPA), and grab sampling was undertaken in 3 locations. Analyses on the seabed video and still images, undertaken by Dr Colin Moore commissioned by SNH, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Infaunal analysis of the grab samples was undertaken by Precision Marine Survey Limited. SNH used the vessel FRV Alba na Mara for this survey.

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2025-06-12
• Access contraints: Not for navigational use; This survey recorded no species or biotope occurrences that SNH consider as sensitive; 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 permissible under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner.
• Harvest GUID: ecceabd48539a64653b45c75334b430b
• Extent: Latitude: 58.1309° to °
• Extent: Longitude: -5.6426° to -5.0496°
• Dataset reference date: 2014-12-31 (publication)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters (owner, originator); NatureScot (HQ Inverness) (custodian); Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) (distributor)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
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