A multibeam bathymetry survey of a previously unsurveyed area of seabed,
carried out in 2012 between Start Point and West Rutts. This is within the
Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone Reefs candidate Special Area od
Conservation (cSAC) off South Devon.
Together, the inshore and offshore elements of the survey work will form the
basis for mapping extent and assessing baseline conditions of features to
allow any future changes in condition to be detected. The work will build on
the initial surveys of the area, which have provided the information upon
which Natural England have recommended to Defra that these sites be designated
as candidate SACs, under the Habitats Directive.
