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Irish Sea Pilot: North Channel Peaks: Peaks Area

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

North Channel Peaks Area. Part of the Irish Sea Pilot. Additional information source: Mitchell, A.J. and Service, M. 2004. North Channel Peaks Area (NW Irish Sea) Habitat Mapping. Report to JNCC.

Loch Duich lifeforms map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

A survey of the seabed habitats of Loch Duich. Additional information sources: Entec (2000) Broadscale survey and mapping of the seabed and shore habitats and biota: Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh...

Western Solway Firth benthic substrate map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

The purpose of this piece of work was to provide additional information on known areas of scar ground in the Solway Firth. It was found that the location of the scar ground had altered considerably...

Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes in Loch Torridon: substrate close to shore - Part 2

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

This brief report presents the analysis completed to date. Little biological data exists for the majority of the deeper water of the Loch and for this reason the initial classification has been...

Baseline survey of maerl beds in the Wyre Sound, Orkney: lifeforms map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

The baseline survey of the maerl beds in Wyre Sound, Rousay Sound and environs, Orkney Islands, took place as part of the Biomar project in collaboration with Scottish Natural Heritage. A detailed...

Mapping the distribution of maerl in South Uist (Loch Boisdale), Western Isles. Lifeforms at the entrance to the Sound of Eriskay

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

Mapping the distribution of maerl in South Uist, Western Isles was a collaborative study between Scottish Natural Heritage and the BioMar Programme. The survey used acoustic techniques, video...

Mapping the distribution of maerl in South Uist (Loch Boisdale), Western Isles. Lifeforms at Stuley Island

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

Mapping the distribution of maerl in South Uist, Western Isles was a collaborative study between Scottish Natural Heritage and the BioMar Programme. The survey used acoustic techniques, video...

Eastern Solway Firth benthic substrate map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

The purpose of this piece of work was to provide additional information on known areas of scar ground in the Solway Firth. It was found that the location of the scar ground had altered considerably...

Loch of Stenness cSAC intertidal and subtidal substrate map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

The Loch of Stenness is the largest saline lagoon in the UK and has been proposed as a cSAC. SeaMap were contracted to carry out a comprehensive survey and mapping exercise of the subtidal and...

Busta Voe and Olna Firth, Shetland: lifeforms map

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

An acoustic survey of Busta Voe was carried out with video and grab samples. This was analysed to create lifeform maps using GIS. Additional information source: Entec (1996) Broad scale habitat...

Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes in the Summer Isles. Lifeforms

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

A survey of habitats with particular reference to maerl around the Summer Isles, Ross & Chromate, Scotland was undertaken by the Benthic Mapping and assessment project (BMAP), at the University...

Broadscale survey and mapping of the seabed, shore habitats and biota at St Kilda cSAC. Lifeform

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

SeaMap were contracted by SNH to review and analyse acoustic data collected from the sea around St Kilda and to interpret these data using ground truth records. Additional information...

Sanday sublittoral lifeforms map (reduced lifeforms)

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

The kelp beds and interspersed sandy bays around Sanday were intensively surveyed using an acoustic ground discrimination system for remote survey and a towed video for ground truth sampling. The...

Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes in Loch Torridon: substrate close to shore - Part 1

Published by:: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:: 14 June 2018

This brief report presents the analysis completed to date. Little biological data exists for the majority of the deeper water of the Loch and for this reason the initial classification has been...