2015 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Mull benthic camera survey
Survey of benthic habitats within and Sound of Mull, which forms part of the Loch Sunart to Sound of Jura MPA. This survey was undertaken by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for SNH on the 24th and 25th September 2015 on board the vessel MRV Alba na Mara (cruise 1415A). Video images were obtained from drop-down video drifts at 11 sites. The main aims of this survey were to monitor MPA management effectiveness and contingency sampling to improve knowledge and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance. The video and still imagery was used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. The presence of protected features (PFs) was recorded for all video samples within the MPA and the presence of priority marine features (PMFs) for all video samples.
dataset
GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000303-SOM
eng
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Moore, C.G. 2019. Biological analyses of underwater video from monitoring and research cruises in Lochs Ailort and Fyne, the Sounds of Barra and Mull, inner Moray Firth, off Wester Ross, Noss Head and Rattray Head, and around the Southern Trench in outer Moray Firth. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1085.
biota
biota
revision
2008-01-06
revision
2009-11-16
creation
2011-02-16
creation
2003-01-01
creation
2011-07-06
creation
2012-02-14
revision
2005-04-27
creation
2006-08-31
creation
2017-05-12
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56.4065
creation
2009-06-18
Minches & Western Scotland
creation
2009-05-01
42E4
creation
1954-01-01
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
revision
2010-01-01
circalittoral
revision
2010-01-01
infralittoral
2015-09-24
2015-09-25
publication
2019-07-01
notPlanned
This subtidal seabed data from Sound of Mull was collected by SNH and MSS on board MRV Alba na Mara on the 24th and 25th September 2015, covering the areas of the Loch Sunart and Sound of Jura MPA. This data were collected at 11 stations using a drop-down video system. The video camera frame carried a laser scaling system and the facility to take digital still photographs at regular intervals. A HD (1920x1080) camera was deployed in combination with a lower resolution navigation camera (720x576). Analyses of the video footage was undertaken by SNH contractor Dr Colin Moore to describe the physical structure and species assemblages present. Species present were identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale, as far as possible. Biotopes were allocated based on the biological and physical attributes. Where the video run traversed a sequence of biotopes, the run is split into corresponding segments with the transition points recorded using the time, position and depth.
publication
2018-01-23
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See the referenced specification
Not for navigational use; This survey recorded no species or biotope occurences that SNH consider as sensititive; 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 permissable under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner.
No restrictions on public access
Consultant
originator
Data Manager
Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness
custodian
Data Manager
Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness
pointOfContact
2019-08-08