Identification

Title

2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Mousa to Boddam (Shetland Islands) benthic camera survey

Abstract

On the 17th August 2014, benthic monitoring was undertaken by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) in the Mousa to Boddam MPA. The aim of this survey was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognized conservation importance through the analysis of seabed video and still photographic imagery collected at 7 stations within the designated site. This survey was conducted from the MRV Alba na Mara cruise 1414A.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000279-MTB

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Additional information source

Moore, C.G. 2015. Biological analyses of underwater video from research cruises in marine protected areas and renewable energy locations around Scotland in 2014. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 819.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2017-05-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.2722

East bounding longitude

-1.2065

North bounding latitude

59.9628

South bounding latitude

59.9115

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

48E8

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2014-05-16

code identifying the extent

IVa

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-08-17

End position

2014-08-17

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2015-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This data was collected by SNH and MSS on the 17th August 2014, using the MSS research vessel MRV Alba na Mara. Video images for this survey were obtained from DDV drifts at 7 stations. Track and depth data were displayed on the video overlay system. These images were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Species present were identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale. Based on the physical and biological attributes, biotopes were allocated. Runs traversing a sequence of biotopes were split into corresponding segments; with the transition points recorded using the time, position and depth. Segmentation of runs was not practicable in the case of mosaics of recurring biotopes, in this case all biotopes observed are listed.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-23

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

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.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restrictions on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Consultant

organisation name

No organisation

email address

c.g.moore@gmail.com

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-10-22

Metadata language