Identification

Title

Mapping the distribution of benthic biotopes of Loch Maddy. Small area. Biotopes

Abstract

The study ‘Trialing of AGDS and video sledge monitoring techniques in Loch Maddy’ is part of a larger project ‘Loch Maddy monitoring trials’ which itself contributes to Task 2.1 of the UK marine SACs LIFE project. This aims to establish an appropriate programme of surveillance and monitoring for the Special Areas for Conservation (SAC) and to trial monitoring methodologies and protocols for the features of a site. The Loch Maddy project will assist in the development of best practise for future monitoring and reporting programmes for other marine SACs in the UK and Europe. The first phase (1998-9) concentrates on testing variability within methodologies and the determination of the minimum intensity of sampling necessary to provide adequate data for monitoring. The second phase (1999-2000) will concentrate on repeatability. However the major part of the 1998-9 study, which concentrates on the use of acoustic ground discrimination systems (AGDS) for biotope mapping, will make use of previous mapping studies undertaken in 1996 and will provide valuable guidance for future studies on repeatability of mapping. Additional information sources: Foster-Smith et al. (2000). 1999 Field survey & summary of the 1998/99 monitoring trials. Unpublished report to SNH SSRG and Submetrix Ltd (2000). 1999 Swath-sounding survey of Loch Maddy cSAC, North Uist using Submetrix System 2000. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report F99PA19.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/c884699d-01d8-4b7d-8796-7168c56d3adb-GB100030.zip

name: GB100030.zip

Unique resource identifier

code

c884699d-01d8-4b7d-8796-7168c56d3adb

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

Foster-Smith et al. (2000). 1999 Field survey & summary of the 1998/99 monitoring trials. Unpublished report to SNH SSRG and Submetrix Ltd (2000). 1999 Swath-sounding survey of Loch Maddy cSAC, North Uist using Submetrix System 2000. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report F99PA19.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

Seabed Habitats and Geology

GB100030

Corpulent

MNCR

R3272

Show on webGIS

Translated to EUNIS

Nature Conservation

AGDS

Towed video

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.126119

East bounding longitude

-7.123067

North bounding latitude

57.603808

South bounding latitude

57.601446

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1998-10-11

End position

1999-08-24

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

1999-12-31

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Classification system details: 97.06 version. 5 categories . Survey technique details: Variable methodologies. Ground truthed by towed video recorder.. Associated datasets: GB100029

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Geospatial (vector polygon)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Limitations on public access

No limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-06-14

Metadata language

eng