2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Moray Firth benthic camera survey

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• Published by: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
• Last updated: 31 December 2015
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Summary

The main aim of this investigation in the Moray Firth off Banff, Aberdeenshire was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of the species and habitats of recognized conservation importance. This site was selected for survey as it is a proposed renewable energy location. A drop-down video survey of benthic habitats was undertaken by MSS at 1 site on the 19th July 2014 on board the MSS vessel MRV Alba na Mara (cruise 1214A). SNH analysis of this seabed video and still photographic imagery is used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of protected features and other PMFs, as well as for the presence of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance.

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2020-02-12
• Access contraints: No restrictions on public access
• Harvest GUID: 57d2946f19015b2e28da64e8da39f4a5
• Extent: Latitude: 57.8031° to 57.8012°
• Extent: Longitude: -2.5261° to -2.5196°
• Spatial reference system: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
• Dataset reference date: 2015-12-31 (publication)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Colin Moore (originator); Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters (custodian)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
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Not to be used for navigation. 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.