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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2024 Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme (mNCEA) St Kilda survey</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=010_d6cb4708-7343-4a76-9e29-86d6d4fe9908</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), in collaboration with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), conducted an offshore seabed survey on the Scottish Continental Shelf (OSPAR Region III - Celtic Seas) in September / October 2024. Fifteen days of sampling was conducted under the marine Natural Capital and Ecosystems Assessment (mNCEA) programme, with a focus on data collection to address significant information gaps in marine offshore habitats, providing greater value to data already obtained. As a secondary objective, this survey provided an opportunity to trial options for marine mammal data collection on a platform primarily mobilised for benthic survey activity.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20250729</dc:date>
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