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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2012 Marine Scotland Fetlar to Haroldswick benthic 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_e849d3d445dba2b0584f5a737fbb7e09</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Survey work was to confirm the continued presence, extent and status / condition of specified MPA search features maerl, horse mussel beds, and shallow tide-swept coarse sands with burrowing bivalves within the Fetlar to Haroldswick MPA search area, and to improve our existing knowledge-base on the wider distribution of seabed habitats to inform the progression of this proposal and completion of the MPA network in Scottish waters. Between 27th August - 5th September 2012 Heriot Watt University and SNH carried out a survey throughout the Fetlar to Haroldswick MPA search area conducting drop down video (DDV) tows, Van Veen grab sampling and in situ diver surveys (MNCR). In total 70 semi-quantitative epifaunal DDV stations were surveyed and 22 quantitative infaunal grab stations attempted (19 completed). Detailed in situ diver surveys were carried out at sites selected from the DDV and grab work to investigate maerl and horse mussel beds. Clump, core, and Particle Size Analysis (PSA) samples were taken at the diver survey sites as appropriate. In total three horse mussel beds and two maerl beds were investigated with divers.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20130801 20130115</dc:date>
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