0bb4cf5b488af30eca11c66b15b0df0c English series Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Marine Science Officer mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk pointOfContact 2022-07-22 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2018 - 2019 Eastern IFCA North Norfolk Coast Habitat Mapping 2020-03-02 publication 2018-07-02 creation 2020-03-02 revision EIFCA_18_19_NNC_HABMAP Over the last three years Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA) have completed six habitat mapping surveys along the North Norfolk Coast. These surveys had the aim of identifying and classifying areas of differing seabed type in order to produce a habitat map of the area and inform current and future fishery management decisions. Broadscale area characterisation was achieved using side scan sonar and ground truthing data collected from footage obtained from seabed video surveys. Data was subsequently processed and analysed, and a habitat map produced for the survey area. The resulting habitat map indicates an area made up of predominantly mixed sediment and sand and muddy sand habitats. A large area of mixed sediment stretches across the top of the survey area, with smaller patches closer to shore. An area of stony reef habitat inshore off Salthouse (near Blakeney) was also identified. The findings provide us with higher confidence habitat data within the survey area and support the spatial restrictions that have been proposed along the North Norfolk Coast to protect vulnerable mixed sediment habitats within The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC. Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Marine Science Officer mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk originator Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Marine Science Officer mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk custodian continual Database Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Geology Habitats and biotopes Land cover GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Sediment Type none 2011-01-20 creation Habitats and biotopes INSPIRE THEMES 2011-02-16 creation Biodiversity GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Habitat characterisation Side-scan sonar Seabed photography SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Marine Environment Monitoring Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5 2006-08-31 creation Data is freely available. Not suitable for use in navigation. otherRestrictions No restrictions to public access English geoscientificInformation biota imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Sea SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision soil and sediment boundary layer 0.6145 1.2297 52.8954 53.1334 2018-07-02 2019-08-30 Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Marine Science Officer mail@eastern-ifca.gov.uk distributor https://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EIFCA_North-Norfolk-Coast_Habitat_Mapping_Survey_Report_2018-2019.pdf EIFCA North Norfolk Coast Habitat Mapping Report 2018-2019 A link to the project report https://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/ EIFCA website A link to the general host site series A total of six habitat mapping surveys were completed along the North Norfolk Coast between 2018 and 2019, three side scan surveys and three ground truth surveys collecting seabed video imagery. Once side scan data and video recordings had been processed data were spatially mapped and used to estimate broad-scale marine biotopes using the EUNIS classification system. If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact. The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK.