160c57360be9f29be7b5961a7eedac22 English dataset 009b70489b7b8bbd1d8570379b72c9c1 NatureScot (HQ Inverness) data_supply@nature.scot pointOfContact 2025-06-10 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision WGS 84 2017 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Carron and Inner Sound benthic camera survey (July) 2018-01-01 publication GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000352-MRSNH0300000002A-LCIS Marine Recorder NS-000352 NatureScot project ID This work, undertaken by SNH in July 2017, consisted of a 3-day drop-down video survey in Loch Carron and Inner Sound. 86 sites were surveyed to further knowledge of the distribution of PMF habitats, with particular emphasis on flame shell and maerl beds. The survey was carried out from the vessel FV Shearwater throughout the Loch Carron urgent MPA (May 2017 designation boundary) and extended beyond the south-western boundary to encompass an area of maerl and historic seagrass bed records in Port Luinge, west of Plockton. Eight drop-down video sites were located in the Inner Sound to the north of Loch Carron in order to confirm the presence of a previously unreported flame shell bed there. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Data Manager 01463 725000 data_supply@nature.scot owner NatureScot (HQ Inverness) NatureScot Data Manager data_supply@nature.scot custodian Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Data Manager 01463 725000 data_supply@nature.scot originator Esther Hughes Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2025-06-10 revision NDGO0005 NDGO0005 2025-06-10 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Habitat characterisation Habitat extent Seabed photography Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision Seabed Impact Internal_Waves 2017-10-31 revision otherRestrictions Not for navigational use; This survey recorded no species or biotope occurrences that SNH consider as sensitive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations or Freedom of Information Regulations: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissable under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner SNH. otherRestrictions no restrictions on public access 300 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota environment geoscientificInformation oceans -5.9000 -5.5000 57.2600 57.5300 SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2021-01-06 creation Minches and Western Scotland ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 43E4 2017-07-02 2017-07-04 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision circalittoral SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision infralittoral Moore, C.G., Harries, D.B., James, B., Cook, R.L., Saunders, G.R, Tulbure, K.W., Harbour, R.P. & Kamphausen, L. 2018. The distribution and condition of flame shell beds and other Priority Marine Features in Loch Carron Marine Protected Area and adjacent waters. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1038. Database Marine Recorder Documents Published report dataset MEDIN data guideline for video surveys of species and benthos 2018-01-23 publication See the referenced specification true Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication This dataset was collected during a survey by Scottish Natural Heritage on board the vessel FV Shearwater, following review of the May 2017 results and all previous historical records of PMFs within the Loch Carron MPA and adjacent waters. DDV run data at 86 sites were collected from predefined locations - with particular emphasis on maerl beds and flameshell beds. The selection of site locations for this survey (following the May 2017 survey) was aided by a cumulative perception of the actual distribution of the key habitats - maerl and flameshell beds. Selected sites extended beyond the south-western boundary of the MPA to encompass the area of maerl and seagrass bed records west of Plockton. Eight sites were located in the Inner Sound to confirm the presence of flameshell bed in that area. Both SD and HD video were recorded, with an overlay of position and time on the SD footage. the depth of boundaries between habitats along a video run could not be recorded due to the absence of depth data on the video overlay. Detailed track data at 1 second intervals was also recorded digitally and still photographs of the seabed were taken along the video transects at intervals of approximately 1 minute. The imagery was used to describe the nature of the seabed, including evidence of disturbance, in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. During processing, species present were, as far as possible, identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale. Video samples were also classified according to the Habitats Directive Annex I habitats present and the presence of PMFs was recorded for all video samples.