c56ab05cda9aa957cfa3f0a3600bc8ed English dataset 5b234a24e7aff97ad742a7741d4d6699 NatureScot (HQ Inverness) data_supply@nature.scot pointOfContact 2025-06-11 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision WGS 84 2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Barra underwater video and benthic infaunal grab survey 2017-12-31 publication GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000313-MRSNH03600000002-MRSNH0300000001F-SoB http://www.dassh.ac.uk MRSNH0300000001F Marine Recorder MRSNH03600000002 Marine Recorder 0616A MMS cruise ID NS-000313 NatureScot project ID Benthic habitat survey within, and adjacent to, the Sound of Barra SAC. This work consisted of 35 quantitative drop-down video drift survey sites and 72 infaunal grab samples and granulometry samples for Particle Size Analysis. This was targeted to 9 sampling boxes located within and outside the eastern side of the Sound of Barra SAC. Digital still photographs were taken at intervals of the video survey to enable description of seabed structure and species assemblages. The main aims of this investigation were to: (1) improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognized conservation importance (in particular, refining the distribution of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats); (2) determine the current condition of the maerl and coarse sediment habitats on the eastern side of the Sound of Barra SAC; and (3) contribute towards site condition monitoring of the SAC. This constituted the FRV Alba Na Mara cruise 0616A. SNH GUID GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000313 Marine Recorder surveyID's: MRSNH03600000002 and MRSNH0300000001F 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 2025-06-11 revision NDGO0005 NDGO0005 2025-06-11 revision Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Habitat characterisation Habitat extent Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions 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; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissible under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner. otherRestrictions DASSH terms and conditions apply (see https://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions) 200 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota environment oceans -7.4502 -7.1922 56.9261 57.1821 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 42E2 ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 43E2 2016-04-19 2016-04-22 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision circalittoral SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision infralittoral Moore, C.G. 2017. Biological analyses of underwater video from ongoing monitoring and research cruises in Lochs Sunart, Etive and Alsh, sea lochs off South Skye, the Sounds of Barra and Arisaig and around the Southern Trench. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 959. AND Franco, A., Dawes, O., Leighton, A., Musk. W., Smyth, K. & Thomson, S. 2017. Infaunal and PSA analysis of grab samples collected from the Sound of Barra area, 2016. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 961. Database Marine Recorder http://dassh.ac.uk/datasets/DASSHDT00000442 DASSH view and download A link to the web service or dataset dataset MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos 2011-01-28 publication See the referenced specification true 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 monitoring and research cruise by Scottish Natural Heritage and Marine Scotland Science on board the MRV Alba na Mara. Infaunal grab and Particle Size Analysis (PSA) samples (using a 0.1m2 Day grab) and DDV run data were collected from randomly selected locations - largely dependent on tidal/wind conditions - within nine pre-defined target survey boxes placed inside and outside the Sound of Barra SAC. The benthic infaunal analysis and the PSA of the grab samples were undertaken by the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (ICES), in line with NMBAQC Scheme guidelines, and the findings reported by Franco et al, 2017 (Report No. 961). Analysis of the video footage was undertaken and reported by Moore, 2017 (Report No. 959). Both reports were commissioned under Scottish Natural Heritage contract.