d2f9bed1f0af8300e5acdd97df3251cd English dataset Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Data Manager 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW data_supply@nature.scot pointOfContact 2019-10-25 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2018 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Skye and Wester Ross Fisheries Trust (SWRFT) Wester Ross benthic camera survey 2019-12-31 publication GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000355-MRSNH03000000037-MHS http://www.nature.scot Dropdown video survey of benthic habitats off Melvaig, Wester Ross, run by SNH and SWRFT for both organisations on the 26th February 2018 using the vessel FV Zephyr. The aim of the investigation was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance and to assess the distribution of herring spawn in the area. Dropdown video drifts were undertaken at 20 stations. Through the analysis of seabed video, the images were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of priority marine features. Colin Moore Colin Moore Consultant c.g.moore84@gmail.com originator Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Data Manager 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW data_supply@nature.scot custodian notPlanned Database Documents Geographic Information System Image Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Habitat extent Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Habitats and biotopes INSPIRE THEMES 2011-02-16 creation Marine UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Biodiversity GEMET 2011-07-06 creation environment International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories 2005-04-27 revision Marine Environment Monitoring Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5 2006-08-31 creation Species Distribution INSPIRE 2017-05-12 creation Not to be used for navigation. 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 No restrictions on public access 200 English biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 44E4 SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision infralittoral -5.8701 -5.8131 57.7687 57.8213 2018-02-26 2018-02-26 Moore, C. G. 2019. Biological analyses of underwater video from monitoring and research cruises in Lochs Ailort and Fyne, the Sounds of Barra and Mull, inner Moray Firth, off Wester Ross, Noss Head and Rattray Head, and around the Southern Trench in outer Moray Firth. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1085. Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor dataset MEDIN data guideline for video surveys of species and benthos. 2018-01-23 publication See the referenced specification true Observation of the seabed was carried out at 20 sites off Melvaig, Wester Ross from the vessel FV Zephyr on the 26th February 2018. At each site a dropdown video system was deployed just above the seabed for drifts of around 6 minutes. Footage was recorded by high definition (1920x1080) video camera in combination with a lower resolution (SD) (720x576) navigation camera. A video overlay system on the SD camera footage provides time, date, and positional data along video runs. The imagery was used to describe the nature of the seabed, in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Species present were, as far as possible, identified and quantified using the SACFOR scale. Based on the physical and biological attributes, biotopes were allocated using the The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (v15.03). Where video runs traversed different habitats, the run was split into the corresponding segments, each of which was labelled as a separate video sample. Samples were tagged according to the Priority Marine Features present. The presence of herring spawn was also noted.