e877dd61617f018fff39fede8b106e3b 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 2024-05-15 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2005 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Inner Sound benthic camera survey 2012-08-28 publication GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000187-MRSNH01800000023-INNER To help target marine nature conservation in Scotland, SNH and JNCC have generated a focused list of habitats and species of importance in Scottish waters - the Priority Marine Features (PMFs). A subset of these features (termed MPA search features) will drive the identification of Nature Conservation MPAs. The principal aim of the present investigation was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance in Scottish waters, especially PMFs, but also taking into consideration other importance measures. This was to be achieved through the analysis of seabed video and still photographic imagery collected during research cruises around Scotland carried out by various organisations between 2000 and 2012. Towed and dropdown video camera survey of chiefly deep mud habitats in the Inner Sound (Isle of Skye), particularly in the vicinity of the MOD BUTEC (British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre) range. 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 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 Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts 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 Marine Gardline 2012-03-16 creation Scottish MPA Search Locations Possible Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (pMPA) SNH 2012-05-25 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 Species Distribution INSPIRE 2017-05-12 creation Not for navigational use; SNH copyright data which is available for re-use under government licence terms: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ otherRestrictions no restrictions to public access English biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision circalittoral SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision infralittoral -6.0008 -5.8508 57.3723 57.5314 2005-02-08 2005-02-11 Moore, C. G. & Atkinson, R. J. A. (2012). Biological analyses of underwater video from research cruises in the Clyde Sea, Loch Torridon and the Inner Sound, the North Minch, Loch Eriboll and off Orkney. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 536 (Project no. 13879). 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 2023-05-11 publication See the referenced specification true All depths were converted to depth below chart datum, employing TotalTide software (Admiralty, Taunton) to determine tidal rise at the most appropriate secondary port. The images were 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 semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale (Hiscock, 1996). Based on the physical and biological attributes, biotopes were allocated (Connor et al., 2004). Runs traversing a sequence of biotopes were split into corresponding segments, with the transition points recorded using the time. Segmentation of runs was not practicable in the case of mosaics of recurring biotopes, in which case all biotopes observed were simply listed. Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of Priority Marine Features, as well as for the presence of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance according to a number of additional criteria, including citation on the following lists: Species of Conservation Concern (UK Biodiversity Steering Group,1995), IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (lower risk category) (IUCN, 2011), OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (OSPAR, 2008), UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species (UKBAP, 2007) and Scottish Biodiversity List (SNH, 2010). Species SACFOR data, habitat descriptions, biotopes, depth and positional data have been incorporated into the Marine Recorder repository.