f51c7350-9ab4-2249-e044-002128a47908 English dataset British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-17 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 www.epsg.org 2005 revision urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Video, Photo and Multibeam Survey 2007/13_JNCC: 2006 - 2007 JNCC Mid Irish Sea Reefs (14/Nov/2006 to 23/Mar/2007) 2007-03-23 publication BGS_CMD_REF759 British Geological Survey Mid Irish Sea reefs Survey (2006-2007). The aim of this survey was to improve understanding of the habitats and communities present in an area of the Irish Sea identified as potentially containing Annex I reef habitat according to the Habitats Directive. Survey cruises were undertaken in November 2006 (Multibeam), January 2007 (Sampling) and March 2007 (Sampling) onboard Research Vessel Aora, with specialists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), ERT (Scotland) Ltd (ERT), University Marine Biological Station and Seatronics Ltd. Data collected included multibeam, drop down video and stills camera images. Defra Natural Environmental Group Science Division (CRO 361) made a significant financial contribution to this work. Joint © 2006 Defra, JNCC and ERT (Scotland) Ltd. The geology component of the data is archived at the British Geological Survey (BGS) MEDIN Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. Biological and bathymetry data are archived at DASSH and UKHO respectively. For more information see http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4735, JNCC Report 411: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4518. 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NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused. unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement - Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and ERT (Scotland) Ltd materials "Contains Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and ERT (Scotland) Ltd materials ©Defra, JNCC and ERT (Scotland) Ltd [year]" grid 5 English geoscientificInformation BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-17 revision Cardigan Bay BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-17 revision Anglesey The SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer: Sub-Ocean Category 1954-01-01 creation IRISH SEA Charting Progress 2: Regional Sea Boundaries 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea -5.4345 -5.1437 52.5726 53.0830 2006-11-14 2007-03-23 British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=2007/13_JNCC WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link BGS Offshore Geoindex GeoIndex allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry through the website. search dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of unknown theme 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Sample equipment types used included: Photographic Site. ERT (Scotland) Ltd was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The camera system used was the Seatronics DTS6000 deployed from the RV Aora. The camera system included a Konsberg Simrad OE14-208 Digital Stills Camera System (5 Megapixel) and Kongsberg OE14266/1366MK2 Colour Video Camera (460 TVL) with four 35 W HID lights. For accurate camera positioning fixing the system used a Sonardyne Scout USBL. Camera drops of up to 10 to 15 minutes were recorded to collect information on the main substrata and to identify conspicuous epifauna and assess abundance across the northern area of the AoS. Digital still photographs were taken at 1 minute intervals at each station to show ground type and additional photographs were taken of conspicuous epifauna/rocky substrata. For more detailed information see the Cruise Report.