cddfacc1-638e-4bee-843f-8e1e82352329 MRMIT60000000003 Unknown Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) +44 (0)28 9052 4999 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3SB UK dardhelpline@dardni.gov.uk www.dardni.gov.uk The responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) include: the development of the agricultural, forestry and fishing industries in Northern Ireland; rural development in Northern Ireland; providing an advisory service for farmers; agricultural research and education; providing a veterinary service and administration of animal health and welfare policies; responsibility to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the administration in Northern Ireland of schemes affecting the whole of the United Kingdom; the application of EU agricultural policy to Northern Ireland. Within the Agriculture and Food Science Division, DARD's Biological Oceanography Programme seeks to understand the effects of humans and climate change on the Irish Sea ecosystem using a research vessel (RV Lough Foyle) and automated moorings to monitor environmental change. 2022-02-15T12:45:06 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 WGS84 West Hebrides Biotope Mapping Project GB000443 JNCC0003 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 This project attempts to map the broadscale biotopes and habitats of the rocky reef sites west of the Outer Hebrides through integrating multibeam echosounder data, acoustic ground discrimination system (AGDS) data, underwater video/camera surveys and grab data, facilitated through the use of GIS. Where possible, biotopes have been resolved and classified using the National Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (Connor et al., 2004). Nature conservation Final report Feb 2005, OF 1050. Not yet published. Unknown Joint Nature Conservation Committee +44 (0)1733 562626 Monkstone House, City Road Peterborough PE1 1JY UK comment@jncc.gov.uk www.jncc.gov.uk The JNCC is the UK Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales. In addition to leading the MESH project, JNCC's marine habitat mapping work involves the production and subsequent revision of the National marine habitat classification for Britain and Ireland which was also fully incorporated into the EUNIS classification system. Other work involves the provision of advice to the UK conservation agencies, government bodies and others on various mapping techniques and technologies. JNCC contributes to International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) work on marine habitat mapping and has produced a Marine Monitoring Handbook that holds procedural guidelines to many of these techniques and technologies. Unknown Scottish Natural Heritage +44 (0)1463 706450 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW UK enquiries@snh.gov.uk www.snh.org.uk Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is one of the UK's conservation agencies, providing advice to government in order to conserve and enhance Scotland's natural heritage. SNH has been involved with the UK Marine SACs (Special Areas of Conservation) project, including marine habitat mapping of Scottish candidate SACs. Unknown Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) +44 (0)28 9052 4999 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3SB UK dardhelpline@dardni.gov.uk www.dardni.gov.uk The responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) include: the development of the agricultural, forestry and fishing industries in Northern Ireland; rural development in Northern Ireland; providing an advisory service for farmers; agricultural research and education; providing a veterinary service and administration of animal health and welfare policies; responsibility to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the administration in Northern Ireland of schemes affecting the whole of the United Kingdom; the application of EU agricultural policy to Northern Ireland. Within the Agriculture and Food Science Division, DARD's Biological Oceanography Programme seeks to understand the effects of humans and climate change on the Irish Sea ecosystem using a research vessel (RV Lough Foyle) and automated moorings to monitor environmental change. Habitats title 2006-06-26 42E2; 42E3; 43E1; 43E2 title 2006-11-29 Scottish Continental Shelf Available under the Open Government License oceans 2005-01-01 2005-04-30 -26.00 7.00 46.00 64.00 Paul Robinson Joint Nature Conservation Committee| Marine Data Manager, Marine Team, PeterboroughMarine Team Marine Data Manager +44 (0)1733 562626 Monkstone House, City Road Peterborough PE1 1JY UK paul.robinson@jncc.gov.uk www.jncc.gov.uk The JNCC is the UK Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales. In addition to leading the MESH project, JNCC's marine habitat mapping work involves the production and subsequent revision of the National marine habitat classification for Britain and Ireland which was also fully incorporated into the EUNIS classification system. Other work involves the provision of advice to the UK conservation agencies, government bodies and others on various mapping techniques and technologies. JNCC contributes to International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) work on marine habitat mapping and has produced a Marine Monitoring Handbook that holds procedural guidelines to many of these techniques and technologies. Unknown Unknown https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_view_maplibrary/wms? OGC:WMS gb000443 View map "GB000443" through the EMODnet Seabed Habitats "Map Library" Web Map Service https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_open_maplibrary/wfs? OGC:WFS gb000443 Access data from map "GB000443" through the EMODnet Seabed Habitats "Map Library" Web Feature Service https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EMODnetSBHsurvey_GB000443.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link EMODnet Seabed Habitats download MESH Confidence Assessment https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/resources/mesh-archive/ RemoteTechnique An assessment of whether the remote techniques used to produce this map were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey: 3 = technique(s) highly appropriate 2 = technique(s) moderately appropriate 1 = technique(s) inappropriate RemoteCoverage An assessment of the coverage of the remote sensing data including consideration of heterogeneity of the seabed: (See Coverage X Heterogeneity matrix below) Coverage scores - use these to determine coverage then combine with heterogeneity assessment to derive finale scores3 = good coverage; 100% (or greater) coverage or AGDS track spacing <50m2 = moderate coverage; swath approx 50% coverage or AGDS track spacing >100m1 = poor coverage; large gaps between swaths or AGDS track spacing > 100mFinal scores3 = good coverage OR moderate coverage + low heterogeneity2 = moderate coverage + moderate heterogeneity OR poor coverage + low heterogeneity 1 = moderate coverage + high heterogeneity OR poor coverage + moderate or high heterogeneity RemotePositioning An indication of the positioning method used for the remote data:3 = differential GPS2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system1 = chart based navigation, or dead-reckoning RemoteStdsApplied An assessment of whether standards have been applied to the collection of the remote data. This field gives an indication of whether some data quality control has been carried out:3 = remote data collected to approved standards2 = remote data collected to ?internal? standards1 = no standards applied to the collection of the remote data RemoteVintage An indication of the age of the remote data:3 = < 5yrs old.2 = 5 to 10 yrs old.1 = > 10 years old BGTTechnique An assessment of whether the ground-truthing techniques used to produce this map were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey. Use scores for soft or hard substrata as appropriate to the area surveyed.Soft substrata predominate (i.e. those having infauna and epifauna)3 = infauna AND epifauna sampled AND observed (video/stills, direct human observation)2= infauna AND epifauna sampled, but NOT observed (video/stills, direct human observation)1 = infauna OR epifauna sampled, but not both. No observation.Hard substrata predominate (i.e. those with no infauna)3 = sampling included direct human observation (shore survey or diver survey)2 = sampling included video or stills but NO direct human observation1 = benthic sampling only (e.g. grabs, trawls) PGTTechnique An assessment of whether the combination of geophysical sampling techniques were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey. Use scores for soft or hard substrata as appropriate to the area surveyed.Soft substrata predominate (i.e. gravel, sand, mud)3 = full geophysical analysis (i.e. granulometry and/or geophysical testing (penetrometry, shear strenght etc))2 = sediments described following visual inspection of grab or core samples (e.g. slightly shelly, muddy sand)1 = sediments described on the basis of remote observation (by camera).Hard substrata predominate (i.e. rock outcrops, boulders, cobbles)3 = sampling included in-situ, direct human observation (shore survey or diver survey)2 = sampling included video or photographic observation, but NO in-situ, direct human observation1 = samples obtained only by rock dredge (or similar) GTPositioning An indication of the positioning method used for the ground-truth data:3 = differential GPS2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system1 = chart based navigation, or dead-reckoning GTDensity An assessment of what proportion of the polygons or classes (groups of polygons with the same ?habitat? attribute) actually contain ground-truth data:3 = Every class in the map classification was sampled at least 3 times2 = Every class in the map classification was sampled1 = Not all classes in the map classification were sampled (some classes have no ground-truth data) GTStdsApplied An assessment of whether standards have been applied to the collection of the ground-truth data. This field gives an indication of whether some data quality control has been carried out:3 = ground-truth samples collected to approved standards2 = ground-truth samples collected to 'internal' standards1 = no standards applied to the collection of ground-truth samples GTVintage An indication of the age of the ground-truth data:3 = < 5 yrs old2 = 5 to 10 yrs old1 = > 10 years old GTInterpretation An indication of the confidence in the biological interpretation of the ground-truthing data:3 = Evidence of expert interpretation; full descriptions and taxon list provided for each habitat class2 = Evidence of expert interpretation, but no detailed description or taxon list supplied for each habitat class1 = No evidence of expert interpretation; limited descriptions available RemoteInterpretation An indication of the confidence in the interpretation of the remotely sensed data:3 = Appropriate technique used and documentation provided2 = Appropriate technique used but no documentation provided1 = Inappropriate technique usedNote that interpretation techniques can range from ?by eye? digitising of side scan by experts to statistical classification techniques. DetailLevel The level of detail to which the 'habitat' classes in the map have been classified:3 = Classes defined on the basis of detailed biological analysis2 = Classes defined on the basis of major characterising species or lifeforms1 = Classes defined on the basis of physical information, or broad biological zones MapAccuracy A test of the accuracy of the map:3 = high accuracy, proven by external accuracy assessment2 = high accuracy, proven by internal accuracy assessment1 = low accuracy, proved by either external or internal assessment OR no accuracy assessment made Remote GT Interpretation Survey technique(s): Multibeam echo sounder ; Towed video ; Drop camera ; AGDS ; Grabs Classification scheme: MNCR Classification scheme details: Classified according to the MNCR 04.05 scheme Survey technique details: Reson SeaBat 8101 multibeam system, 240 kHz, 101 beams of 1.5┬░ x 1.5┬░ beam size, and an update rate of up to 30 swaths per second, 4m resolution for SW Barra, 5m resolution for other West Heb sites; RoxAnn AGDS data was also collected using a 38 kHz trans DARD NI; QUB DARD NI; QUB Mapping method: