8b7fbcc7-2f86-48c8-a249-efbece0a50b2 Multibeam echosounder bathymetry and backscatter Single beam echosounder Sub bottom profiler (Pinger) Grab sample descriptions (shipeck) Video tow transects Unknown MESH North Western Shelf Consortium www.searchMESH.net The MESH North Western Shelf Consortium consists of five partners (Marine Institute, British Geological Survey, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster) who have come together to work on a range of key subtidal habitats which lie between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The partnership aims to promote cross-border collaboration from the survey stage through to product delivery within the MESH project objectives. Consortium research will test habitat mapping standards and protocols, develop novel mapping approaches and habitat modelling, and produce EUNIS level 3 habitat maps of key areas. 2022-02-24T15:09:40 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 WGS 1984 Habitat map of Iceberg Scars IE000949 12-05-01: Iceberg Scars (AKA Iceberg Plough Marks) 2003-12-01 2003-12-01 Surveyed as part of MESH North Western Shelf Consortium survey areas by the Marine Institute, the BGS and AFBI-NI Surveyed as part of the Irish National Seabed Survey Leg 02 - 2003 Surveyed as part of the Marine Institute MESH survey CV06_03 Research Irish National Seabed Survey Report: Leg 02 - 2003 Zone 2 The Marine Institute and the Geological Survey of Ireland RV Celtic Explorer 28th to 25th June 2003 Prepared by D. Zhilin, Party Chief Geological section written by D.Sheridan MESH R.V. Celtic Voyager Survey Report: Leg CV06_03 13th to 27th August 2006 Marine Institute White, J. Seafloor habitat survey of an area of iceberg plough marks off the north west coast of Ireland O?Brien, S. & White, J. 2006. Unknown MESH North Western Shelf Consortium www.searchMESH.net The MESH North Western Shelf Consortium consists of five partners (Marine Institute, British Geological Survey, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster) who have come together to work on a range of key subtidal habitats which lie between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The partnership aims to promote cross-border collaboration from the survey stage through to product delivery within the MESH project objectives. Consortium research will test habitat mapping standards and protocols, develop novel mapping approaches and habitat modelling, and produce EUNIS level 3 habitat maps of key areas. Boundaries title 2006-06-26 40E1 title 2006-11-29 Irish Continental Shelf Use permitted within the MESH Project with permission from and according to any conditions imposed by, the data owner(s)  oceans 2003-01-01 2003-12-31 -26.00 7.00 46.00 64.00 Annika Mitchell Queens University Belfast| Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Belfast Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch Research Associate +44 (0)28 9025 5490 Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science Division, 18A Newforge Lane Belfast BT9 5PX UK a.j.mitchell@qub.ac.uk www.qub.ac.uk The Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) is intergrated with the Science Research Service of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland. A major area of research is an integrated study of the Irish Sea ecosystem, which includes marine habitat mapping. Unknown Unknown Fiona Fitzpatrick Marine Institute| Survey Operations Manager, Ocean Science Services, Galway Ocean Science Services Survey Operations Manager +353 91 730 484 Galway Technology Park, Parkmore Galway Ireland fiona.fitzpatrick@marine.ie www.marine.ie The Marine Institute's function is to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services related to marine research and development, that in the opinion of the Institute will promote economic development and create employment and protect the environment Unknown Unknown Dave Long British Geological Survey| Geophysics and Marine Geoscience, Edinburgh Geophysics and Marine Geoscience +44 (0)115 936 3143 Murchison House, West Mains Road Edinburgh EH9 3LA UK dal@bgs.ac.uk www.bgs.ac.uk The British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's longest established national geological survey and the UK's premier centre for earth science information and expertise. The BGS has been surveying the sea bed around Britain for over 30 years. Data holdings relvant to marine habitat mapping include bathymetry, sea bed sediments, as well as many primary and interpreted geological and geophysical data. Unknown Unknown 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 scores 3 = good coverage; 100% (or greater) coverage or AGDS track spacing <50m 2 = moderate coverage; swath approx 50% coverage or AGDS track spacing >100m 1 = poor coverage; large gaps between swaths or AGDS track spacing > 100m Final scores 3 = good coverage OR moderate coverage + low heterogeneity 2 = 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 GPS 2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system 1 = 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 standards 2 = remote data collected to ?internal? standards 1 = 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 observation 1 = 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 observation 1 = samples obtained only by rock dredge (or similar) GTPositioning An indication of the positioning method used for the ground-truth data: 3 = differential GPS 2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system 1 = 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 times 2 = Every class in the map classification was sampled 1 = 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 standards 2 = ground-truth samples collected to 'internal' standards 1 = no standards applied to the collection of ground-truth samples GTVintage An indication of the age of the ground-truth data: 3 = < 5 yrs old 2 = 5 to 10 yrs old 1 = > 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 class 2 = Evidence of expert interpretation, but no detailed description or taxon list supplied for each habitat class 1 = 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 provided 2 = Appropriate technique used but no documentation provided 1 = Inappropriate technique used Note 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 analysis 2 = Classes defined on the basis of major characterising species or lifeforms 1 = 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 assessment 2 = high accuracy, proven by internal accuracy assessment 1 = 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 ; Single beam echo sounder ; Sub bottom profiling ; Grabs Classification scheme: NA Classification scheme details: Classified according to multibean bathymetry, backscatter and grabs Survey technique details: Shipek grab sampler; Sub bottom profiling carried out with Pinger, 1kJ sparker and surface towed boomer. The MESH North Western Shelf Consortium, consisting of: the British Geological Survey, the Marine Institute, the University of Ulster and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NI) / Queen's University The MESH North Western Shelf Consortium, consisting of: the British Geological Survey, the Marine Institute, the University of Ulster and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NI) / Queen's University Mapping method: Unknown