2012 DEFRA Verification Survey of Folkestone Pomerania

Folkestone Pomerania rMCZ verification survey conducted by CEFAS on behalf of DEFRA. The purpose of the study was to produce an updated Habitat map to inform on the presence of Broad Scale Habitats, Habitat FOCI and estimate spatial extent within the rMCZ, as well as providing evidence of the presence of Species FOCI. The study comprised of acoustic data acquisition and interpretation followed by groundtruthing. Groundtruthing was conducted using a Hamon Grab and Underwater Video and Stills camera.