Datasets

• 2001-2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Shore Thing Survey

  ShoreThing is a citizen science project carried out between 2001-2019 at locations around the British Isles. Volunteers, primarily from schools and colleges, conducted timed...

• 2010 Defra MB0102 2B Distribution of Arctica islandica in the United Kingdom...

  This layer shows the distribution of the Ocean Quahog, Arctica islandica, an OSPAR Species. This layer forms one of a set of data layers created for the Defra MB0102 contract....

• 2013 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland...

  The purpose of this benthic survey (cruise 1013A) off Peterhead at Buchan Deep was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised...

• 2007 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Luce Bay (Scotland) littoral...

  Luce Bay and Sands SAC is a broad, shallow embayment on the south-west coast of Scotland. The site has been designated for four qualifying Annex I habitat types: 'Large shallow...

• 2003 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Mousa broad-scale mapping survey

  Mousa was identified as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) because of the presence of a large breeding colony of common seals, Phoca vitulina, a species listed in...

• NatureScot Loch Sunart MPA(NC) Site Condition Monitoring

  The aim of this Site Condition Monitoring (SCM) work is to improve knowledge of the current condition of the habitats and species features of the Loch Sunart and Loch Sunart to...

• 2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Scottish...

  The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Sween was for routine statutory monitoring by SEPA. The purpose of SNH contracting analysis of the video data obtained from this...

• 2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Scottish...

  The primary aim of this survey in Loch Etive on the 11th August 2016 was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of the species and habitats in this loch....

• 2013 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) South Arran benthic camera survey (March)

  The purpose of this benthic survey around South Arran, Clyde sea was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation...

• 2004 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Paible (Balranald Bog and Loch nam...

  Loch Paible lies within the Balranald Bog and Loch nam Feithean SSSI on the west side of North Uist. The site includes terrestrial and freshwater features of national...

• 2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Wester Ross benthic camera survey (November)

  The main aim of this investigation in the Wester Ross MPA was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of the species and habitats of recognized conservation...

• 2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Mousa to Boddam (Shetland Islands)...

  On the 17th August 2014, benthic monitoring was undertaken by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) in the Mousa to Boddam MPA. The aim of this survey was to improve knowledge...

• 2017 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Carron and Inner Sound benthic...

  This work, undertaken by SNH in July 2017, consisted of a 3-day drop-down video survey in Loch Carron and Inner Sound. 86 sites were surveyed to further knowledge of the...

• 2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) South Arran MPA benthic camera and dive survey

  The purpose of this benthic survey around South Arran was to collate the evidence base for the Marine Protected Area (MPA) and to establish a baseline against which to assess...

• 2013 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland...

  The purpose of this benthic survey (cruise 1013A) east of Aberdeen was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation...

• 2004 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Moray Firth SAC sublittoral biotope...

  The purpose of this benthic survey in the Moray Firth was to map the main sediment features and biota of the subtidal areas of the SAC, to provide a broadscale biotope...

• 2013 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Goil benthic camera survey

  The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Goil, which lies in the Upper Loch Fyne and Loch Goil ncMPA, was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species...

• 2017 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Southern Trench benthic camera survey

  The primary aim of this benthic survey in the Southern Trench, run by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for SNH on the 14th and 15th July 2017 using MSS vessel MRV Alba na...

• 2009 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland...

  The purpose of this benthic survey off the Mull of Kintyre peninsula was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised...

• 2012 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Cefas Loch Sunart benthic camera survey

  The purpose of this benthic survey (cruise Pole Star 1/12) in Loch Sunart was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised...