A broadscale habitat feature class was created to illustrate the predicted extent of broadscale habitats present at Slieve na Griddle rMCZ. These broadscale habitats include 'Subtidal mud' and 'Low energy circalittoral rock' as determined from particle size analysis of sedimen grab samples and descriptive analysis of still images from underwater camera data. The assigned classes of each ground-truth station were used to inform the semi-automated process of map production using object-based image analysis (OBIA).

This feature details the findings of a dedicated seabed survey at the Bembridge recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ). The site is being considered for inclusion in a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK waters, designed to meet conservation objectives under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

Poole Rocks rMCZ BSH

This dataset provides a map of benthic habitat types, including live coral cover present off northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island, a region selected by local managers as a priority area for habitat mapping. The map covers 744 km2 of shallow-water habitats at a high spatial resolution (the smallest habitat features mapped are 10x10 meters) and includes 250 km of shoreline for the region's 210 islands and rock outcrops. This includes the shallow habitats inside the current boundaries of the Northeast Natural Reserves, as well as surrounding areas. The habitat map, generated using a combination of semi-automated classification and visual interpretation techniques of remote sensing imagery (WV-2 satellite imagery collected 2011-2013, hydrographic data collected 1900-2012 and aerial photos collected 2007-2010) and underwater videos (2013-2014), represents the first digital map that describes nearly 100% of the seafloor in the study area. This work updates previous NOAA maps generated by Kendall et al. (2001), which covered 22% of the mapped region (78% of the study area was not previously mapped). The new fine-scale habitat map provides spatially-explicit information on habitat types, biological cover, and live coral cover extending over a large and biologically complex area. This work was conducted by NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in collaboration with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico (DRNA) and the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Mayaguez. Kendall, M.S., C.R. Kruer, K.R. Buja, J.D. Christensen, M. Finkbeiner, R.A. Warner and M.E. Monaco. 2001. Methods Used to Map the Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 152. Silver Spring, MD.

"This map is the result of surveys commissioned by Natural England were undertaken by Ecospan Enivronmental Ltd during the spring low tides in September and October 2013 and March 2014. These surveys were designed to provide additional data and a partial baseline data set on the extent and presence of certain features within the Axe estuary rMCZ. A total of five sediment habitat types were identified and mapped during the course of the surveys; three littoral mud, one littoral sand and muddy sand, and one mixed sediment. The majority of the sediment area was composed of mud habitat types dominated by the polychaete Hediste diversicolor but containing a variety of other species depending on the position within the estuary."

FR7200813 - COTE BASQUE ROCHEUSE ET SON EXTENSION AU LARGE. Produit issu du programme MESH ATLANTIC. R├®alis├® par l'IMA. Habitats : intertidal, infralittoral, circalittoral. EUNIS 2007 Num├®risation des habitats d'apr├¿s les donn├®es existantes, donn├®es Vecteurs, polygones des habitats. Synth├¿se bibliographique, prospection terrain (multibeam)

Seabed habitat map performed by CREOCEAN and IMA within the framework of CARTHAM ("cartographie des habitats marins") project coordinated by the French Biodiversity Agency (Agence fran├ºaise pour la biodiversit├®, AFB)

Seabed habitat map performed by CREOCEAN and IMA within the framework of CARTHAM ("cartographie des habitats marins") project coordinated by the French Biodiversity Agency (Agence fran├ºaise pour la biodiversit├®, AFB)

Seabed habitat map performed by CREOCEAN and IMA within the framework of CARTHAM ("cartographie des habitats marins") project coordinated by the French Biodiversity Agency (Agence fran├ºaise pour la biodiversit├®, AFB)

Seabed habitat map performed by CREOCEAN and IMA within the framework of CARTHAM ("cartographie des habitats marins") project coordinated by the French Biodiversity Agency (Agence fran├ºaise pour la biodiversit├®, AFB)