Facies map of Hastings

This dataset is a BGS interpretation (Sally Philpott) of 100% side scan cover from the survey area. The interpretation also referred to BGS historical sediment data for the area, and point ground-truth samples. This was a site specific survey around the Hastings shingle bank 12x4km in the Eastern Channel. The map was ground-truthed using video tows to assess the distinctness of the boundaries, thus giving a high confidence in the boundaries drawn. This is only sediment data, no biotope assignments have been made to these polygons. Faunal samples from Hammon Grabs and 2m beam trawls exist, but have not been used to interpret biotopes. This work is part of project AE1033 (internal CEFAS code) to be reported in CEFAS Science Series Technical Report, Summer 2005. The polygons follow the BGS sediment/bedform classification.