UKSeaMap 2016 has been generated by JNCC and is a by-product of the 2013-2016 activities of the EMODnet Seabed Habitats 2013-2016 consortium. It is a composite of two broad-scale habitat maps, arranged in the following priority order: 1. A roughly 100 m* resolution broad-scale habitat map, which covers the majority of the UK shelf area. 2. EUSeaMap 2016, a coarser resolution** broad-scale habitat map, which covers all European seas (view/download on the EMODnet Seabed Habitats interactive map). Both of these datasets have been created using identical methods; the only difference is in the resolution of the seabed substrate input data and the source and resolution of the depth data. Classification systems: EUNIS habitat classification system, with additional deep sea zones MSFD predominant habitats The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland Input data layers: Seabed substrate type Depth to the seabed Amount of light reaching the seabed Wave disturbance at the seabed Kinetic energy at the seabed caused by tidal currents and waves Outputs: Predictive seabed habitat map Confidence layers The map follows the EUNIS 2007-11 classification system where it is appropriate.

Atanasovsko Lake is a hypersaline lake which resembles a liman to the north and a lagoon to the south. A considerable part of its surface is used for salt production with preserved primitive salt production methods. It is located north of the city of Burgas, near the sea coast. The lake lies at 1 m below sea level. Small freshwater marshes, together with a system of canals overgrown with marsh vegetation, surround the lake. The fresh water from the catchment area of the lake is collected in a canal during November-April and flows into the sea. The eastern part of this canal also supplies the salt-works w ith seawater from Burgas Bay during May-October. Thus the water in the canal is fresh during the first half of the year and saline during the second half.The northern part of the lake has been a maintained reserve since 1999. The lake was declared a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar Convention in 1984, and the Ramsar site was enlarged in 2003. In 2007, this area was included in the Natura 2000 network under the name of Protected site Atanasovsko ezero in accordance with the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive with a code BG0000270 and a territory of 7 208,89 ha.The site is representative as the rarest ecosystem type for Bulgaria (coastal halophytic communities). The priority habitat 1150 * Coastal lagoons covers 20.6 % (1 483,2 ha) of the entire protected area (7 200 ha). This is the largest compact area occupied by this habitat in Bulgaria, highly valuable for its relative area, its representativeness and its importance for nature conservation.The following marine habitats according to Annex I to Directive 92/43EEC have been established: 1150 - Coastal lagoons,1160 - Large shallow inlets and bays, 1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand, 1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi), 1530 - Pannonic salt steppes and salt marshes, 2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes

This map shows benthic marine habitats and marine community types in Kilkieran Bay. MBES bathymetry and LiDAR and their derivatives slope, rugosity and variability, were used in a Random Forest model trained using sample data to predict high level EUNIS (version 2022) habitats. The MBES bathymetric and LiDAR data were collected as part of the Irish national seabed mapping programme - INFOMAR.

This map shows reef habitat and communities surrounding the Blasket Islands off the West Coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from INFOMAR MBES bathymetric data and the reef was classified into EUNIS level 4 classes using data from video surveys.

This map shows reef habitat and communities in Roaringwater Bay off the southwest coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from INFOMAR MBES bathymetric data and the reef was classified into EUNIS level 4 classes using data from video surveys.

This map shows reef habitat and communities surrounding Kerry Head and in Tralee Bay on the West Coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from INFOMAR MBES bathymetric data and the reef was classified into EUNIS level 4 classes using data from video surveys.

This map shows reef habitat and communities surrounding Loop Head off the West Coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from INFOMAR MBES bathymetric data and the reef was classified into EUNIS level 4 classes using data from video surveys.

This map shows benthic marine habitats and reef complexes surroounding Sceirde Rocks off the West Coast of Ireland. MBES bathymetry and backscatter were interpreted to classifiy the map into reef areas. ArcGIS Pro Spatial Analyst tools were used to extract the rock outcrops and sediment classes were groundtruthed using sample data.

This map shows reef habitat off the south coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from INFOMAR MBES bathymetric data and the reef was classified into EUNIS level 3 classes using biozone data from EUSeaMap 2023.

This map shows Osterea edulis reef habitat in Lough Swilly, on the north coast of Ireland. Extent of reef was delineated from multiple dropdown camera observations along survey transect lines.