AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in north-west Scotland

The sealochs of the Outer Hebrides (MNCR Sector 15), together with one sealoch in north Scotland (MNCR Sector 3), have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. Between 1988 and 1990, the studies included field surveys of the shores and sublittoral zone to describe the biotopes. Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on 1108 sites within the region and analysed to classify the biotopes present. The information available is presented as 31 area summaries.

Additional information source:

Dipper, F.A., & Johnston, C.M. (2002) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 15. Sealochs in north-west Scotland: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B287, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000290, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in the Outer Hebrides

The sealochs of the Outer Hebrides (MNCR Sector 14) have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on over 400 sites within the region and analysed to classify the biotopes present. The information available for MNCR Sector 14 is presented as 26 area summaries.

Additional information source:

Beaver, R. & Dipper, F.A. (2002) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 14. Sealochs in the Outer Hebrides: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B288, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000289, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in the Clyde Sea (1)

The sealochs of the Clyde Sea (MNCR Sector 12) have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on over 250 sites within the region and analysed to classify the biotopes present. The information available for MNCR Sector 12 is presented as 7 area summaries.

The published version of this dataset has sensitive species redacted according to the JNCC sensitive species policy which is to adhere to NRW and NE sensitivities.

Additional information source:

Dipper, F.A. & Beaver, R. (1999) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 12. Sealochs in the Clyde Sea: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B263, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000287, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Liverpool Bay and the Solway Firth; Wigtown and Kirkcudbright Bays

The coast from Colwyn Bay in north Wales to the Mull of Galloway in south-west Scotland (MNCR Sector 11) has been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on over 320 sites within the region and analysed to classify the biotopes present. The information available for MNCR Sector 11 is presented as 12 area summaries.

Additional information source:

Covey, R. (1998) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 11. Liverpool Bay and the Solway Firth: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B234, Confidence assessment complete, Corpulent, Diver survey, GB000286, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Cardigan Bay and north Wales; scar

In 1995 the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) initiated a survey of Cardigan Bay and north Wales (MNCR Sector 10). Field surveys undertaken between 1995 and 1997 covered 23 sections of the coast within Sector 10. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on over 700 sites within the region and analysed to classify the biotopes present.

Additional information sources:

Brazier, D.P., Holt, R.H.F., Murray, E., & Nichols, D.M. (1999) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 10. Cardigan Bay and North Wales: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B265, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000285, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Inlets in the Bristol Channel and approaches

The habitats and communities of the marine inlets of south-west Britain have been the subject of various surveys, primarily the Harbours, Rias and Estuaries (HRE) programme commissioned by the then Nature Conservancy Council. The HRE surveys were carried out by the Field Studies Council Oil Pollution Research Unit (OPRU) between 1985 and 1989 and covered all of the major and most of the minor inlets between Portsmouth and Milford Haven. The report summarises information on fourteen marine inlets, from the River Hayle in Cornwall northwards to Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. The data from the HRE surveys, together with data from a variety of other sources, have been analysed to classify the marine biotopes present and to describe their distribution within each inlet.

Additional information source:

Moore, J., Smith, J., Northern, K.O., & Little, M. (1998) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 9. Inlets in the Bristol Channel and approaches: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom.

Tags: B236, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000284, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Inlets in the western English Channel

The coast from Durlston Head in Dorset to Cape Cornwall has been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme (MNCR Sector 8). Sixteen marine inlets occur along this stretch of coast and have been the subject of various surveys to describe the biotopes. An analysis of the available data from these inlets has been undertaken as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review.

Additional information source:

Moore, J.J., Smith, J., & Northern, K.O. (1999) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 8. Inlets in the western English Channel: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B259, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000283, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Inlets in eastern England - Part 1

A series of twelve marine inlets on the East Anglian and north Kent coasts (MNCR sector 6) have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme.  Comparable data from other organisations have been added to provide information on over 460 sites within the twelve inlets and analysed to classify the biotopes present.

This data has been split into two parts. This is Part 1. Part 2 is available at: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/f476cb85-62ad-480c-a4f7-1b080b681123/mncr-area-summaries-inlets-in-eastern-england-part-2.

Additional information source:

Hill, T.O., Emblow, C.S., & Northern, K.O. (1996) Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 6. Inlets in eastern England: area summaries. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series)

Tags: B230, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000282, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in west Scotland - Part 1

The sealochs of Western Scotland (MNCR Sector 13) have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. 

This dataset has been split into two parts. This is part 1. Part 2 is available at: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/a2cc8462-782e-40ab-9ae2-65b1e49da058/mncr-area-summaries-sealochs-in-west-scotland-part-2.

The published version of this dataset has sensitive species redacted according to the JNCC sensitive species policy which is to adhere to NRW and NE sensitivities.

Additional information source:

Dipper, F., Howson, C., and Steele, D. 2008. MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in west Scotland

Tags: B289, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000288, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Broadscale habitat (EUNIS level 3) for North West of Jones Bank recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ)

A broadscale habitat layer was produced by analysing and interpreting the acoustic and ground truth data collected by Gardline onboard the MV Tridens onboard 29th February and 31st March 2012and RV Cefas Endeavour between 11th and 12th July 2012 . PSA data were used to assign each sample a EUNIS class which then informed the expert visual interpretation process of map production.

Additional information source:

Jones, A., Le Bas, T., Wynn, R. 2015. North-West of Jones Bank rMCZ Post-survey Site Report
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=12846_NorthWestJonesBankrMCZ_SiteReport_v6.pdf

Tags: Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - FULL ACCESS, Drop camera, EUNIS, GB001316, Grabs, Marine, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, Particle size analysis, Seabed Habitats and Geology
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Broadscale habitat (EUNIS level 3) for South East of Falmouth recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ)

Updated habitat map resulting from an integrated analysis of the dedicated 2012 survey data (CEND3/12b) for South East of Falmouth rMCZ.

Additional information source:

Green, S., Cooper, R. 2016. South-East of Falmouth rMCZ Post-survey Site Report
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=13592_SouthEastofFalmouth_rMCZ_Post_surveySiteReport_v10.pdf

Tags: Data Provider Agreement not required - FULL ACCESS, Drop camera, EUNIS, GB001224, Grabs, Marine, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, Particle size analysis, Seabed Habitats and Geology
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Broadscale habitat (EUNIS level 3) for Farnes East recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ)

A broadscale habitat feature class was created to illustrate predicted extent of broadscale habitats present at Farnes East rMCZ. These broadscale habitats include 'Moderate energy circalittoral rock', 'Subtidal coarse sediment', 'Subtidal sand', 'Subtidal mud' and 'Subtidal mixed sediments' as determined from particle size analysis of sediment samples and descriptive analysis of still images from underwater camera data. The assigned classes at each ground-truth stationwere used to inform the semi-automated process of map production using object-based image analysis (OBIA)in combination with regression kriging. Groundtruthing data collected during 2012 on the RV Cefas Endeavour (surveID CEND0412).

Additional information source:

Eggleton, J. et al 2015. Farnes East rMCZ Post-survey Site Report
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=12830_FarnesEastrMCZ_SummarySiteReport_V10.pdf

Tags: Confidence assessment complete, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - FULL ACCESS, EUNIS, GB001122, Grabs, Marine, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS, Video tows
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Eastern Approaches to the Firth of Forth, Wee Bankie to Gourdon area Rule-based habitat Map 2013

The objective of this project was to generate seabed habitat maps for locations with full coverage acoustic datasets to as detailed a hierarchical level as possible within the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (version 04.05), also known as MNCR classification (Connor et al. 2004). 

The acoustic data were at various stages of processing and interpretation, therefore the mapping of habitats and biotopes in some areas have required a greater amount of work to reach the same level compared to other areas. The constituent polygons within the habitat/biotope maps are labelled to an appropriate level of the Habitat Classification and translated to the corresponding EUNIS code. In order to generate seabed habitat maps for the areas the data associated with each area were required to undergo some preliminary preparation and processing in order to ensure suitability and compatibly with the mapping methodologies employed.

The data were then processed using a top-down approach was adopted based on the methods developed by MESH and UKSeaMap and used by EUSeaMap, which utilised the updated seabed substrate information provided by BGS. Habitat maps for the area have been produced (the level of habitat detail which could be mapped was restricted to level 3 or 4 of the EUNIS classification and level 2 or 3 of the MNCR classification) with associated metadata and peripheral supplementary data to aid in future analysis and interpretation. A confidence assessment using the MESH confidence assessment method has been undertaken for each habitat map produced and certainty of classification maps accompany each habitat map also.

Additional information source:

Sotheran, I. & Crawford-Avis, O., (2014), Mapping habitats and biotopes from acoustic datasets to strengthen the information base of Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters – Phase 2, JNCC Report 526, ISSN 0963 8901

Tags: Corpulent, GB001251, MNCR (deep water section), Marine, Seabed Habitats and Geology
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
West Shetland Shelf Area rule based top down benthic habitat map 2013

The objective of this project was to generate seabed habitat maps for locations with full coverage acoustic datasets to as detailed a hierarchical level as possible within the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (version 04.05), also known as MNCR classification, (Connor et al. 2004). The acoustic data were at various stages of processing and interpretation, therefore the mapping of habitats and biotopes in some areas have required a greater amount of work to reach the same level compared to other areas. 


The constituent polygons within the habitat/biotope maps are labelled to an appropriate level of the Habitat Classification and translated to the corresponding EUNIS code. 


In order to generate seabed habitat maps for the areas the data associated with each area were required to undergo some preliminary preparation and processing in order to ensure suitability and compatibly with the mapping methodologies employed. 


The data were then processed using several techniques: a top-down approach was adopted based on the methods developed by MESH and UKSeaMap and used by EUSeaMap, which utilised the updated seabed substrate information provided by BGS. In addition a bottom up approach was taken to utilise the recently acquired point sample data and bathymetry and backscatter data sets, and this process took an object based approach supplemented by supervised classification and categorisation. 

Three maps for each MPA proposal have been produced (the level of habitat detail which could be mapped was restricted to level 3 or 4 of the EUNIS classification and level 2 or 3 of the MNCR classification) with associated metadata and peripheral supplementary data to aid in future analysis and interpretation. A confidence assessment using the MESH confidence assessment method has been undertaken for each habitat map produced and certainty of classification maps accompany each habitat map also.

Additional information source:

Sotheran, I. & Crawford-Avis, O., (2014), Mapping habitats and biotopes from acoustic datasets to strengthen the information base of Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters, JNCC Report 503, ISSN 0963 8901

Tags: Corpulent, EUNIS, GB001248, Grabs, Marine, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, still and video imagery
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in west Scotland - Part 2

The sealochs of Western Scotland (MNCR Sector 13) have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review programme. This included field surveys of the shores and nearshore subtidal zone to describe the biotopes. 

This dataset has been split into two parts. This is Part 2. Part 1 is available at: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/b71be7c1-7c1c-4f7f-96a3-a621e7c2dbab/mncr-area-summaries-sealochs-in-west-scotland-part-1.

Additional information source:

Dipper, F., Howson, C., and Steele, D. 2008. MNCR Area Summaries - Sealochs in west Scotland

Tags: B289, Corpulent, Data Provider Agreement not required - owned by JN, Diver survey, GB000375, Intertidal survey, MNCR, Marine, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Translated to EUNIS
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Approaches to the Firth of Forth and Wee Bankie to Gourdon Areas rule based top down benthic habitat map 2013

The objective of this project was to generate seabed habitat maps for locations with full coverage acoustic datasets to as detailed a hierarchical level as possible within the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (version 04.05), also known as MNCR classification, (Connor et al. 2004). The acoustic data were at various stages of processing and interpretation, therefore the mapping of habitats and biotopes in some areas have required a greater amount of work to reach the same level compared to other areas. 


The constituent polygons within the habitat/biotope maps are labelled to an appropriate level of the Habitat Classification and translated to the corresponding EUNIS code. 


In order to generate seabed habitat maps for the areas the data associated with each area were required to undergo some preliminary preparation and processing in order to ensure suitability and compatibly with the mapping methodologies employed. 


The data were then processed using several techniques: a top-down approach was adopted based on the methods developed by MESH and UKSeaMap and used by EUSeaMap, which utilised the updated seabed substrate information provided by BGS. In addition a bottom up approach was taken to utilise the recently acquired point sample data and bathymetry and backscatter data sets, and this process took an object based approach supplemented by supervised classification and categorisation. 

Three maps for each MPA proposal have been produced (the level of habitat detail which could be mapped was restricted to level 3 or 4 of the EUNIS classification and level 2 or 3 of the MNCR classification) with associated metadata and peripheral supplementary data to aid in future analysis and interpretation. A confidence assessment using the MESH confidence assessment method has been undertaken for each habitat map produced and certainty of classification maps accompany each habitat map also.

Additional information source:

Sotheran, I. & Crawford-Avis, O., (2014), Mapping habitats and biotopes from acoustic datasets to strengthen the information base of Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters, JNCC Report 503, ISSN 0963 8901

Tags: Corpulent, EUNIS, GB001245, Grabs, Marine, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, still and video imagery
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Solan Bank to Fair Isle Channel Area rule based top down benthic habitat map 2013

The objective of this project was to generate seabed habitat maps for locations with full coverage acoustic datasets to as detailed a hierarchical level as possible within the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (version 04.05), also known as MNCR classification, (Connor et al. 2004). The acoustic data were at various stages of processing and interpretation, therefore the mapping of habitats and biotopes in some areas have required a greater amount of work to reach the same level compared to other areas. 

The constituent polygons within the habitat/biotope maps are labelled to an appropriate level of the Habitat Classification and translated to the corresponding EUNIS code. 

In order to generate seabed habitat maps for the areas the data associated with each area were required to undergo some preliminary preparation and processing in order to ensure suitability and compatibly with the mapping methodologies employed. 

A top-down approach was adopted based on the methods developed by MESH and UKSeaMap and used by EUSeaMap, which utilised the updated seabed substrate information provided by BGS. 

Three maps for each MPA proposal have been produced (the level of habitat detail which could be mapped was restricted to level 3 or 4 of the EUNIS classification and level 2 or 3 of the MNCR classification) with associated metadata and peripheral supplementary data to aid in future analysis and interpretation. A confidence assessment using the MESH confidence assessment method has been undertaken for each habitat map produced and certainty of classification maps accompany each habitat map also.

Additional information source:

Sotheran, I. & Crawford-Avis, O., (2014), Mapping habitats and biotopes from acoustic datasets to strengthen the information base of Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters, JNCC Report 503, ISSN 0963 8901

Tags: Corpulent, EUNIS, GB001242, Grabs, Marine, Multi-beam echo sounder, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, Seabed Habitats and Geology, still and video imagery
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
West Hebrides Biotope Mapping Project

This project attempts to map the broadscale biotopes and habitats of the rocky reef sites west of the Outer Hebrides through integrating multibeam echosounder data, acoustic ground discrimination system (AGDS) data, underwater video/camera surveys and grab data, facilitated through the use of GIS. Where possible, biotopes have been resolved and classified using the National Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (Connor et al., 2004).

Additional information source:

Mitchell, A. 2009 Broadscale Subtidal Biotope Mapping to the West of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK (JNCC Report No 424)
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/jncc424_web.pdf

Tags: AGDS, Corpulent, Drop camera, GB000443, Grabs, MNCR, Marine, Multibeam echo sounder, Nature Conservation, OF965;OF890; OF891; OF971, Seabed Habitats and Geology, Show on webGIS, Towed video
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee