• Title: NatureScot Commissioned Report 600: Predictive mapping of proposed protected features within selected possible Nature Conservation MPAs in Scottish territorial waters using available datasets
• Summary:The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 include new powers for Scottish Ministers to designate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Thirty-three Nature Conservation possible MPAs have been developed and a further four MPA search locations remain to be fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to derive predictive polygon maps of specified sea bed proposed protected features in 10 possible Nature Conservation MPAs within Scottish territorial waters. The main objectives were to: (1) generate protected feature maps on the basis of the best available information (existing remote sensing and ground-truthing data holdings); (2) determine the confidence ascribed to the mapping products; and (3) undertake a preliminary appraisal of all existing data holdings for each possible Nature Conservation MPA to determine their suitability for underpinning the development of full coverage sea bed habitat maps in due course.
• Description:Commissioned Report

Marine_surveyEventCode:

Marine_surveyCode:

Marine_sampleEventCode:

Marine_imageStartTime:

Summary: The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 include new powers for Scottish Ministers to designate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Thirty-three Nature Conservation possible MPAs have been developed and a further four MPA search locations remain to be fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to derive predictive polygon maps of specified sea bed proposed protected features in 10 possible Nature Conservation MPAs within Scottish territorial waters. The main objectives were to: (1) generate protected feature maps on the basis of the best available information (existing remote sensing and ground-truthing data holdings); (2) determine the confidence ascribed to the mapping products; and (3) undertake a preliminary appraisal of all existing data holdings for each possible Nature Conservation MPA to determine their suitability for underpinning the development of full coverage sea bed habitat maps in due course.

Sub Type:

SCM Negative Pressures:

SCM Monitoring Feature ID:

SCM Cycle:

SCM Assessment Date:

Record Creation Date: 12th August 2019 13:03

Peatland_Site ID:

Peatland_Restoration_Stage:

Peatland_Reason:

Peatland_Project_Code:

Peatland_Photo ID/Title:

Peatland_Northing:

Peatland_Grid Reference (10 Fig):

Peatland_Event_Date:

Peatland_Easting:

Peatland_Bearing:

Original Source: Commissioned Report

Notes:

Marine_surveyName:

Marine_surveyEventID:

Marine_sampleEventID:

Marine_replicateID:

Marine_imageStartDate:

Marine_imageSpatialCRS:

Marine_imageSensorHeight:

Marine_imageMethodID:

Marine_imageLongitude:

Marine_imageLatitude:

Marine_imageEndTime:

Marine_imageEndDate:

Marine_imageCopyright:

Marine_bearing:

Keywords: MPA, protected features, predictive mapping, Scottish waters

GPS Altitude:

Geolocation Type:

Geolocation Data General:

Geolocation:

Description: Commissioned Report

Corporate Value:

Copyright Notice:

Copyright:

Camera Model:

Author: Envision Mapping Ltd.

Asset Expiration Date:

SCM Site Name:

SCM Site Feature Name:

SCM Sample Number:

SCM Grid Reference:

Marine_PriorityMarineFeature: