1e8c6011-92f0-49cf-bd38-3baee02a641f eng dataset Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2018-06-14 Broadscale mapping of sublittoral habitats in the Sound of Barra: north east of Barra 2003-12-31 2003-12-31 1e8c6011-92f0-49cf-bd38-3baee02a641f This map covers the area in the south of The Sound of Barra, at the northeastern corner of Barra (from Traigh Mhor to near Loch Obe). The Sound of Barra has been selected as a possible Special Area of Conservation (pSAC) on the basis of the nationally important colony of common seals, Phoca vitulina, and also for the wide variety of habitats associated with shallow ‘sandbanks which are slightly covered by seawater all the time’. A number of the sandbank habitats are of considerable conservation value, most notably the extensive beds of the eelgrass Zostera marina and tide-swept maerl beds composed of the coralline red alga Phymatolithon calcareum. A comprehensive biotope mapping survey of the sublittoral habitats within the Sound was undertaken in August 2001, by a collaborative research group from the University of St Andrews, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh University and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). This information supplemented the existing knowledge on the distribution of marine communities within the Sound of Barra pSAC and all this information was synthesised into a series of biotope classification maps. Additional information source: Bates, C. R., Moore, C. G., Malthus, T., Harries, D. B., Austin, W., Mair, J. M. and Karpouzli, E. (2004). Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in The Sound of Barra, Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 005 (ROAME No. F01AA4 Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk owner Marine Seabed Habitats and Geology GB000360 Corpulent Local R3301 Show on webGIS Nature Conservation Research AGDS Cores Diver survey Grabs Satellite imagery Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions No limitations eng biota -7.408207 -7.29318 56.964187 57.031806 2001-08-09 2001-08-17 Bates, C. R., Moore, C. G., Malthus, T., Harries, D. B., Austin, W., Mair, J. M. and Karpouzli, E. (2004). Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in The Sound of Barra, Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 005 (ROAME No. F01AA4 Geospatial (vector polygon) Unknown http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/1e8c6011-92f0-49cf-bd38-3baee02a641f-GB000360.zip GB000360.zip Classification system details: Classified according to 5 substrate types and 3 biological descriptions. Associated datasets: GB000359; GB000423