{"id":8089,"date":"2018-05-10T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2018-05-04T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T13:37:38","slug":"predicting-suitable-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2018\/05\/10\/predicting-suitable-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting Suitable Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Survey<\/strong>: 0618A &#8211; MRV Alba n Mara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration<\/strong>: 5-14 May 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gear<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hybrid drop\/lander frame and calibration mesh;<\/li>\n<li>HD TV system and lights (five plastic cages);<\/li>\n<li>Armoured cable, spare, axle stands and bar;<\/li>\n<li>Stereo TV system; and<\/li>\n<li>Day grab, table and two sieve drawers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Background and Objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>This survey\u00a0will conduct a benthic survey of southern, west-coast waters within Scotland\u2019s jurisdiction. The primary objective\u00a0is to survey identified sites that have the potential to support benthic components of Scotland\u2019s Priority Marine Features (PMFs). Data from this survey will be used to populate species distribution models (SDMs). These SDMs will be used to increase our knowledge of PMFs located outside the Scottish Marine Protected Area (MPA) network and to produce area wide maps of predicted habitat suitability. Under the MarPAMM project, data collected from this survey will also contribute to larger interregional models of species distribution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific objectives are as follows<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To conduct UWTV video assessments of PMFs abundance within southern, west-coast waters; and<\/li>\n<li>To conduct a grab survey within areas identified as suitable for Arctica islandica.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Benthic survey<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The survey will consist of a series of short (~10 min) UWTV video tows (shown on Figure 1 below). To achieve this, the survey will utilise the newly built modular camera frame (combined drop and lander frame \u2013 2460 \u00d7 1900 \u00d7 1940 mm, L \u00d7 W \u00d7 H) deployed from the aft of the vessel. Where the ground is hard, this frame will be deployed in the more compact drop frame configuration. Species type, species densities and substrate type (assessed visually) will be classified for each video transect post-survey.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8098 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1 0618A 2018 General Survey Areas\" width=\"716\" height=\"684\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas.jpg 716w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas-536x512.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/04\/Figure-1-0618A-2018-General-Survey-Areas-440x420.jpg 440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 716px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 716\/684;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab samples may also be taken in areas where the bivalve, Arctica islandica, has been indicated to be present. Here, sediment samples will also be taken and frozen for particle size analysis. No formalin storage will be necessary during this procedure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/marine\/science\/scienceops\">Marine Scotland research vessels and surveys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/category\/research-vessel-surveys\/\">Other research vessel survey blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survey: 0618A &#8211; MRV Alba n Mara Duration: 5-14 May 2018 Gear: Hybrid drop\/lander frame and calibration mesh; HD TV system and lights (five plastic cages); Armoured cable, spare, axle stands and bar; Stereo TV system; and Day grab, table and two sieve drawers. Background and Objectives: This survey\u00a0will conduct a benthic survey of southern,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":7016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,131,20],"tags":[147,594,592,591,593,590,161],"class_list":["post-8089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-mss","category-marine-scotland-surveys","category-research-vessel-surveys","tag-alba-na-mara","tag-arctica-islandica","tag-grab-survey","tag-marine-protected-area","tag-marpamm-project","tag-species-distribution-model","tag-survey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Predicting Suitable Habitat - Marine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2018\/05\/10\/predicting-suitable-habitat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Predicting Suitable Habitat - Marine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Survey: 0618A &#8211; MRV Alba n Mara Duration: 5-14 May 2018 Gear: Hybrid drop\/lander frame and calibration mesh; HD TV system and lights (five plastic cages); Armoured cable, spare, axle stands and bar; Stereo TV system; and Day grab, table and two sieve drawers. 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