Epifaunal species composition of maerl beds off the east coast of Jersey using towed underwater video. 2012.

This dataset comprises marine epibenthos (approx. 26 identified taxa derived of Algae, Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nemertea, Porifera) and associated habitat data (percentage cover maerl, sand, reef and shell) collected during August 2012 as part of an investigation to identify and map maerl beds off the east coast of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK. 47 transects were undertaken using a towed high definition video camera, each transect being approximately 200 x 0.5 metres.