2015 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Mull benthic camera survey

Survey of benthic habitats within and Sound of Mull, which forms part of the Loch Sunart to Sound of Jura MPA. This survey was undertaken by SNH and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for SNH on the 24th and 25th September 2015 on board the vessel MRV Alba na Mara (cruise 1415A). Video images were obtained from drop-down video drifts at 11 sites. The main aims of this survey were to monitor MPA management effectiveness and contingency sampling to improve knowledge and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance. The video and still imagery was used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. The presence of protected features (PFs) was recorded for all video samples within the MPA and the presence of priority marine features (PMFs) for all video samples.

对穆尔湾内及其周边海底栖息地的调查，该区域构成了从太阳艺术湖至尤拉湾MPA的一部分。此次调查由苏格兰自然遗产部（SNH）与苏格兰海洋科学（MSS）共同执行，于2015年9月24日至25日乘坐MRV Alba na Mara号船只（航次1415A）进行。在11个地点通过投放式视频漂流器收集了视频图像。本次调查的主要目的是监测MPA的管理有效性，并实施应急采样以增进对具有公认保护价值的物种及栖息地分布的认识。视频及静态图像被用于描述海底的物理结构及物种群落。在MPA内的所有视频样本中记录了受保护特征（PFs）的存在，并对所有视频样本中的优先海洋特征（PMFs）进行了记录。