2017 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Rattray Head benthic camera survey

The primary aim of this contingency benthic survey off Rattray Head (Aberdeenshire), run by JNCC and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for SNH on the 7th and 8th November 2017 using the vessel MRV Scotia (cruise 1517s), was to improve knowledge of the distribution of biotopes within the proposed Southern Trench MPA. Quantitative drop-down camera sampling, undertaken at 17 stations, was used to collect this data. Through the analysis of seabed video, the images were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of protected features and other PMFs, as well as for the presence of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance.

此次由联合自然资源委员会（JNCC）和苏格兰海洋科学（MSS）为苏格兰自然遗产（SNH）于2017年11月7日至8日，在Rattray Head（阿伯丁郡）附近海域，乘坐MRV Scotia船（航行编号1517s）进行的应急底栖调查，旨在提升对拟设南部沟壑海洋特别保护区内生物群落分布的认知。通过在17个站位进行的定量式下潜摄像头采样，收集了相关数据。通过对海底视频的分析，图像被用来描述海底的性质，包括其物理结构和物种群落的组成。对航线及其段落进行了评估，以确定受保护特征和其他重要海洋生物多样性特征的存在，以及具有重要保护意义的物种和栖息地的分布。