Updated habitat map resulting from an integrated analysis of the 2012 (CEND 3/12a) and 2013 (CEND 5/13) dedicated survey data for East of Haig Fras recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ). It shows the seabed at the site to be a heterogenous fine scale mosaic of sand, coarse and mixed sediments, with mud habitat in deeper areas. The two broadscale habitats âA5.1 Subtidal coarse sedimentâ and âA5.4 Mixed sedimentsâ are presented as a complex âA5.1/A5.4 Subtidal coarse/mixed sedimentsâ. They show no differentiation in their acoustic or topographical properties that would allow them to be mapped separately. The âA4 Circalittoral rockâ habitat is present in scattered small patches.
Additional information source:
Eggleton, J., Downie, A. 2014. East of Haig Fras rMCZ Post-survey Site Report
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=12829_EastofHaigFrasrMCZ_SummarySiteReport_V12.pdf