Isle of May Rocky Reefs Site Condition Monitoring Survey, 2007

Scottish Natural Heritage conducted a 2007 benthic survey around the Isle of May to establish baseline data for site condition monitoring. The survey used drop-down video at 60 sublittoral sites and phase 2 surveys along relocatable transects at 5 littoral and sublittoral sites. The dataset was aggregated by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Establishing a baseline for assessing the favorable condition status of reef features based on the survey's stated objective.
• Characterizing major reef biotopes based on the described drop-down video and phase 2 survey methods.
• Informing management measures for the Isle of May SAC based on judgements of current reef condition mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Survey design includes 60 video survey sites and 5 transect sites, providing structured spatial coverage.
• Explicitly designed for long-term monitoring, establishing a baseline for future condition assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Drop-down video survey and Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) phase 2 surveys along relocatable transects.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2007; last platform update unknown.

Geography

Isle of May, Scotland (Special Area of Conservation - SAC).