Pisces Reef Complex: Predicted Annex I Reef Habitat Maps from 2004 Survey

Predicted distribution maps for Annex I Reef habitat in the Pisces Reef Complex area. The maps were created using geophysical acoustic data and groundtruthing from photos and video collected during the 2004 S/V Kommander Jack Irish Sea survey, Legs 2 and 3. The dataset is provided by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the distribution of protected Annex I reef features based on acoustic and visual survey data.
• Assessing habitat suitability for marine species based on predicted reef habitat maps.
• Supporting conservation area management decisions for the Pisces Reef Complex SAC.
• Validating remote sensing habitat classification methods with groundtruthed video and photo data.

Strengths

• Includes groundtruthing data from photos and video, which can validate predictive models.
• Focuses on a legally protected habitat feature (Annex I Reef) within a designated Special Area of Conservation.
• Data collection methodology (acoustic survey with visual verification) is described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The underlying survey data is from 2004; habitat conditions may have changed.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Analysis of geophysical acoustic data and groundtruthing from the 2004 S/V Kommander Jack Irish Sea survey.

Time Range

Survey data from 2004.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:47:29.184052; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pisces Reef area 1, 2 and 3 in the Irish Sea.