© NERC All rights reserved BGS Marine Programme 2008 Robert Gatliff Head Marine Geoscience

© NERC All rights reserved

BGS Marine Programme 2008

Robert Gatliff Head Marine Geoscience


BGS Multibeam equipment – Kongsberg EM3002

Transducer HeadDiameter: 332mmHeight: 112mmWeight in air: 25kg

GPS heading/positioning

Motion sensor

Acquisition Setup


South Rockall multibeam & seismic & Rockall Report

Montrose

Bristol Channel multibeam & seismic

East English Channel multibeam

MESH, Mingulay

Summer Isles GeoSwath & multibeam

Recent BGS multibeam surveys

Outer Clyde multibeam, seismic, sediment contamination

MESH Canyons Survey

Inner Forth multibeam

Lochs Lomond, Horne, Nevis & Linhe


Loch Lomondmultibeam, boomer

and magnetic survey

• Collaboration with Loch Lomond National Park

• Quaternary Geology

• Public education and outreach/exhibits


UKHO/SeaZone

- to be completed by March 2008

Seabed Character and Bedform Mapping

Pilot Area


To create a map like this

FeaturelessSand

Sand waves

Sand and gravel

Rock

Sand wave crestlines

Murchison HouseWest Mains RoadEdinburgh EH9 3LATel 0131 667 1000


2008 Surveys NERC Marine Observatories


Tremadoc Bay with St Andrew’s University


Seabed Mapping Working Group

• Part of the UKMMAS process• Will report to the Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas

Evidence Group (HBDSEG)• Initiated February 2008 with a meeting to set objectives etc• Attended by BGS, UKHO, CEFAS and JNCC• Initial plan to deliver in January 2008


OBJECTIVE

To submit a report and recommendations to Government and the proposed MMO (through HBDSEG/PSEG and MARG) with priority actions to improve the mapping, assessment and monitoring of seabed character, including the identification of priorities for new survey and resource requirements


Workstream 1: Assessment of existing data

• To assess the coverage, quality and suitability of existing seabed mapping data in relation to the needs of UKMMAS

• To highlight existing integration and best-practice in terms of data gathering, interpretation, product generation and dissemination (e.g SeaZone bathymetric maps; MESH)

• To identify areas where data have been collected but are not currently shared across different sectors or interpreted into useful end-products

• To assess resource requirements to interpret and make available geological and habitat maps and products from existing data

Timetable for completion of workstream 1: By end April 2008


Workstream 2 Co-ordination of new surveys

• To develop the MCA COSH process to co-ordinate new seabed survey effort across Government-funded organisations to maximise the efficient use of available resources

• To encourage the collection of quality assured data that is suitable for multiple use across physical, hydrographic and biological disciplines (supporting the relevant standards from the UKMMAS Protocols Group)

• To identify areas where there is no de facto funded programme to complete data coverage in line with current and future UK and EU policy and legislative requirements

• Provide recommendations for achieving strategic national seabed maps of the UK designated area

Timetable for completion of workstream II: By end August 2008


Workstream 3: Provision of data and information

• To promote, under the umbrella of MEDIN, the archiving of and access to seabed data and the supply of metadata to relevant web portals

• To promote the interpretation of seabed mapping data into standardised end-products (e.g. bathymetric, geological and habitat maps) of wide use in assessment, monitoring, management and planning. These should include, to the extent possible, maps for use in forthcoming assessments (Charting Progress 2 etc)

Timetable for completion of workstream III: draft report by November 2008

Final report end January 2008


Composition of Working Group

• BGS, MCA, UKHO, JNCC and CEFAS

• Other organisations may indicate their willingness to participate in the WG at any time

• Membership of the WG is open to entities and organisations that can provide a relevant and constructive contribution


ACTIONS

• Presentation at COSH meeting where additional contributors will be invited to participate

• Contact those who have already expressed an interest in contributing

• Meetings to be kept to minimum with use of video conferencing and e-mail

• Next meeting in March/early April to assess progress with workstream 1

• Discuss links with MEDIM with David Cotton • Members of WG to begin workstream I

Documents

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