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CR.HCR.XFa.SpNemAdia Sparse sponges, Nemertesia spp. and Alcyonidium diaphanum on circalittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on moderately wave-exposed sand-scoured, circalittoral boulders, cobbles and pebbles that are subject to moderately strong tidal streams (referred to as lag-cobbles locally). It ...
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Sa Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sand
Published date 2015-03This sub-biotope occurs on mid to lower shore sand and muddy sand. Mussels Mytilus edulis grow attached to shell debris and live cockles Cerastoderma edule, forming patches of mussels on consolidated ...
M.AtUB.Sa.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggregations of solitary cup corals (Caryophylliidae and / or Flabellidae) on sediments including mud and sandy mud and coarse sediments. The species com...
M.AtMB.Mu.BurAne.CerAne Cerianthid anemones and burrowing megafauna in Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope is characterised by burrowing anemones (Cerianthidae), unidentified hydroids (Hydrozoa) and unidentified tube worms (Sabellidae) on bioturbated mud with phytodetritus. Video observations ...
M.AtLB.Mx.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic lower bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Biotope characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mixed sediment. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroid...
M.AtLB.Mu.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Assemblage characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mud substrate. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuro...
LS.LSa.MuSa.MacAre Macoma balthica and Arenicola marina in littoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Muddy sand or fine sand, often occurring as extensive intertidal flats both on open coasts and in marine inlets. The sediment is often compacted, with a rippled surface, areas of standing water, and g...
M.AtUA.Bi Atlantic upper abyssal biogenic structure
Published date 2015-03A biogenic structure is formed when reef-forming species, such as cold water corals, attach to any hard substrate present and grow over the surrounding area forming a secondary substrate over the top....
Professor Rachael Garrett
Published date 2025-02-01Role: Independent memberDate appointed: 1 February 2025 ProfileRachael Garrett is the Moran Professor of Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge, Department of Geography and the Di...
North East of Farnes Deep MPA and HPMA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) / Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA)The North East of Farnes Deep MPA and HPMA is located approximately 55 km offshore from the north Northumberland coast, in t...