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IR.LIR.K.LhypCape Silted cape-form Laminaria hyperborea on very sheltered infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Cape-form of the kelp Laminaria hyperborea on very silted rock, particularly in extremely sheltered sealochs of western Scotland. Below the huge kelp fronds (which often trail onto the seabed) foliose...
SS.SSa.CMuSa.AbraAirr Acrocnida brachiata with Astropecten irregularis and other echinoderms in circalittoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03In shallow, circalittoral non-cohesive muddy sand (typically less than 20% silt/clay) abundant populations of the brittlestar Acrocnida brachiata may occur with other echinoderms such as Astropecten i...
SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly sand
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral medium to coarse sand and gravelly sand which is subject to moderately strong water movement from tidal streams may be characterised by Moerella spp. with the polychaete Glycera lapidum ...
SS.SMu Sublittoral cohesive mud and sandy mud communities
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral mud and cohesive sandy mud extending from the extreme lower shore to offshore, circalittoral habitats. This biotope is predominantly found in sheltered harbours, sea lochs, bays, marine in...
M.ArUA.Co Arctic upper abyssal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea coarse sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species or burrowing fauna such as a...
SS.SSa.IMuSa.AreISa Arenicola marina in infralittoral fine sand or muddy sand
Published date 2015-03In shallow fine sand or non-cohesive muddy sand in fully marine conditions (or occasionally in variable salinity) a community characterised by the polychaete Arenicola marina may occur. This biotope a...
CR.MCR.CMus Circalittoral mussel beds on rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope complex occurs on moderately wave-exposed upper circalittoral bedrock subject to strong or moderately strong tidal streams. This complex is characterised by dense aggregations of the muss...
Bat monitoring official statistics
Published date 2025-05-29This page hosts the Official Statistics ‘Population trends for bat species in the UK’ published on 29 May 2025, including data up to 2024. Official Statistics description Bat population trends are pub...
South of Celtic Deep MPA
Published date 2025-05-22Please be advised that, as of 22 March 2024, new fisheries management measures are in force for South of Celtic Deep. For more information about the measures, please see MMO Statutory guidance for the...
SS.SMp.KSwSS Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment
Published date 2015-03Shallow sublittoral sediments which support seaweed communities, typically including the kelp Saccharina latissima, the bootlace weed Chorda filum and various red and brown seaweeds, particularly fila...