Broadscale habitat (EUNIS level 3) for Compass Rose recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ)

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Broadscale habitat (EUNIS level 3) for Compass Rose recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ). Seabed texture polygons mapped using expert interpretation of acoustic data (MBES bathymetry and backscatter, and bathymetry compiled for Defra(Astrium, 2011)) and ground-truthing data from PSA analysis and image (stills and video) classification.

Data and resources

Compass Rose rMCZ Post-survey Site Report

Compass Rose Site Report on Defra R and D

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gb001507

View map "GB001507" through the EMODnet Seabed Habitats "Map Library" Web Map Service

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Access data from map "GB001507" through the EMODnet Seabed Habitats "Map Library" Web Feature Service

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Additional information

Temporal extent	2012-02-09 – 2012-02-20
Date (revision)	2016-03-16
Date (creation)	2016-03-16
Date (publication)	2018-04-28
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	┬® Defra. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show