Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE): Report of Task 1.3 Seabed Habitat Condition Assessment in the UK EEZ

Marija Sciberras; Stefano Marra; Kate Morris; Michel Kaiser; Liam  Matear; Kirsty Woodcock; Stephen Duncombe-Smith; Adam P. Smith; Cristina Vina-Herbon

Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE): Report of Task 1.3 Seabed Habitat Condition Assessment in the UK EEZ

Marija Sciberras, Stefano Marra, Kate Morris, Michel Kaiser, Liam Matear, Kirsty Woodcock, Stephen Duncombe-Smith, Adam P. Smith, Cristina Vina-Herbon

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Evaluating the impact of marine resource extraction and sea floor disturbance on seafloor ecosystem function of UK shelf areas is vital to sustainably meet increasing needs for UK marine resource extraction, whilst meeting ambitions for reaching net-zero. Pressures from bottom fishing and aggregate extraction activities that cause physical disturbance to the seabed can have adverse effects on benthic organisms and habitats. This report delivers an assessment for the effect of mobile bottom contacting gear (MBCG) and marine aggregate extraction on soft sediment and OSPAR threatened and/or declining habitats across the UK Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) using the Relative Benthic Status (RBS) and the Extent of Physical Disturbance to Benthic Habitats (BH3) indicators currently being used by ICES and OSPAR, respectively, for habitat condition assessments.

Original language	English
Publisher	Marine Climate Change Impact Partnership
Number of pages	49
Publication status	Published - 6 Mar 2023

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Relative benthic status
BH3

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Seabed Habitat Condition Assessment in the UK EEZ
Morris, K. (Creator), Sciberras, M. (Contributor) & Kaiser, M. (Contributor), Heriot-Watt University, 12 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.17861/80548ab4-aa10-48ec-8003-eff10edb7423
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Sciberras, M., Marra, S., Morris, K., Kaiser, M., Matear, L., Woodcock, K., Duncombe-Smith, S., Smith, A. P., & Vina-Herbon, C. (2023). Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE): Report of Task 1.3 Seabed Habitat Condition Assessment in the UK EEZ. Marine Climate Change Impact Partnership. https://www.mccip.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-04/SMMR_WP1.3_060323_with%20authors%20contributions.pdf

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Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE): Report of Task 1.3 Seabed Habitat Condition Assessment in the UK EEZ

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