EMB Future Science Brief No. 11 'Marine habitat mapping'
Authors/Creators
Contributors
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University of Naples Federico II
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Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
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National Oceanography Centre
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Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
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Institute of Marine Science
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Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve
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Instituto Español de Oceanografía
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Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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University of Gothenburg
- 10. Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu
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Ifremer
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Marine Institute
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Instituto Superior Técnico
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Description
EMB Future Science Brief No. 11 ‘Marine habitat mapping’ presents science and policy needs and recommendations to advance next-generation marine habitat mapping. It highlights current methods and future trends in the acquisition of data from the seabed and water column via remote sensing and direct, in situ techniques. It discusses combining data to produce maps using modelling approaches and presents recommendations for adopting fit-for-purpose habitat classification schemes. It also provides an overview of what has been mapped and where within the European sea-basins, highlights the need to increase the quality and resolution of marine habitat maps. It identifies critical gaps in habitat types and geographic extent, including the coastal areas, the deep sea, Natura 2000 sites and other Marine Protected Areas across all regional seas. Finally, it describes the need to improve the assessment and communication of uncertainty and confidence in maps, and to make maps more easily accessible to a variety of stakeholders to increase their value for end-users and to the public for Ocean literacy.
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EMB_FSB11_Marine_Habitat_Mapping_Web_v11.pdf
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Dates
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2024-06-17