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Offshore Overfalls Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2019 2024

Abstract

Offshore Overfalls MCZ is an offshore Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) located off the southern coast of Sussex, within the ‘Eastern Channel’ Charting Progress 2 (CP2) sea area. Several features are designated for protection within Offshore Overfalls MCZ, including the Broadscale Habitats (BSH) ‘Subtidal coarse sediment’, ‘Subtidal sand’ and ‘Subtidal mixed sediments’), and a geomorphological feature (‘English Channel outburst flood features: Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features’).

In this report we use the 2019 imagery and grab sample data to describe the epifaunal assemblages and (within the context of data limitations) the infaunal assemblages which characterise the designated features of the site. An improved habitat map has also been produced, combining 2019 acoustic data and derived epifaunal assemblage groups to provide greater resolution and confidence in the extent and distribution of the designated features across the site.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2024·10·01

Citation
Hawes, J. Arosio, R., Bolam, S. & McCabe, C. (2024). Offshore Overfalls Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2019. JNCC/Cefas Partnership Report 44. JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 2051-6711, Crown Copyright 2024.

Lineage
This report explores environmental and ecological sample data, primarily acquired from the CEND0119 survey of Offshore Overfalls MCZ in 2019, intended to serve as the first point in a monitoring time series.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2024·10·24

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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