Habitats and Species Surveys in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters

Marine Scotland Science has been collecting video and photographic stills from the Pentland Firth and Orkney Islands as part of a wider marine survey programme to inform marine renewable planning. These on-going surveys began in 2008 and since then data from over 233 stations have been collected. The conservation importance of the species and habitats present and their vulnerability to marine renewable development have been assessed in a series of reports by Scottish Natural Heritage.

The table below contains the literature relevant to this summary document and will continue to be updated as new literature is added to Tethys.

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Species and Habitats off the West Coast of Orkney and in the Pentland Firth in Relation to the Development of Renewable Energy Schemes Moore, C. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Epifaunal Species and Habitats Moore, C. Report Marine Energy Changes in Flow Invertebrates
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