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NatureScot Research Report 1265 - Biological analyses of underwater video footage collected from around the Isle of Arran (Firth of Clyde) in 2015

11 May, 2021

The aim of this study was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance within and adjacent to the South Arran Marine Protected Area (MPA) through the analysis of seabed video and still photographic imagery collected during two surveys in 2015.

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