Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) Analysis of North West Jones Bank MCZ TC25035

Description

JNCC is undertaking an offshore survey to collect data to assist in monitoring the effectiveness of proposed fisheries management measures covering 42 English Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) including North-West of Jones Bank (NWJB) Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). This survey will have a specific focus on understanding how soft sediment communities respond to human induced pressures and what recovery from abrasion looks like in these habitats. JNCC wishes to commission a contract to undertake an analysis of demersal taxa present in Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) footage to be collected on the TC25035 survey of North-West of Jones Bank MCZ. Between 24 and 30 BRUV deployments of approximately 60 minutes are planned within the survey area both inside and surrounding the MCZ.