Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 882 South Arran MPA diver survey of maerl beds, kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, and seagrass beds 2014 RESEARCH REPORT Research Report No. 882 South Arran MPA diver survey of maerl beds, kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, and seagrass beds 2014 For further information on this report please contact: Lisa Kamphausen Scottish Natural Heritage Great Glen House Leachkin Road INVERNESS IV3 8NW Telephone: 01463 725014 E-mail:
[email protected] This report should be quoted as: Mercer, T., Kamphausen, L., Moore, J., Bunker, F., Archer Thompson, J. & Howson, C. 2018. South Arran MPA diver survey of maerl beds, kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, and seagrass beds 2014. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 882. This report, or any part of it, should not be reproduced without the permission of Scottish Natural Heritage. This permission will not be withheld unreasonably. The views expressed by the author(s) of this report should not be taken as the views and policies of Scottish Natural Heritage. © Scottish Natural Heritage 2018. RESEARCH REPORT Summary South Arran MPA diver survey of maerl beds, kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, and seagrass beds 2014 Research Report No. 882 Project No: 015165 Contractor: Aquatic Survey & Monitoring Ltd. Year of publication: 2018 Keywords MPA; South Arran; maerl beds; kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, seagrass beds; survey; diving Background The South Arran Marine Protected Area was designated by the Scottish Government as one of 33 new Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in 2014.