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Appendix A. Desk Review Appendix A. Desk Review This Appendix is provided in support to the following report: Marine Planning Consultants Ltd. (2014). Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve: Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. A report produced for the Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve Working Group, UK. Submitted 18/09/2014. A-i Contents Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1 Temporal Scope .................................................................................................................................. 1 Natural Resources of Lyme Bay ................................................................................................. 5 Physical Environment .......................................................................................................................... 5 Baythymetry................................................................................................................................................... 6 Underlying Seabed Geology ........................................................................................................................... 8 Seabed Substrate ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Hydrodynamics .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Light Attenuation ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Biological Communities..................................................................................................................... 11 Benthic Communities ................................................................................................................................... 12 Benthic Species ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Lichen & Algae ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Mobile Species ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Resources of Nature Conservation Significance ............................................................................... 28 Benthic Species of Conservation Importance .............................................................................................. 34 Algal Species of Conservation Importance .................................................................................................. 41 Mobile Species of Conservation Importance ............................................................................................... 41 Interactions with Other Stakeholders ...................................................................................... 48 Local Communities ............................................................................................................................ 48 Seaton .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 Lyme Regis ................................................................................................................................................... 50 Bridport & Bothenhampton ......................................................................................................................... 50 Fishing Industry ................................................................................................................................. 51 Tourism & Recreation ....................................................................................................................... 51 Recreational Use of Lyme Bay...................................................................................................................... 53 Other Industrial Activities ................................................................................................................. 53 Socio-Economic Interactions ............................................................................................................. 55 Tale of two studies ....................................................................................................................................... 55 Divers & Dive Businesses ............................................................................................................................. 56 Charter Boat Operators ............................................................................................................................... 56 Anglers ......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Fish Processors & Merchants ....................................................................................................................... 57 Hoteliers & B&Bs .......................................................................................................................................... 57 A-ii Overall feeling and response ....................................................................................................................... 57 References ............................................................................................................................... 58 Figures Figure A1: Map showing the seabed bathymetry across the Lyme Bay study area © General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) ................................................................................ 6 Figure A2: Map showing the seabed bathymetry across the Lyme Bay study area based single and multibeam data collated in OLEX (all data uploaded to OLEX until 30/05/2013). ... 7 Figure A3: Folk diagram showing the conversion from the Folk sediment classification to the EUNIS sediment classes used in UKSeaMap 2010 (McBreen, et al., 2010) ............................... 8 Figure A4: Map showing the combined wave and tidal energy acting on the seabed across the Lyme Bay study area (McBreen, et al., 2010) ...................................................................... 9 Figure A5: Map showing the light attenuation at the seabed across the Lyme Bay study area (McBreen, et al., 2010) ............................................................................................................ 10 Figure A6: Map showing the distribution of MNCR biotopes across the Lyme Bay study area as reported by Devon Wildlife Trust (2007). ........................................................................... 13 Figure A7: Map showing the distribution of EUNIS biotopes across the Lyme Bay study area as reported by MESH (MESH Partnership, 2008), showing the translated DBRC biotopes. ... 14 Figure A8: Map showing the distribution of EUNIS level 4 biotopes across the Lyme Bay study area as predicted by UKSeaMap 2010 (McBreen, et al., 2010). .................................... 15 Figure A9: Map showing the Annex I reef features in Lyme Bay as mapped by Cefas on behalf of Natural England in 2010 / 2011 (Vanstaen & Eggleton, 2011). ............................... 16 Figure A10: Map showing the distribution of fish nursery and spawning areas across the Lyme Bay study area (Ellis, et al., 2012)................................................................................... 18 Figure A11: Map showing the distribution of cetacean (plus shark) and turtle sightings collected by UKCSIP as compiled from the NBN Database; and from the Devon Biological Records Centre (DBRC) ............................................................................................................ 26 Figure A12: Map summarising the seabird sightings collated by the NBN: from the European Seabirds at Sea programme (1979 – 2011); and Seabird Monitoring Programme (1987 – 2002) ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Figure A13: Map showing areas that are currently designated conservation protection or proposed for conservation protection within the Lyme Bay study area (no Ramsars present). .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Figure A14: Chart showing the Annex I reef features identified as the qualifying features for the Lyme Bay section of the Lyme Bay and Torbay cSAC (Vanstaen & Eggleton, 2011). ........ 31 Figure A15: Map showing the distribution of the Pink Seafan, Eunicella verrucosa across the Lyme Bay area compiled from the NBN Database; and the Devon Biological Record Centre. .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Figure A16: Chart illustrating the use of the Lyme Bay study area for recreational purposes .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Figure A17: Chart illustrating the use of the Lyme Bay study area by other industries ......... 54 A-iii Tables Table A1: Spatial datasets
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