Bottom Disturbance

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Bottom Disturbance

File:Layer Bottom Disturbance.png
Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Pressure

Description

Bottom disturbance refers to the disturbance of the sea bottom or seabed as a result of human activities.

MSP Challenge

Bottom disturbance is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer, based on any of the following human activities:

• Anchorages
• Sand and Gravel Extraction
• Oil & Gas Installations
• Dumping Areas designated as Open
• Cables (Electricity and Telecom) during construction
• Pipelines during construction mostly
• Tidal farms during construction
• Wave farms during construction
• Wind farms during construction
• Military Areas designated as Ammunition Dump

Types

• Very Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very High

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for North Sea here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the North Sea source.

Description

Enter the description of the North Sea dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd North Sea

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.

Types

• Very low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very high

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Baltic Sea here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the Baltic Sea source.

Description

Enter the description of the Baltic Sea dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Baltic Sea

Methodology

Coming soon

Types

• Extremely Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Extra High

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Clyde Marine Region here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the source.

Description

Enter the description of the Clyde Marine Region dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Clyde Marine Region

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge.

Types

Adriatic Sea types here

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Adriatic Sea here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the Adriatic Sea source.

Description

Enter the description of the Adriatic Sea dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Adriatic Sea

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.