Marine Habitat Mapping For The Norwegian Sea ...

• Main Authors: Noji, Thomas, Thorsnes, Terje, Fosså, Jan Helge
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 2000 - T - Theme session 2024
• Subjects: Technologies and data; Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; Norway; Norwegian Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25636896; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Marine_Habitat_Mapping_For_The_Norwegian_Sea/25636896

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.An initiative is currently being taken by several Norwegian organizations to obtain funds to intensify ongoing investigations on marine sea-floor mapping off Norway. Led by the Geological Survey of Norway and Institute of Marine Research, planning during the last two years has led to the inception of a large-scale mapping project entitled 'MAREANO - Marine areal Database for the Norwegian Sea'. The investigation area covers 270 000 km2 of the shelf and deep sea off the central part of western Norway. It is a commercially important region for fisheries and the petroleum industry and includes the world’s largest system of cold-water coral reefs. The aim of MAREANO is to collect new as well as historical data elucidating the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the seabed along the mid-Norwegian shelf and parts of the deeper Norwegian Sea. The project shall produce maps and/or provide information on seabed bathymetry, marine ...