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Benthic Broad Habitat Type

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This dataset provides a collated seabed classification and marine habitats layer for Ireland's waters, derived primarily from multibeam echosounder data and seabed sampling collected under the INFOMAR and INSS national seabed mapping programmes. Areas lacking multibeam coverage are supplemented using other available data sources. The dataset classifies the seabed into broad benthic habitat types, supporting marine spatial planning and habitat mapping. It is maintained by the Marine Institute as part of Ireland's national open data offering, covering the country's marine territory at a national geographic scope.Multibeam echosounder data and seabed sampling data acquired during the INFOMAR and INSS national seabed mapping programmes are the primary sources of data used in the generation of this collated seabed classification/marine habitats layer. Areas where there is no multibeam data have either been...

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Field	Type	Description
OBJECTID	oid	—
Biozone	string	—
Substrate	string	—
Folk_5Folk 5	string	—
EUNIS	string	—
MSFD_BBHTMsfd bbht	string	—
Source	string	—
Resolution	string	—
Shape	geometry	—
Shape.STArea()	double	—
Shape.STLength()	double	—

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Record 1EUNIS: A6: Deep-sea bed · Folk_5: Unclassified

{
  "EUNIS": "A6: Deep-sea bed",
  "Folk_5": "Unclassified",
  "Source": "Irish National Seabed Survey",
  "Biozone": "Atlantic lower bathyal",
  "OBJECTID": 1,
  "MSFD_BBHT": "Lower bathyal sediment or Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef",
  "Substrate": "Seabed",
  "Resolution": "Low",
  "Shape.STArea()": 43665.725764175,
  "Shape.STLength()": 985.0467000000995
}

Record 2EUNIS: A6: Deep-sea bed · Folk_5: Unclassified

{
  "EUNIS": "A6: Deep-sea bed",
  "Folk_5": "Unclassified",
  "Source": "Irish National Seabed Survey",
  "Biozone": "Atlantic upper abyssal",
  "OBJECTID": 2,
  "MSFD_BBHT": "Abyssal",
  "Substrate": "Seabed",
  "Resolution": "Low",
  "Shape.STArea()": 43229.1883493,
  "Shape.STLength()": 836.6322000003008
}

Record 3EUNIS: A6: Deep-sea bed · Folk_5: Unclassified

{
  "EUNIS": "A6: Deep-sea bed",
  "Folk_5": "Unclassified",
  "Source": "Irish National Seabed Survey",
  "Biozone": "Atlantic upper abyssal",
  "OBJECTID": 3,
  "MSFD_BBHT": "Abyssal",
  "Substrate": "Seabed",
  "Resolution": "Low",
  "Shape.STArea()": 43272.25959056,
  "Shape.STLength()": 978.2610000000268
}

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4 days ago

2026-09-27

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