Multibeam bathymetry survey between Start Point and West Rutts in 2012

A multibeam bathymetry survey of a previously unsurveyed area of seabed, carried out in 2012 between Start Point and West Rutts. This is within the Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone Reefs candidate Special Area od Conservation (cSAC) off South Devon. Together, the inshore and offshore elements of the survey work will form the basis for mapping extent and assessing baseline conditions of features to allow any future changes in condition to be detected. The work will build on the initial surveys of the area, which have provided the information upon which Natural England have recommended to Defra that these sites be designated as candidate SACs, under the Habitats Directive.