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UK Atlas of Seabed Habitats: UKSeaMap Predictive Map v2026.1

The UKSeaMap Predictive Habitats Map 2026 is a broad-scale prediction that uses physical models of depth, light, sediment and energy to predict the physical seabed habitats for the whole UK seabed. This map covers the UK extended Continental Shelf as defined by the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013, but excluding the intertidal zone, Dee Estuary and Morecambe Bay. Two habitat classification systems are present in the final output: * EUNIS habitat classification system version 2

Source details

Licence: ["None"]

Evidence quality: 22

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/202874e5-0446-4ba7-8323-24462077561e
• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/da0a8ec2-257a-4a14-9808-fa7ef220334f/uk-atlas-of-seabed-habitats-ukseamap-predictive-map-v2026-1

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