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This section represents the entry point to maps, statistics and online databases currently accessible from the UN Atlas of the Oceans and to collections of maps related to the oceans. Another entry point to maps is through the GEOGRAPHY worldview where maps have been catalogued according to their geographic coverage.

Maps from the Atlas of the Oceans

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Collection of maps from the 3 volume Atlas of the Oceans, published by the Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), and covering various aspects of the oceans, are now available. By clicking the link below, users can look at a preview of what is available. Members of UN Atlas can access the full size images of each map from the sub-topic Ocean Maps from Russian Atlas available on the left navigation bar. See More...

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Statistics and Databases

The UN Atlas of the Oceans contains Fisheries Statistics and Information. It also includes databases such as FAOSTAT, the largest online, multilingual database on food and agriculture covering 50 years, with data on trade in agricultural products, and library databases on the science and management of aquatic organisms and environments.

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UKSeaMap ( PROJECT )

Project Summary

The UKSeaMap project follows on from the Irish Sea Pilot study (ISP), which tested a regional seas approach to marine conservation management (Vincent et al. 2004). Part of the ISP investigated the concept of 'marine landscapes' (coastal, seabed and water column) and their ecological relevance (Golding et al. 2004). For the ISP, seabed and coastal marine landscapes were derived by integrating a number of geophysical attributes including bathymetry, seabed sediments, bedforms, maximum near-bed stress and other data, whilst the water column marine landscapes were based on two 'model derived', raster datasets for salinity and stratification (both supplied by Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory). The ecological relevance of the derived marine landscape units was tested by assessing the correlation with different biological communities, determining the degree to which a particular landscape could be used as a surrogate for biological communities. In general the Irish Sea marine landscapes were found to be ecologically valid. Based on this successful 'proof of concept' in the Irish Sea, this approach has now been adapted and extended to produce maps of seabed landscapes and seasonal water column features for the rest of UK waters. The outputs provide fundamental spatial information layers to support more effective management of marine resources and also support the implementation of existing international commitments and targets. One of the primary outputs of the project is an interactive web based mapping system giving access to the datasets used and maps created by the project. These datasets are also available for download from the project website. The final report, "UKSeaMap: The mapping of seabed and water column features of UK seas", is available from the project website.

Project Outputs

UK Seabed Landscapes Map UK Water Column Features Maps - spring, summer, winter and autumn UKSeaMap Report

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