The UK’s seabed plays a vital role in promoting economic growth, enabling the transition to net zero and supporting diverse marine habitats.
BGS is leading a three-year project funded by The Crown Estate to develop a new suite of seabed geology datasets and reports, providing crucial information for offshore developers about the seabed around the UK.
The project, ‘Seabed Geoscience for Marine Planning’ (Seabed GeoMaP), will deliver new knowledge and information about the seabed and shallow subsurface. The team will develop national-scale seabed datasets that cover themes such as seabed geomorphology, Quaternary sediment thickness, sediment variability, submarine landslides and the likelihood of seabed change.
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