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Benthic survey operations of the cable corridor commenced on 17th August 2011 and were completed on 21st August 2011. Intertidal habitat mapping survey operations of the two selected landfall sites (Northern and Southern Sites) commenced on 16th August 2011 and concluded on 19th August 2011.
The following report provides a detailed
account of the EAOW cable route characterisation, including the methodology employed during survey design and data acquisition, the analysis and presentation of the data and the results. The information outlined in this report provides the following information relevant route construction:-
to the proposed cable
A description of the main benthic taxa and faunal groups in the area, together with their distribution and abundance.
A broad-scale view of the distribution of sediments and associated faunal groups.
An evaluation and habitat map of the intertidal sites.
The occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of conservation importance.
This information will help inform EAOW Ltd on the best positioning for the EAOW cable route
and cable landfall sites and
is
complementary to the wider EAOW ZEA report, EA ONE report and PEI report which have been commissioned as part of the EAOW project.