Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited Technical Appendix 14.1: SLVIA Methodology

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Offshore EIA Report

Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited

Chapter 7 Benthic and Intertidal

Ecology – Figures

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Figure 7.3.1:Benthic EcologyBaseline Characterisation Survey

Area & Stations

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Figure 7.3.2:Intertidal Ecology Baseline Characterisation Survey

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Figure 7.4.1: Seabed Sediments (derived from survey) within the

Moray West Site

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Figure 7.4.2: Seabed Sediments (derived from survey) within theOffshore Export Cable Corridor

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Figure 7.4.3: Moray West Site -Biotopes (derived from survey)

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Figure 7.4.4: Offshore Export Cable Corridor -

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Geodetic Parameters: WGS84 UTM Zone 30N

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Date: 27/04/2018