Littoral zone surveys at Lutelandet

Summary

The purpose of the survey is to document the ecological condition of the hard bottom in the littoral zone outside of the planned industrial area at Lutelandet in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Registration of macroscopic algae and animals, in the littoral zone and down to the upper part of sublittoral zone, was carried out at three stations outside the envisaged industrial area, and at a reference station further south of Lutelandet. The survey was conducted by snorkeling. The ecological condition at each station was calculated using the RSLA (Reduced Species List with Abundance) - index. Based on the macroalgal vegetation in the littoral zone the ecological condition is "good" at all stations.