Aquarius Survey & Mapping have recently completed a contract for the JNCC analysing deep-sea video imagery from the Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt, off the north coast of Scotland. Approximately 18 hours of ‘towed  video imagery, which had been collected from depths of 300m – 700m, was analysed using an online imagery annotation tool called BIIGLE. This work was part of a wider pilot project, enumerating sponges (Porifera) and Soft Corals in order to aid the identification of Deep-sea Sponge Aggregations and Coral Gardens. These are both Priority Marine Features (PMFs) within Scottish offshore waters, on the OSPAR list of threatened and/or declining species and habitats and are also recognised as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs).