Whomersley, P., 2003: National Marine Monitoring Programme. Benthos data of the North Sea, Irish Sea, English Channel from 2002-2003. CEFAS, Burnham On Crouch, UK. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/615
Availability: Restricted The data are withheld from general circulation and disclosure but access may be obtained on a case-by-case basis through negotiation
Notes: Release with permission of the appropriate parties
Description
The National Marine Monitoring Programme dataset describes the spatial distribution of contaminants in UK marine waters and their biological status more
The original dataset objective was to fulfil the UK’s mandatory monitoring requirements under the OSPAR Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme (JAMP) and to monitor long-term trends at selected temporal stations around the UK
Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Macrobenthos, ANE, English Channel, ANE, Irish Sea, ANE, North Sea, EurOBIS calculated BBOX
Area of sample {sampled area} from the bed [BODC] Count Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Description of lithology of sediment by visual estimation [BODC] Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Contributors
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; Burnham Laboratory, more, data owner, data creator
