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EMODnet Chemistry. WP1: Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status. Partner contribution: BODC on behalf of the UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG). Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia. EMODnet Chemistry.
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EMODnet Chemistry WP1: Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Partner contribution: BODC on behalf of the UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG) Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia
EMODnet Chemistry Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Spatial and temporal data coverage UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group • Started 1999 and still ongoing. • 80 core stations around the UK. • Additional opportunistic stations increase coverage. • Contaminants measured in water, sediment and biota. • Collated and QC filter applied through the MERMAN database. • Annual submission to ICES for OSPAR assessment. Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia
EMODnet Chemistry Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status • Agencies contributing data: • Environment Agency - EA • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) • Marine Scotland Science (MSS) • Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) • Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) • Department of the Environment Northern Ireland (DOENI) • Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia
EMODnet Chemistry Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Spatial and temporal data coverage UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group 1999 to 2012 Water Sediment Biota 10191 5411 8562 Increase from 12376 to 24164 samples available Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia
EMODnet Chemistry Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Already submitted: 7 out of 7 agencies 1999 to 2012 Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia
EMODnet Chemistry Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: Next steps • Generate CDI and ODV files for 2013 contaminant data in Sept/Oct after ICES submission. • Update previous files where data have since been updated or supplemented. • Investigating a change to the licence conditions to remove ‘By negotiation’. Annual Meeting, June 17-18 2014, Split, Croatia