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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2025 The Environment Agency (EA) Data for the UK Marine Strategy Article 8 biodiversity assessment: Condition of intertidal sediments in coastal waters determined using Water Environment Regulations opportunistic macroalgae blooming assessment methods</dc:title>
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  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=010_71d0addc-385f-4011-902f-fb676602813a</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations River Basin Management Plan Cycle 3 intertidal opportunistic macroalgae classification data used for the UK Marine Strategy Article 8 biodiversity assessments for the UK Regional Seas. The WER opportunistic macroalgae method statement and classification tool ('Opportunistic Macroalgae_ CoC_tool _CAPTAIN_v12.8_UKTAG.xlsm&#x2019;) used to calculate WER Ecological Quality Ratios are available at https://www.wfduk.org/resources%20/transitional-and-coastal-waters-opportunistic-macroalgae. Project coordinated by the Environment Agency and Joint Nature Conservation Committee. River Basin Management Plan Cycle 3 opportunistic macroalgae data held by the relevant WER Agency.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20250728 20181231</dc:date>
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