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English
dataset
James Ayliffe
British Oceanographic Data Centre
MERMAN Data Scientist
Joseph Proudman Building
6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5DA
United Kingdom
enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
pointOfContact
2018-02-06T15:16:39
MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
Version 2.3.8
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
OGP
Marine Environment Monitoring and Assessment National database (MERMAN) Contaminants, nutrients, biological and eutrophication effects in water - 1999 onwards
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048MERMAN_CW
2017-10-03
publication
2016-06-22
creation
2016-06-23
revision
EDMED6540
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
The Marine Environment Monitoring and Assessment National database (MERMAN) is a national database which holds and provides access to data collected under the Clean Safe Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme (CSEMP) formerly the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP). The data collected are the responsibility of the Competent Monitoring Authorities (CMAs) who collect the samples from stations in UK waters using water sampling techniques, trawls, nets or grabs. The CMAs then send the collected samples to accredited laboratories where they are analysed. A weighting is calculated, based on the quality of the analysis. The weighting score incorporates the laboratory accreditation, reference material, inter-laboratory comparisons, detection limits, uncertainties and standard deviations. Where data do not meet a threshold score they are given a status of ‘FAIL’ and although they are stored they are not made available to external users. The MERMAN contaminants, nutrients, biological and eutrophication effects in water data start in 1999. Data are submitted by the CMAs annually and an annual submission may include updates to legacy data to provide additional data or improve data/metadata. The data held in MERMAN fulfils the UK's mandatory monitoring requirements under the Oslo and Paris Convention (OSPAR) Joint Assessments and Monitoring Programme (JAMP). These data are used in support of European Commission (EC) directives and national assessments, such as Charting Progress 2 and are also supplied to the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNET).
Unknown
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Unknown
+44 (0)28 90 255689
+44 (0)28 90 255035
AFBI Headquarters
Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
United Kingdom
info@afbini.gov.uk
http://www.afbini.gov.uk/
originator
Unknown
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
Unknown
+44 (0)1502 562244
+44 (0)1502 513865
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 OHT
United Kingdom
sarah.turner@cefas.co.uk
http://www.cefas.co.uk/
originator
Unknown
Marine Scotland Science
Unknown
+44 (0)1224 876544
+44 (0)1224 295511
Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 9DB
United Kingdom
inapplicable
originator
Unknown
Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office
Unknown
+44 (0)1786 452595
+44 (0)1786 446885
Strathallan House
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
United Kingdom
inapplicable
http://www.sepa.org.uk
originator
Unknown
Environment Agency Head Office
Unknown
Rio House
Waterside Drive
Aztec West
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4UD
United Kingdom
enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
originator
Unknown
Natural Resources Wales
Unknown
+44 (0) 300 065 3000
+44 (0) 300 065 3001
Tŷ Cambria
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
United Kingdom
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
originator
British Oceanographic Data Centre
Director
Joseph Proudman Building
6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5DA
United Kingdom
enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
custodian
asNeeded
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Metadata parameters
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Secchi disk depth
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Quality control flags
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column
SeaDataNet PDV
2018-01-12
revision
unknown
Vertical Coverages
2013-02-06
revision
Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
data.gov.uk
MEDIN metadata record availability
2012-01-11
revision
Oceanographic geographical features
INSPIRE themes
2009-07-31
revision
Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
otherRestrictions
Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
English
biota
oceans
-11.28
4.9145
48.0453
62.00
1999-07-18
2018-02-06
British Oceanographic Data Centre
Director
Joseph Proudman Building
6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5DA
United Kingdom
enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
distributor
http://www.ices.dk/marine-data/data-portals/Pages/DOME.aspx
DOME (Marine Environment)
Data portal used by OSPAR, HELCOM, AMAP and Expert Groups in the management of chemical and biological data for regional marine assessments
order
dataset
The Competent Monitoring Authorities send the collected samples to accredited laboratories where they are analysed. A weighting is calculated, based on the quality of the analysis. The weighting score incorporates the laboratory accreditation, reference material, inter-laboratory comparisons, detection limits, uncertainties and standard deviations.The MERMAN Management Team facilitate and coordinate the data submissions. This achieved by liaising with the CMAs, providing advice and managing the database through database enhancements and the implementation of database rules.Once submissions are complete the MERMAN Management Team curate and check the data submissions investigating any noticeable errors. This is done by using visual tools from various local software and running the data through ICES checking software. Any errors to the data are then ranked by status, the CMAs are informed and the most critical errors are corrected and resubmitted.