7041e0ceb6eb5664899fd32f6f2b65dd English dataset Polly Hadžiabdić British Oceanographic Data Centre Head of the BODC Requests Team Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ pointOfContact 2021-12-20T06:31:16 MEDIN 3.1.1 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Marine Ecosystems Research Programme (MERP), UK Coastal waters, 2014 onwards British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048MERP 2018-05-18 publication 2017-10-03 creation 2021-04-21 revision EDMED6710 http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ The Marine Ecosystems Research Programme (MERP) dataset consists of pelagic and benthic taxonomic data with supporting data such as sediment size and satellites ocean colour or productivity in UK waters (Celtic Sea, Irish Sea, North Sea and the English Channel). Data were obtained from cruises beginning in April 2014, using a variety of methods such as BONGO nets, trawls, dredges and grabs. These data were used alongside and in various models. MERP addresses key knowledge gaps in marine ecosystem research. The programme developed a more accurate suite of marine ecosystem models providing vital evidence, tools and advice to policy makers and environmental managers, including the development and implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Marine and Coastal Access Act, Marine (Scotland) Act, Common Fisheries Policy and the OSPAR Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme as well as the work of UK government departments. MERP research supports an ecosystem approach to policy, regulatory and management initiatives. MERP was formerly known as Integrating Macroecology and Modelling to Elucidate Regulation of Services from Ecosystems (IMMERSE) and the WP2 Developing a model based understanding of ecosystem service regulation grants. MERP was created when two grants were combined to make an overarching programme. The MERP consortium includes a blend of early and mid to late career researchers united by large-scale thinking and a multidisciplinary approach. The following partners were involved in the programme: Bangor University, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, National Oceanography Centre, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Queen Mary University of London, Queens University Belfast, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield and the University of Strathclyde. Unknown National Oceanography Centre (Liverpool) Unknown +44 (0)151 795 4800 Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@noc.ac.uk http://noc.ac.uk owner Unknown National Oceanography Centre (Liverpool) Unknown +44 (0)151 795 4800 Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@noc.ac.uk http://noc.ac.uk originator Unknown Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1502 562244 Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 OHT United Kingdom datamanager@cefas.co.uk http://www.cefas.co.uk/ owner Unknown Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1502 562244 Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 OHT United Kingdom datamanager@cefas.co.uk http://www.cefas.co.uk/ originator Unknown Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Unknown School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge Gwynedd LL59 5AB United Kingdom oss011@bangor.ac.uk https://www.bangor.ac.uk/oceansciences/ owner Unknown Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Unknown School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge Gwynedd LL59 5AB United Kingdom oss011@bangor.ac.uk https://www.bangor.ac.uk/oceansciences/ originator Unknown Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science Unknown The Laboratory Citadel Hill Plymouth Devon PL1 2PB United Kingdom sahfos@sahfos.ac.uk https://www.cprsurvey.org/ owner Unknown Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science Unknown The Laboratory Citadel Hill Plymouth Devon PL1 2PB United Kingdom sahfos@sahfos.ac.uk https://www.cprsurvey.org/ originator Unknown Scottish Association for Marine Science Unknown Argyll Oban PA37 1QA United Kingdom laurence.mee@sams.ac.uk http://www.sams.ac.uk owner Unknown Scottish Association for Marine Science Unknown Argyll Oban PA37 1QA United Kingdom laurence.mee@sams.ac.uk http://www.sams.ac.uk originator Unknown Queen Mary University of London School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Unknown +44 (0)20 7882 3200 Mile End Road London London E1 4NS United Kingdom sbcs@qmul.ac.uk http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk owner Unknown Queen Mary University of London School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Unknown +44 (0)20 7882 3200 Mile End Road London London E1 4NS United Kingdom sbcs@qmul.ac.uk http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk originator Unknown University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine Unknown +44 (0)141 330 5975 R205A Level 2 Glasgow Lanarkshire G12 8QQ United Kingdom lorna.kennedy@glasgow.ac.uk https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/ owner Unknown University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine Unknown +44 (0)141 330 5975 R205A Level 2 Glasgow Lanarkshire G12 8QQ United Kingdom lorna.kennedy@glasgow.ac.uk https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/ originator Unknown Sea Watch Foundation Unknown +44 (0)845 202 3892 PO Box 3688, Chalfont St Peter Gerrards Cross SL9 9WE United Kingdom info@seawatchfoundation.org.uk https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk:443/ owner Unknown Sea Watch Foundation Unknown +44 (0)845 202 3892 PO Box 3688, Chalfont St Peter Gerrards Cross SL9 9WE United Kingdom info@seawatchfoundation.org.uk https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk:443/ originator Unknown University of Sheffield Department of Geography Unknown +44 (0)114 222 7900 Western Bank Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom geography@sheffield.ac.uk https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography owner Unknown University of Sheffield Department of Geography Unknown +44 (0)114 222 7900 Western Bank Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom geography@sheffield.ac.uk https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography originator Unknown Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Edinburgh) Unknown +44 (0)131 445 4343 Bush Estate Penicuik Midlothian EH26 0QB United Kingdom enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://www.ceh.ac.uk/ owner Unknown Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Edinburgh) Unknown +44 (0)131 445 4343 Bush Estate Penicuik Midlothian EH26 0QB United Kingdom enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://www.ceh.ac.uk/ originator Unknown Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences Unknown +44 (0)28 9097 5787 Medical Biology Centre Belfast County Antrim BT9 7BL United Kingdom biolsci@qub.ac.uk http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/ owner Unknown Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences Unknown +44 (0)28 9097 5787 Medical Biology Centre Belfast County Antrim BT9 7BL United Kingdom biolsci@qub.ac.uk http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/ originator Unknown Plymouth Marine Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1752 633 100 Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth England PL1 3DH United Kingdom forinfo@pml.ac.uk http://www.pml.ac.uk owner Unknown Plymouth Marine Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1752 633 100 Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth England PL1 3DH United Kingdom forinfo@pml.ac.uk http://www.pml.ac.uk originator British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ custodian British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ distributor asNeeded Species distribution Geology Oceanographic geographical features INSPIRE themes 2009-07-31 revision Sediment grain size parameters Zooplankton wet weight biomass Primary production in the water column SeaDataNet PDV 2021-05-19 revision unknown Vertical Coverages 2020-05-21 revision Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 revision otherRestrictions No limitations apply Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence otherRestrictions Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence English biota oceans geoscientificInformation -18.8414 5.342 49.20 62.00 SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision North Sea SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision Irish Sea SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision Celtic Sea SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision English Channel 2014-04-01 2021-12-20 Delimited https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/674d4224-7cc5-4080-e053-6c86abc0626e/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/674d4224-7cc5-4080-e053-6c86abc0626e Howarth L.M.; Somerfield P.; Blanchard J.; Hiddink J.G. (2018). Celtic and Irish Sea benthic biomass size spectra data collected across gradients in fishing pressure and primary productivity. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/cmcg download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/80856b3b-24df-4e53-e053-6c86abc0ed2b/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/80856b3b-24df-4e53-e053-6c86abc0ed2b Queirós A.M., Widdicombe S., McCoy S.J., Ingels J., Ruhl S., Airs R., Beesley A., Carnovale G., Dashfield S., Hua E., Jones M., Lindeque P., McNeill C.L., Nunes J., Parry H.E., Pascoe C.K., Widdicombe C. (2019). Benthic datasets collected during the Plymouth Marine Laboratory Led 2015-2016 MERP Benthic field and Laboratory campaigns. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/cz62 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/814c1e46-7a24-6506-e053-6c86abc0b700/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/814c1e46-7a24-6506-e053-6c86abc0b700 Djeghri N., Atkinson A. (2019). Feeding experiment data behind Djeghri et al.2018 Progress in Oceanography 165, 63-74. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/c2h8 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/827b5179-90a1-69d8-e053-6c86abc06f55/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/827b5179-90a1-69d8-e053-6c86abc06f55 Atkinson A., McEvoy A., Lilley M. (2019). Plymouth L4 time series (1988-2017) of zooplankton abundance, biomass and traits. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c22h download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/bb7366a9-1f8c-25a9-e053-6c86abc0cea1/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/bb7366a9-1f8c-25a9-e053-6c86abc0cea1 Gilson A.R., Emmerson M., Smale D., Burrows M.T., O'Connor N.E. (2021). Environmental and macrophyte data from low rocky intertidal shores in County Donegal, Ireland, and manipulative experimental data collected during Queen's University Belfast led MERP field and laboratory campaigns between May 2016 and April 2018. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi: 10/gvc6 download dataset COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication BODC protocols are based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model enabling BODC to iterate towards compliance with the on-going evolution and development of community requirements including FAIR (Findable,Accessible,Interoperable,Reusable), TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User community, Sustainability, Technology) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics). Data managers quality assure submissions and assemble the metadata necessary for curation. Submissions (as received) are placed in a long-term accession and stored in triplicate across multiple sites. 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