CEFAS0830d38e-4fd5-4543-bb01-667669f062c8 English dataset Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-17T09:43:33 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Vanuatu water sampling results September 2023 2026-02-26 publication 2026-04-17 revision 2026-02-11 creation CEFAS22413 https://data.cefas.co.uk Under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) water quality data was collected around Efate island in Vanuatu during September 2023. Sampling was focused on rivers around the island, Port Vila Bay, and Emten Lagoon. Sites were visited opportunistically once for nutrient analysis (total suspended solids (TSS) (mg/L); Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonium, Phosphate and Silicate (µmol/L); Chlorophyll-a and Phaeophytin-a (µg/L)), while microbiology sites were visited up to 4 times to assess daily fluctuations (reported as Colony Forming Units (CFU/100ml) counts). Passive samplers were deployed for 5-7 days to assess accumulation of metals (Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Nickel, Zinc, Iron, Copper and Manganese (µg/l (ppb))) at fixed locations. Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk originator Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk custodian Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk distributor Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk owner notPlanned Water quality bioindicators Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Unknown SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2010-05-18 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions Publicly available data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ( `https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`_ ) – Please note the applicable attribution statement is as follows: ‘includes Crown copyright, Cefas 2026' .. _`https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ English environment 1.73881 1.74086 52.4581 52.4595 2023-09-18 2023-09-30 Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/22413 Cefas Data Portal download The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Habitats and Biotopes – Technical Guidelines 2013-12-10 publication false See the referenced specification 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 true See the referenced specification At each site, a CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) probe was used to establish water depth and surface temperature, before surface water samples were collected. Water samples were then taken for nutrients analysis. These were stored in cool boxes and filtered on the same day of collection, then filter papers were transported to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia for full chlorophyll analysis. Microbiology samples were processed immediately in country at the Vanuatu Bureau of Standard. Passive samplers were stored in a fridge, before being transported in a cool box back to the UK and processed at the Cefas laboratory. MEDIN 3.1.1