CEFASb3f372eb-c41c-49d3-9427-6174e8e876ab 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 2025-05-23T12:47:50 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Presence / absence data of six non-native species derived from real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis of water samples collected from a number of marinas in the summer of 2023 2025-05-23 publication 2025-05-23 revision 2025-03-11 creation CEFAS22136 https://data.cefas.co.uk This data describes the presence / absence of Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster), Styela clava (Leathery sea squirt), Crepidula fornicata (common slipper snail), Didemnum vexillum (carpet sea squirt), Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame) and Homarus americanus (American lobster), as derived from real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis on water samples collected from a number of marina's across the UK during the summer of 2023. Spatial data describing water sample collection is also included. 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 Genetics GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Invasive species monitoring parameters SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Species distribution 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 2024' .. _`https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ English biota 1.73881 1.74086 52.4581 52.4595 2023-09-29 2025-05-23 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/22136 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: Binary download, CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Species Distribution – 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 Sample collection data was obtained by the operatives in the field collecting the samples. Primer details were obtained through a mix of internal and external methodology references and in-house primer design. Results were generated in house with a real-time polymerase chain reaction machine, and its accompanying software for analysis. MEDIN 3.1.1