585b7fe33e4a7381848d7d937b96ff97 English dataset Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk pointOfContact 2019-10-15 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 DAERA CSEMP Annual Biota Contaminant Monitoring 1999 - present 2019-10-14 publication 2019-06-27 revision DAERA-BIOMON In Northern Ireland, an annual analysis of a suite of contaminants in shellfish flesh is carried out in all seven of the sea loughs/areas in Northern Ireland in which shellfish are cultivated and harvested. This is a joint programme of monitoring currently in place with FSA (Foods Standards Agency) in Northern Ireland and DAERA (Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs) to meet both organisations requirements. For DAERA these include; EU legislative requirements, OSPAR (Oslo/Paris convention (for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic)), Shellfish Water Protected Areas and as the Competent Monitoring Authority responsible for reporting Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme (CSEMP) Biota Contaminant Monitoring data in Northern Ireland. The CSEMP is a UK wide monitoring programme coordinated by the Clean, Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG). The suite of contaminants tested for includes trace metals, lipids, dioxins, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). DAERA reports data to the National Marine Database (MERMAN) annually. The data is used to assess the status and trend of contaminant concentrations in biota, and to support the UK's 2018 assessments for Descriptor 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The biota data used in the 2018 CSEMP assessment using data from MERMAN may be cited with the citation provided by Marine Scotland https://doi.org/10.7489/12227-1. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk originator Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk custodian annually Database Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Human health and safety Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Marine UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota Metal concentrations in biota Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota Biota lipid concentrations SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision environment International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories 2005-04-27 revision Aquaculture GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Bivalve molluscs Bivalves 2015-04-07 creation Marine Environment Monitoring Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5 2006-08-31 creation The biota and sediment data used in the 2018 CSEMP assessment using data from MERMAN may be cited with the citation provided by Marine Scotland https://doi.org/10.7489/12227-1. otherRestrictions The biota and sediment data used in the 2018 CSEMP assessment using data from MERMAN may be cited with the citation provided by Marine Scotland https://doi.org/10.7489/12227-1. English health biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland -7.3833 -5.2739 53.9639 55.3492 1999-01-01 2019-10-15 Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk distributor MERMAN Data Officer British Oceanographic Data Centre (National Oceanography Centre) +44 (0)23 8059 6666 University of Southampton Waterfront Campus European Way Southampton SO14 3ZH merman@bodc.ac.uk distributor https://www.bodc.ac.uk/projects/data_management/uk/merman/assessments_and_data_access/ BODC MERMAN Assessment and Data access A link to the web service or dataset http://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/contaminant-and-biological-effect-data-1999-2017-2018-csemp-assessment Contaminant and biological effect data 1999-2017 for the 2018 CSEMP assessment A link to the general host site dataset Mussel and oyster samples are collected and sent to AFBI for chemical analysis. The analytical results are returned to DAERA and screened for oddities/outliers before being reporting to the National Marine Database (MERMAN). In addition, AFBI as the analytical laboratory, are required to submit the results of corresponding Analytical Quality Control (AQC) and Proficiency Testing (PT) to MERMAN each year. MERMAN uses an in-built data filter to ensure that the submitted data are fit for purpose. The filter calculates a score based on the QC information provided by the analytical laboratory. Only data that pass the AQC process are released to OSPAR/ICES or used in UK assessments (MSFD).