842856db-b8e2-47b6-8931-6c8fff2ce503 English series series Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 01752 426237 info@mba.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-07-07 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision WGS 84 2023 to present UK The Plankton Project (PP) citizen science plankton net survey records 2026-07-07 publication PPUKCITSCI2023toPresent https://planktonproject.org.uk DASSHSE00000068 DASSH Unique Resource ID From-shore plankton surveying around the UK, including microalgae, mixoplankton, protist zooplankton, metazoan zooplankton to record abundance, distribution, biodiversity and to track change. Elizabeth Beston The Plankton Project CIC Project lead 07483831846 elizabeth@beston.me owner Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom DASSH Data Manager 01752 426237 info@mba.ac.uk custodian Elizabeth Beston The Plankton Project CIC Project lead 07483831846 elizabeth@beston.me originator Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom DASSH Data Manager 01752 426237 info@mba.ac.uk distributor quarterly Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2026-07-07 revision NDGO0005 NDGO0005 2026-07-07 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions All data available to public otherRestrictions Open Government License (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) 0 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota oceans 1.3011261 1.3018061 52.9337129 52.934172 SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2021-01-06 creation Southern North Sea ICES Rectangles 2021-01-06 creation 34F1 ICES Statistical Areas 2021-01-06 creation Ivc 2023-05-06 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision upper epipelagic water column Database https://planktonproject.org.uk/ Project website information series MEDIN data guideline for static net, pot and trap data 2011-01-28 publication Guidelines followed as much as possible true 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 Guidelines need to be read and applied Plankton samples taken vertically to a depth of 1 m (with exceptions). Net dropped 10 times (with exceptions). Samples usually collected with one hour before or after the first high tide after sunrise (which may be in the afternoon). Sampling and analysis methodology has been imporved over time. Dataset metadata details these changes. Microalgae, mixoplankton, protist zooplankton, metazoan zooplankton all surveyed. Areas around the UK will be added to extent as project grows.