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            <gco:CharacterString>Part of MSFD NNS baseline data collation project (Jan 2016). Subset of a dataset as we were only pulling out records for a selection of INNS. Contains records for Didemnum vexillum.
         If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact.  The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK.
         See Griffith, K., Mowat, S., Holt, R. H., Ramsay, K., Bishop, J. D., Lambert, G.,  Jenkins, S. R. (2009). First records in Great Britain of the invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002.Â Aquatic invasions,Â 4(4), 581-590. DOI 10.3391/ai.2009.4.4.3 for original source.</gco:CharacterString>
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