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Marine Scotland Science (MSS) undertakes a wide range of monitoring covering many aspects of the Scottish marine ecosystem.

Monitoring is undertaken in Scottish Inshore Waters, using networks of volunteers and automatic recording equipment, as well as in Scottish Offshore Waters, using the MSS research vessels MRV Alba na Mara and MRV Scotia.

Marine Scotland Science also participates national monitoring programmes, such as:

  • UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS)
  • UK Marine Environmental Change Network (MECN)
  • UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)

This group provides published data from monitoring these activities. For many activities, there are national or international standards for how the monitoring is undertaken.

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External Fish Disease data 2010-2015 for the 2018 MSFD assessment

The 2017 assessment described the status and trends of external fish disease in common dab at monitoring stations in waters around the UK. A fish disease index (FDI) that combines observations of disease incidence and severity, disease weighting scores (raw FDI), and adjusts the output to reflect factors including sex, size and time of year (standardised FDI) was calculated at an individual level. This was combined to assess each monitoring station at a single time point and further synthesised to assess status at the biogeographic regional level for each sampling year.

doi: 
10.7489/12230-1
Citation: 
Marine Scotland and CEFAS. 2019. External Fish Disease data 2010-2015 for the 2018 MSFD assessment . doi: 10.7489/12230-1

Data and Resources

Bioassay and contaminant biological impact
Fish disease and parasites
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2020-01-07
Release Date
2019-12-06
Identifier
41289a58-7f15-4332-bfb9-fc44a6f203e5
Temporal Coverage
2010-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Language
English (United Kingdom)
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Data Dictionary

Fish disease data were collected from various sampling stations in UK coastal and offshore regions as part of the CSEMP winter cruise programme by MSS and CEFAS trained operators following standardised ICES TIMES no. 19.
Contact Name
Marine Scotland
Contact Email
marinescotland@gov.scot
Public Access Level
Public
Related Content: 
ICES TIMES 19: Common diseases and parasites of fish in the North Atlantic: Training guide for identification