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monitoring
Monitoring

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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UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

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Micronuclei data 2012 - 2014 for the 2018 MSFD assessment

The 2017 assessment described the status of biological effects of contaminants (micronucleus) in fish at monitoring stations in waters around the UK. Data was collected from 2013 - 2015.

doi: 
10.7489/12232-1
Citation: 
Marine Scotland and CEFAS. 2019. Micronuclei data 2012 - 2014 for the 2018 MSFD assessment . doi: 10.7489/12232-1

Data and Resources

Bioassay and contaminant biological impact
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2020-01-07
Release Date
2019-12-06
Identifier
50e4a5ba-a772-4743-b677-73ade27a6fe3
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-9.0069490671158 48.864308933845, -9.0069490671158 61.73123602045, 2.1258598566055 61.73123602045, 2.1258598566055 48.864308933845))
Temporal Coverage
2012-01-01 to 2014-07-15
Language
English (United Kingdom)
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Data Dictionary

The assessment was carried out following a peer reviewed method (Baršiene et al. 2012).

Baršiene, J., Rybakovas, A., Lang, T., Grygiel, W., Andreikenaite, L., and Michailovas, A. 2012. Risk of environmental genotoxicity in the Baltic Sea over the period of 2009 -2011 assessed by micronuclei frequencies in blood erythrocytes of flounder (Platichthys flesus), herring (Clupea harengus) and eelpout (Zoarces viviparus). Marine Environmental Research, 77, 35-42.
Contact Name
Marine Scotland
Contact Email
marinescotland@gov.scot
Public Access Level
Public