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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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2020 CSEMP assessment of contaminant and biological effect data (1999-2019)

The 2020 assessment of the UK's Clean Seas Environment Monitoring Programme described the status and trends of contaminant concentrations and biological effects measurements in biota and sediment at monitoring stations in waters around the UK. Assessments were made for a large number of time series, typically each of a single contaminant in a single species and tissue (biota) at a single monitoring station. The results of the individual time series at coastal and offshore stations were synthesised to assess status and trends at the biogeographic regional level.

doi: 
https://doi.org/10.7489/12432-1
Citation: 
Marine Scotland. 2022.2020 CSEMP assessment of contaminant and biological effect data (1999-2019). doi: 10.7489/12432-1

Data and Resources

Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota
Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples
Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in biota
Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment samples
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in biota
Levels of imposex in whelks
Activity of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) in biota
Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota
Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples
Metal concentrations in biota
Metal concentrations in sediment samples
Bioassay and contaminant biological impact
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Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2022-12-02
Release Date
2022-12-02
Identifier
335ad863-9c40-468f-a3e9-61f6b91828ae
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Public Access Level
Public