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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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UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

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Dataset for Sources, sinks and hazards of micro-plastics in Scotland’s seas 2013-present

Dataset for Marine Scotland Monitoring Project. Contains positional data and items per km squared sea surface and per cubic metre of seawater. Also contains raw counts of microplastics per sample. Will be updated annually

doi: 
10.7489/12324-3
Citation: 
Marine Scotland. Dataset for Sources, sinks and hazards of micro-plastics in Scotland’s seas 2013-present. doi: 10.7489/12324-3

Data and Resources

Micro-litter in water bodies
marine litter
FieldValue
Publisher
Monitoring
Modified
2024-08-15
Release Date
2023-03-09
Identifier
b3bb2005-e5bb-4c80-985b-a2af0a4990b5
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Public Access Level
Public