Marine Environment Monitoring and Assessment National database (MERMAN)

Partnerships

There are several organisations throughout the UK, known as Competent Monitoring Authorities (CMAs), who are involved with the monitoring and data collection for this programme.  These comprise

• Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
• Environment Agency (EA)
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
• Marine Scotland Science (MSS)
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Snapshot of the MERMAN database home-page ©

These organisations collect data on behalf of

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Marine Scotland (MS)
• The Welsh Assembly Government
• Department of the Environment (DOE) (NI)
• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) (NI)

Related MERMAN pages at BODC