- Projects
- Data management
- UK
- MERMAN
- Partnerships
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)
- Department of Environment Marine Division (DOE Marine Division) (DOEM)
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Marine Scotland Science (MSS)
- Natural Resource Wales (NRW)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

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)