Monitoring anthropogenic effects on marine benthos around England and Wales, 1986 onwards
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 1986 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Litter abundance and type; Sediment grain size parameters; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Carbon concentrations in sediment; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets; sediment grabs; manual biota samplers; rock dredges |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data are collected to establish the effects on the benthos of waste disposal from ships and of marine aggregate extraction. Data are also available form stations sampled for the National Monitoring Programme. |
| Originators | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Contracts Office, CEFAS, Lowestoft |
| Address | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1621 562244 |
| Facsimile | +44 (0)1502 513865 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1029094 |
| Global identifier | 477 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
