Shellfish Flesh Monitoring
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 1970-2005 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Northern Ireland Sea-loughs and Bays |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in biota; Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota |
| Instruments | Rock dredges |
| Description | |
| Summary | Approximately 20 sites sampled for shellfish (Mytilus edulis mostly) and analysed for contamiants to fill the requirements of the Shellfish Waters and Shellfish Flesh Directives. Sampling was once per year except for 2 periods when sampling was completed on 5 ccasions in 1 year. Sampling is now twice in 1 year. Sampling and analysis carried out by DARDNI. |
| Originators | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Freedom of Information Officer |
| Address | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Telephone | 02890 546677 |
| ehs-foi@doeni.gov.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1073011 |
| Global identifier | 813 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
