Document of dataset 2365

Dataset record

Type

Dataset

title in English

Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme

Acronym

CSEMP

Description in English

The programme fulfils the UK's commitment to European directives including its mandatory monitoring requirements under the Oslo and Paris Convention (OSPAR) Joint Assessment Monitoring Programme (JAMP). The general aims of CSEMP are to

1. Detect long-term spatial and temporal trends in physical, biological and chemical variables at selected estuarine and coastal sites
2. Support consistent standards in national and international monitoring programmes for marine environmental quality
3. Establish appropriate protective regulatory measures
4. Coordinate and optimise marine monitoring in the UK
5. Provide a high quality chemical and biological data set from the UK’s marine environment

Abstract in English

CSEMP provides a coordinated approach to environmental monitoring in the UK's coastal and estuarine areas.

Rights

Restricted

Version

1