Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia WP1: Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status EMODnet Chemistry Partner contribution: BODC on behalf of the UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG)

Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Spatial and temporal data coverage EMODnet Chemistry UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group Started 1999 and still ongoing. 80 core stations around the UK. Additional opportunistic stations increase coverage. Contaminants measured in water, sediment and biota. Collated and QC filter applied through the MERMAN database. Annual submission to ICES for OSPAR assessment.

Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status EMODnet Chemistry Agencies contributing data: Environment Agency - EA Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Department of the Environment Northern Ireland (DOENI) Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Spatial and temporal data coverage EMODnet Chemistry UK Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group 1999 to 2012 Water Sediment Biota Increase from to samples available

Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status EMODnet Chemistry Already submitted: 7 out of 7 agencies 1999 to 2012 GroupWaterSedimentBiota pesticidides and biocides antifoulants heavy metals hydrocarbons fertilisers organic matter(e.g. from sewers or mariculture) chlorophyll silicates acidity (from pH, pCO2, Total Inorganic Carbon, alkalinity)

Annual Meeting, June , Split, Croatia Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: Next steps EMODnet Chemistry Generate CDI and ODV files for 2013 contaminant data in Sept/Oct after ICES submission. Update previous files where data have since been updated or supplemented. Investigating a change to the licence conditions to remove ‘By negotiation’.