Marine Environment Monitoring and Assessment National database (MERMAN)
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)
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
- Fisheries Research Services (FRS)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
These organisations collect data on behalf of
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
- The Welsh Assembly Government
- Department of the Environment (DOE) (NI)
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) (NI)
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