SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of zooplankton in Sweden since 1979

Dataset type

This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.

Description

The national monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and is now financed by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management. Monitoring is performed by Stockholm University, Umeå University, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute and Gothenburg University. Data are stored in the Swedish Ocean Archive (SHARK) by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). Data should be sampled and analyzed according to the HELCOM COMBINE Manual - Part C Annex C7 Mesozooplankton https://helcom.fi/media/publications/Guidelines-for-monitoring-of-mesozooplankton.pdf). However, deviations from the manual might occur. Information about the program and the methods are available in Swedish at the website of Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/djurplankton-trend--och-omradesovervakning.html

Geographic Description

Data are collected within the following marine region: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2401

Methods

Data should be sampled and analyzed according to the HELCOM COMBINE Manual - Part C Annex C7 Mesozooplankton https://helcom.fi/media/publications/Guidelines-for-monitoring-of-mesozooplankton.pdf). However, deviations from the manual might occur.

Type of content

Includes: Point occurrence data.

Citation

Stockholm University, Umeå University, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Gothenburg University, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (2022). SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of zooplankton in Sweden since 1979

Rights

To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

Digitised records

Metadata last updated on 2024-08-27 06:54:11.0