Marine Phytoplankton Surveys (Biosys)

Summary

The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England.

This dataset contains site, sample and taxa information from marine phytoplankton surveys carried out across England from 1993 onwards.

Notes:

These survey data are stored in an archive more commonly known as BIOSYS.
Pollution Samples are excluded from the dataset. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

Link	Format	Preview	Updated
Ecology and Fish Data FAQs		–	18/9/2026
ECOLOGY_FISH_API	HTML	–	18/9/2026
ECOLOGY_FISH_DATA_EXPLORER		–	18/9/2026
Marine_phytoplankton_surveys_(Biosys).pdf	PDF	–	18/9/2026

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Source Metadata: XML, HTML
Date added: 16 September 2026
Harvest GUID: 58da641e-4b07-47af-bf37-0156f14e1d88
Extent (Latitude): 55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude): -6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation): 2021-02-01
Dataset reference date (revision): 2022-06-30
Frequency of update: monthly
Access constraints: There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party: Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
Metadata language: eng

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