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Marine Benthic Surveys (Biosys)

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
6 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England. This dataset contains site, sample and taxa information from marine benthic invertebrate surveys carried out across England from 1973 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.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
ECOLOGY_AND_FISH_DATA_EXPLORER 6/7/2026
Marine_benthic_invertebrate_surveys_(Biosys).pdf PDF 6/7/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2025
Harvest GUID
8cd194cd-cec3-4f21-83d4-984add281dc4
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)
2022-05-19
Dataset reference date (revision)
2025-07-25
Frequency of update
quarterly
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