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A Review of the Tools Used for Marine Monitoring in the UK: Combining Historic and Contemporary Methods with Modeling and Socioeconomics to Fulfill Legislative Needs and Scientific Ambitions
Frontiers in Marine Science2017
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Thomas Maes,
Bryony L. Townhill,
Michelle Devlin,
Tim P. Bean,
Sophie G. Pitois,
Sophie G. Pitois,
Thomas Maes,
David Righton
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Naomi Greenwood,
Brett P. Lyons,
Brett P. Lyons,
Bryony L. Townhill,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Nathan D. Merchant,
Thomas Maes,
Rachel Beckett,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Rachel Beckett,
Lauren Biermann,
Brett P. Lyons,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Jeroen van der Kooij,
E.E. Manuel Nicolaus,
Thomas Maes,
John P. Bignell,
E.E. Manuel Nicolaus,
Lauren Biermann,
Brett P. Lyons,
Lauren Biermann,
Thomas Maes,
John P. Bignell,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Brett P. Lyons,
Jan L. Brant,
Naomi Greenwood,
John P. Bignell,
Silke Kröger,
Jan L. Brant,
Liam Fernand,
John P. Bignell,
Gordon H. Copp,
Brett P. Lyons,
Thomas Maes,
Michelle Devlin,
Thomas Maes,
Lauren Biermann,
Michelle Devlin,
Michelle Devlin,
Silke Kröger,
Thomas Maes,
Stephen Dye,
Lauren Biermann,
Stephen W. Feist,
Lauren Biermann,
Stephen W. Feist,
E.E. Manuel Nicolaus,
Liam Fernand,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Michelle Devlin,
Dean Foden,
Dean Foden,
Thomas Maes,
Kieran Hyder,
Chris M. Jenkins,
Chris M. Jenkins,
Gordon H. Copp,
Jeroen van der Kooij,
Silke Kröger,
Sven Kupschus,
Sven Kupschus,
Clare Leech,
Clare Leech,
K.S. Leonard,
K.S. Leonard,
Christopher P. Lynam,
Brett P. Lyons,
Thomas Maes,
E.E. Manuel Nicolaus,
Stephen Malcolm,
Stephen Malcolm,
Paul McIlwaine,
Nathan D. Merchant,
Lucille Paltriguera,
Lucille Paltriguera,
David J. Pearce,
Sophie G. Pitois,
Sophie G. Pitois,
Paul Stebbing,
Bryony L. Townhill,
Suzanne Ware,
Suzanne Ware,
Oliver J. Williams,
David Righton
Summary
This review assessed marine monitoring tools used in the UK, combining historical monitoring approaches with new microplastic detection methods to identify gaps and recommend improvements for tracking marine plastic pollution over time.
Marine environmental monitoring is undertaken to provide evidence that environmental management targets are being met. Moreover, monitoring also provides context to marine science and over the last century has allowed development of a critical scientific understanding of the marine environment and the impacts that humans are having on it. The seas around the UK are currently monitored by targeted, impact-driven, programmes (e.g. fishery or pollution based monitoring) often using traditional techniques, many of which have not changed significantly since the early 1900s. The advent of a new wave of automated technology, in combination with changing political and economic circumstances, means that there is currently a strong drive to move towards a more refined, efficient, and effective way of monitoring. We describe the policy and scientific rationale for monitoring our seas, alongside a comprehensive description of the types of equipment and methodology currently used and the technologies that are likely to be used in the future. We contextualise the way new technologies and methodologies may impact monitoring and discuss how whole ecosystems models can give an integrated, comprehensive approach to impact assessment. Furthermore, we discuss how an understanding of the value of each data point is crucial to assess the true costs and benefits to society of a marine monitoring programme.