These webpages provide access to marine data and information, and outline the work of the Marine Environmental Data Action Group. MEDAG is part of OceanNET and is operated by IACMST

The overall aim of the United Kingdom Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS) is to shape the UK’s capability, within National and International waters, to:

"provide, and respond, within a changing climate, to, the evidence required for sustainable development within a clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse marine ecosystem and within one generation to make a real difference."

The UKMMAS consists of a high level, policy-lead, Marine Assessment Policy Committee (MAPC), supported by a technical Marine Assessment and Reporting Group (MARG). A number of working groups exist to undertake certain tasks on behalf of the committee and report directly to MARG.

  • Clean and Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG)
  • Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group (HBDSEG)
  • Productive Seas Evidence Group (PSEG)
  • Marine Protocols Group (MPG)

MEDAG and MDIP play an active part within the various UKMMAS groups.