SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of Epibenthos in Sweden since 1992

doi:10.15468/j7qzfw

SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of Epibenthos in Sweden since 1992

Citation

Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg, Linnaeus University, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (2022). SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of Epibenthos in Sweden since 1992 https://doi.org/10.15468/j7qzfw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-13.

Description

The monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and later the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management took over the responsibility and financing of the program.

The monitoring is performed by Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg and Linnaeus University.

The data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.

The epibenthos monitoring program studies hard and soft bottoms from the surface down to 10-20 meters.

Data is collected in transects or squares with help of divers.

Species abundances are determined directly by the divers or photographs are taken and analyzed later.

Field notes are in Swedish.

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/overvakning-och-uppfoljning/miljoovervakning/organisation-och-programomraden/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-vegetationskladda-bottnar.html, https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/vegetationskladda-bottnar-ostkust.html, https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/vegetationskladda-bottnar-vastkust.html

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Monitoring program

Sampling

The epibenthos monitoring program studies hard and soft bottoms from the surface down to 10-20 meters.

Method steps

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/overvakning-och-uppfoljning/miljoovervakning/organisation-och-programomraden/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-vegetationskladda-bottnar.html, https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/vegetationskladda-bottnar-ostkust.html, https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/vegetationskladda-bottnar-vastkust.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Data collected within the following marine ecoregions using coordinate system WGS84: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2401, http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2374, http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2379

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

SHARK
originator
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se

SHARK
metadata author
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se

SHARK
administrative point of contact
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se