Welcome to NMBAQC

The NMBAQC scheme provides a source of external Quality Assurance (QA) for laboratories engaged in the production of marine biological data.

The scheme is made up of six distinct components, each run by separate scheme administrators and contract managers. Each of the components can be viewed via the top navigation menu under Scheme Components.

As part of BEQUALM, the NMBAQC scheme is open to participants from across the European Union. In the United Kingdom all Competent Monitoring Authority laboratories and their contractors undertaking statutory marine monitoring programmes are required to participate. However, participation from others engaged in the production of marine biological data is welcomed.

NMBAQC Best Practice Guide for Particle Size Analysis now available!

NMBAQC Best Practice for Particle Size Analysis is now available!
A new guide on Particle Size Analysis is now available on the NMBAQC web site.
Benthic Invertebrate Year 16 Annual Report now available
Year 16 Annual Report for the Benthic Invertebrates Scheme Component is now online
Final call for year 18 sign up - register NOW!
Laboratories wishing to participate in the Fish and Benthic Invertebrate Scheme components need to sign up immediately - modules are due to commence shortly.
Fish component annual reports for scheme years 16 and 17 now available
Beginners Benthic Invertebrate workshop 2011 announced
The NMBAQC will be running a beginners workshop in benthic invertebrate identification. Register interest by 9th September

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EMODnet Launch EUSeaMap pilot portal
EMODnet have launched their prototype marine biological data portal for EU seas.
European Intercalibration Exercise for grain size
European intercalibration exercise for grain size analyses in sediments - click to view the brochure.
Guardian article on new deep sea species
10 new deep sea marine species
Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure (PESI)
The Marine Biological Association are currently involved in the PESI project which aims to standardise and harmonise taxonomic information systems across Europe and across the marine and terrestrial environments. WoRMS is the standard being used for the marine community, but part of the PESI work is to create and harmonise a UK species list with tagged taxonomic and additional information (protected status, biological traits etc) to the WoRMS list.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
The World Register of Marine Species is an online resource which aims to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally. WoRMS is now endorsed by the Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group (HBDSEG), and all marine taxonomic data collected by UK government agencies are expected to be WoRMS compliant.

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NMBAQC

The National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme