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Workshops and Reports

A) Workshops

The NMBAQC committee has organised, or collaborated in, a number of workshops with tuition from recognised experts in different fields. Participants have gained hands-on experience of various field and laboratory procedures and in depth workshops focusing on particular problematical taxonomic groups. The workshops have produced a wide range of up-to-date guides and taxonomic keys, most of which are not yet available in published literature.

  1. Benthic Invertebrate Taxonomic Workshop – Oct.1996, Millport Marine Station.
    (Including Problem Taxa: Amphipoda, Cirratulidae) (Organised jointly with ECSA)

  2. Benthic Field Methods Workshop – Mar. 1997: Collection and Processing of
    Macrobenthic Samples from Soft Sediments, Hull University.
    Benthic Techniques Best Practice Review – Sep. 1997: Follow-up Workshop,
    Hull University. Organised jointly with ECSA, EA, & IECS.

  3. Sampling Strategy and Survey Design - May 1999, Millport Marine Station.

  4. Benthic Invertebrate Taxonomic Workshop – Oct. 2001, Portaferry Marine
    Station. (Including Problem Taxa: Porifera, Hydroida, Annelida, Mollusca,
    Amphipoda, Decapoda, Echinodermata).

  5. Acoustic Ground Discrimination Workshop – Sep. 2003: Mapping Seabed
    Habitats in UK waters. Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban. Organised by
    SAMS & DARDNI.

  6. Benthic Invertebrate Taxonomic Workshop – Nov. 2003, Dove Marine
    Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tynemouth. (Including Problem Taxa: Oligochaeta,
    Echinodermata, Lumbrineridae, Dorvilleidae).

  7. Fish and Epifauna Sampling and Analysis Workshop – Nov. 2004, Millport
    Marine Station.

  8. Taxonomic Workshop for Beginners – Oct. 2005, Unicomarine Ltd.,
    Letchworth Laboratory, Hertfordshire.

  9. Benthic Invertebrate Taxonomic Workshop – Nov. 2006, Dove Marine
    Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tynemouth. (Including Problem Taxa: Cirratulidae,
    Maldanidae, Glyceridae, Goniadidae, Syllidae.)

B) Reports

General / Procedures

Own Sample Standards Review - April 2001
Unicomarine, 2001. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Own Sample Format and Standards Review: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions. Report to the NMBAQC Committee. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCosrev01, 8pp., April 2001.
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Sorting Methods Questionaire – Aug 2001
Worsfold, T.M and Hall, D.J., 2001. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Sorting Methods Questionnaire. Report to the NMBAQC Committee and Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCsortmeth, 18pp., August 2001.
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Oligochaeta Questionaire – July 2002
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2002. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Oligochaeta Questionnaire Report: Including provisional NMMP standard policy for oligochaete identification. Report to the NMBAQC Committee and Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQColigquest, 28pp., July 2002.
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Standard Operating Procedure Review - 2002
Cooper K.M. & Rees, H.L., 2002. National Marine Biological Control Scheme (NMBAQC): Review of Standard Operating Procedures. NMBAQC/CEFAS Science Series, Aquatic Environment Protection: Analytical Methods No.13. 57pp.
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Ring Test Bulletins

RTB 25 – April 2005
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2005. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Ring Test Bulletin: RTB#25. Report to the NMBAQC Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCrtb#25, 8 pp, April 2005.
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RTB 26 – October 2005
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2005. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Ring Test Bulletin: RTB#26. Report to the NMBAQC Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCrtb#26, 9 pp., October 2005.
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RTB 26 – Additional Comments - 2005
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2005. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Ring Test Bulletin: RTB#26: Additional Comments. Report to the NMBAQC Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCrtb#26, 8pp, 2005.
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RTB 27 – May 2006
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2006. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Ring Test Bulletin: RTB#27. Report to the NMBAQC Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCrtb#27, 8pp, May 2006.
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RTB 29 – December 2006
Hall, D.J. and Worsfold, T.M., 2006. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme. Ring Test Bulletin: RTB#29.. Report to the NMBAQC Scheme participants. Unicomarine Report NMBAQCrtb#29, 17pp, December 2006.
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Workshop Reports

Final Report on the 1997 Benthic Field Methods Workshop
Proudfoot,R.K., Elliott,M., Dyer,M.F., Barnett,B.E., Allen, J.H., Proctor,N.L., Cutts,N., Nikitik,C., Turner,G., Breen,J., Hemmingway,K.L.,and Mackie,T. (2003).
Proceedings of the Humber Benthic Field Methods Workshop, Hull University 1997. Collection and Processing of macrobenthic samples from soft sediments; a best practice review. Environment Agency. R & D Technical Report E1 – 13/TR, 128pp.
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Final Report on the 2003 Acoustic Ground Discrimination Workshop
Brown, C, Golding , N., Mitchell, A., Limpenny, D., Robertson, M., Service, M., 2003. Mapping seabed habitats in UK waters. Practical Acoustic Ground Discrimination Workshop, 6-11th September 2003. Workshop Report, 47pp. Scottish Association for Marine Science.
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