Policy paper

Marine strategy part two: UK marine monitoring programmes

This strategy outlines the monitoring programmes for measuring progress towards Good Environmental Status (GES) in UK seas.

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October 2022: Marine strategy part two - UK updated marine monitoring programmes

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August 2014: Marine strategy part two - UK marine monitoring programmes

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This strategy sets out how we will move towards Good Environmental Status (GES) in our seas over the next 6 years.

It covers:

  • the updated monitoring programmes used to gather data to assess the state of the UK’s seas
  • the progress we have made since 2014
  • issues and opportunities for monitoring that we aim to address in the near future

It is an update to the UK Marine Strategy part two published in 2014.

Published 5 August 2014
Last updated 19 December 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated with an October 2022 version which includes cover pages.

  2. Added the latest strategy.

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  4. First published.