OSPAR request on quality assurance arrangements for EcoQOs ...

OSPAR requested that ICES: Review the quality assurance arrangements for the following ecological quality objectives as set out in the EcoQO Handbook (OSPAR publication 2007/307) and make suggestions for their further development and/or improvement: (i) oiled guillemots (ii) harbour seal population...

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Main Author: ICES
Format: Report
Language:unknown
Published: ICES Advice: Special Requests 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18688622
https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/OSPAR_request_on_quality_assurance_arrangements_for_EcoQOs/18688622
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Summary:OSPAR requested that ICES: Review the quality assurance arrangements for the following ecological quality objectives as set out in the EcoQO Handbook (OSPAR publication 2007/307) and make suggestions for their further development and/or improvement: (i) oiled guillemots (ii) harbour seal population trends (iii) grey seal pup production. Background Quality assurance is a programme for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met. No quality assurance measures or guidelines have been developed or established for these EcoQOs. ...