WFD Rocky Shore Macroalgal Species

This record is for Approval for Access product AfA129. Information regarding the presence of macroalgal species on rocky shores monitored for the Water Framework Directive ecological assessment of transitional and coastal waters of England and Wales. Monitoring follows the Reduced Species List method outlined in the UK Technical Advisory Group method statement. Data are from intertidal rocky shores. The shore is searched for a set time period and the presence of identified algae, from the WFD Reduced Species List, recorded. Rocky Shore Macroalgal Species data were updated as new monitoring data were made available. Monitoring occured June to September with records being updated after the sampling season. The extracted data is a subset of the full dataset and only includes data collected/owned by the Environment Agency.