marine ecological survey

Laboratory Analysis

PMSL can offer biological faunal analysis to species level (identification, enumeration and biomass). All work is carried out in-house in a newly constructed and equipped laboratory.

Staff have significant expertise of invertebrate fauna around the UK, including North Sea, English Channel, Scilly Isles, Celtic Sea, Wales, north eastern Ireland and Scotland. Other analyses have been carried out on fauna from the Dutch coast, Middle East and Indian Ocean.

Other faunal analyses routinely available include, size evaluation of marine polychaetes and bivalves, stomach analysis of fish species and evaluation of the gonad condition of fish species (maturation).

PMSL can also provide full statistical analysis of biological, sedimentary and physico-chemical data

Sedimentary analysis (External by audited and accredited Laboratory)

Chemical contaminants analysis - sediments and water (External by audited and accredited Laboratory)

Staff at PMSL have taxonomic experience from a variety of areas around the UK including:

As a member of the NMBAQC, PMSL routinely participates in ring tests to assess performance with regard to laboratory practices (sample sorting and identification) and also undertakes a variety of auditing procedures for benthic samples processed in-house for commercial or conservation purposes including internal QA and externally audited samples.