To find out more about becoming a member of UKMIC please contact Bev Mackenzie on +44 (0) 207382 2628 or email ukmarine@ukmarine.org
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ASSOCIATION OF MARINE SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES
Society of Maritime Industries, 4th Floor, 30 Great Guildford Street, London,
SE1 0HS. UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7928 9199, Fax: +44 (0)20 7928 6599
Email: info@maritimeindustries.org
Website: http://www.maritimeindustries.org/about/amsi.jsp
The Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) is a constituent association of the Society of Maritime Industries. As a market orientated trade association, it services companies in the marine science and technology sector and is also the focus for the oceanology interests of members of the Society of Maritime Industries.
The objectives of AMSI are :
To promote recognition and expansion of the marine scientific industry through national and European initiatives.
To offer a means of active and positive co-operation with the European Commission and national governments.
To assist in the development of governmental oceanographic programmes and services.
To provide an objective forum for the discussion and resolution of common problems or issues that impact the commercial oceanographic industry.
To provide a co-ordinated voice for the industry sector on national, European and international issues
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THE BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG.
Tel: +44 (0)115 936 3100 Fax: +44 (0)115 936 3200
Website: http://www.bgs.ac.uk
BGS advances geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by systematic surveying, long-term monitoring, effective data management and high-quality applied research.
BGS provides comprehensive, objective, impartial and up-to-date geoscientific information, advice and services, to the client and user community in the United Kingdom and overseas, enabling safe, sustainable and efficient choices to be made in managing the environment and utilising its resources, thereby contributing to national economic competitiveness, the effectiveness of public policy and the quality of life.
BGS also disseminates information in the community, and promote the public understanding of science, to demonstrate the importance of geoscience to resource and environmental issues.
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CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 OHT, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1502524590 Fax: +44 (0) 1502524569
Email: marketing@cefas.co.uk. Website: http://www.cefas.co.uk
CEFAS provides innovative, practical solutions to environmental problems for governments and industry in the UK and abroad. Its business is linking technology with science to develop practical tools that describe the behaviour of the environment under different stresses caused by man’s activities. For all works in the coastal zone and offshore, CEFAS people and systems are used for accurate monitoring, advanced information delivery and experienced assessment providing customers with reliable, timely data on which to base decisions for maximum efficiency and minimal environment damage.
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THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
National Centre for Environmental Data and Surveillance,
Rivers House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 122544066, Fax: +44(0) 1225463939
Email:david.palmer@environment-agency.gov.uk, Website: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The environment agency is the most important environmental advisor and regulator in England and Wales. It is a non departmental body and became operational in 1996. The Agency’s National Centre for Environmental Data and Surveillance is the focus for environmental data collection and interpretation and for the development of environmental monitoring techniques with an emphasis on remote sensing. Data is used to create an integrated picture of the state of the environment and improved access to environmental data and information is achieved through development of innovative internet applications.
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THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, Devon, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1752 633207, Fax: +44 (0) 1752 633102
Email: sec@mba.ac.uk ,Website: http://www.mba.ac.uk
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) is a professional body for marine scientists with some 1200 members world-wide. The MBA was established in 1884 and its laboratory overlooks Plymouth Sound. The MBA’s scientific staff of 50 undertake fundamental research in marine biology. The MBA hosts the National Marine Biological Library which is a national reference library and a major resource for research and education in marine biology. The old aquarium at the laboratory has been converted into a Marine Life and Environmental Sciences Resource Centre used for lectures, seminars and workshops. In 1998, the MBA initiated the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) programme. MarLIN undertakes research to support marine environmental management protection and education and disseminates its information on the Internet. The MBA co-ordinates the Marine Environmental Change Network and the Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change (MarClim) programme.
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THE MET OFFICE
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1392 885680, Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
Website: http://www.metoffice.com
The Met Office is continually expanding into a wide range of environmental consultancy, focusing in particular on near-offshore modelling capabilities and integration with our global ocean and mesoscale models to provide new services. Reliable consultancy forecasting is essential to efficiency and safety in marine and coastal activities.
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PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1752633100, Fax: +44(0)1752269011
Email:forinfo@pml.ac.uk, Website: http://www.pml.ac.uk
PML delivers fundamental strategic and applied research, of international standing, on questions that require scientific understanding and solutions for the marine ecosystem. The laboratory houses centres of excellence in marine science & technology and provides advanced postgraduate training. The Laboratory has centres of expertise in modelling, satellite remote sensing, measures of biodiversity, understanding pollution dispersion and effects, the ocean’s role in ,and responses to, climate change. Partnerships and the exploitation of knowledge and products are a key part of the Laboratory’s activities and are to be further delivered through a newly formed trading subsidiary.
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PROUDMAN OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY/ BRITISH OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE
POL's scientific research focuses on oceanography encompassing global sea-levels and geodesy, numerical modelling of continental shelf seas and coastal sediment processes. This research alongside activities of surveying, monitoring, data management and forecasting provides strategic support for the wider mission of the Natural Environment Research Council.
POL is a leading world centre in tidal prediction (with related interests in earth tides and storm surges) and a leading European centre in modelling and forecasting shelf sea dynamics.
BODC is the UK's National Oceanographic Data Centre, and acts on behalf of NERC as the Designated Data Centre for marine data. It also has a special role as the Data Centre for the UK National Tide Gauge Network. In addition, BODC is the host centre for the IACMST National Marine Environmental Data Coordinator, who in collaboration with an Action Group, operates the National Marine Environmental Data Network.
BODC is the project data centre for the following:
Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) programme 'Delayed-mode' data from UK floats in the Argo programme. UK component of World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). NERC AUTOSUB Science Missions. Hydrographic component of NERC’s Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment (ACSOE). NERC's Marine & Freshwater Microbial Biodiversity thematic programme. NERC's Marine Productivity (MarProd) thematic programme.
6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L3 5DA. UK
Tel: +44(0)151 7954800, Fax: +44(0)151 7954801
Website: http://www.pol.ac.uk, http://www.bodc.ac.uk
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SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK
Tel:+44(0)1631 559 000, Fax: +44 (0)1631 559 001
Email:mail@dml.ac.uk, Website: www.sams.ac.uk
SAMS is the lead marine research organisation in Scotland. At the Dunstaffnage site near Oban on Scotland's west coast, the Association employs an interdisciplinary team of more than 110 scientists and support staff, tasked not only with achieving long-term strategic scientific objectives but also with responding to the immediate needs of a diverse range of customers for authoritative solutions in applied marine science and technology. The site boasts two research vessels, an internationally acknowledged centre for scientific diving, vertebrate and invertebrate aquaria facilities, the teaching base for the UHI Millennium Institute marine science degree, and the Culture Collection for marine Algae and Protozoan (CCAP). SAMS is at the forefront of developing a number of technology demonstrators for application to rigorous environmental monitoring of marine provinces as diverse as drill cutting piles and fish farms.
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NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON
Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3ZH. UK
Tel: +44(0)2380596100, Website: +44(0)2380596101
Email: external-affairs@soc.soton.ac.uk, Website:http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk
NOC, Southampton is one of the world’s leading centres for research and teaching in ocean and earth science, and marine technology. Backed by national support facilities and a world-wide seagoing capability, NOC, Southampton offers research, teaching, consultancy, survey and training services. Utilising unique sensors and platforms, including sophisticated deep-towed systems and AUVs, and the latest techniques and applications of ocean remote sensing, the Centre works from the coastal zone to the deep ocean. SOC developed the world-leading Autosub AUV and also helped to develop Holomar the world’s most advanced underwater 3D holographic camera. SOC has recently commissioned the UK’s first ROV dedicated to deepsea exploration and research.
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THE UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, UK
Tel: +44(0) 1823 337900, Fax: +44(0)1823284077
Website: http://www.ukho.gov.uk
The UKHO is a government Trading Fund and part of the UK Ministry of Defence. Our main activities are the provision of navigational products and services to the Royal Navy, and to the merchant marine, to enable ships to comply with UN Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) regulations. The UKHO's product portfolio, marketed under the Admiralty brand, includes a worldwide navigational chart series, made up of some 3300 charts and 220 publications. In addition to these traditional products, we also produce a highly successful range of electronic charts known as ARCS (Admiralty Raster Chart Service) as well as a popular range of charts for the UK small craft and leisure mariner.
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UNITED KINGDOM OFFSHORE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
2nd Floor, 232-242 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1AU, UK
Tel: +44(0)20 7802 2400 , Fax: +44(0)20 7802 2401
Email: info@ukooa.co.uk , Website: http://www.ukooa.co.uk
UKOAA is the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry. Its members are companies licensed by the Government to explore for and produce oil and gas in UK waters. Its mission is to provide leadership to maintain the development of a forward-looking, profitable, thriving and responsible offshore oil and gas industry and to enhance its reputation and develop relationships with government, public and other stakeholders.
