Annex: List of Acronyms
ARGO
Array for Real-Time Geostrophic Observations
BAS
British Antarctic Survey
BERR
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory
Reform
BGS
British Geological Survey
BNSC
British National Space Centre
CPD
Continuing Professional development
CPR
Continuous Plankton Recorder
CSIC
Higher Council for Scientific Research
DARDNI
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of
Northern Ireland
DCFS
Department for Children, Families and Schools
DFT
Department for Transport
DIUS
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
EA
Environment Agency
EPSRC
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ERFF
Environment Research Funders' Forum
FP7
Framework Programme 7
FMSCG
Fisheries and Marine Science Customer Group
GEO
Global Environment Outlook
GEOSS
Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GMES
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
GOOS
Global Ocean Observing System
HECToR
High End Computing Terascale Resource
HEI
Higher Education Institutes
HPC
High performance computing
IACMST
The Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and
Technology
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the
Sea
EU INSPIRE Directive
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European
Community
IPY
International Polar Year
IROs
Independent Research Organisations
ISIS
Name of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
MAPC
Marine Assessment Policy Committee
MARG
Marine Assessment Reporting Group
MCZs
Marine Conservation Zones
MDIP
Marine Data and Information Partnership
MEDAG
Marine Environmental Data Action Group
MFMB
Marine and Freshwater Microbial Biodiversity
MMO
Marine Management Organisation
MOD
Ministry of Defence
MPAs
Marine Protected Areas
MSCC
Marine Science Co-ordination Committee
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
NOCS
National Oceanography Centre
PML
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
POL
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (part of NERC)
PSEG
Productive Seas Evidence Collection Group
RCUK
Research Council UK
RDAs
Regional Development Agencies
SAHFOS
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
SEMTA
Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and
Manufacturing Technologies
SOLAS
Surface-Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(Support Centres)
UKDMOS
UK Directory of Marine Observing Systems
UKHO
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
UKMMAS
UK's Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
UKRO
UK Research Office
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