The Marine Science Co-ordination Committee (MSCC) is a UK government committee composed of representatives from public-funded bodies who have a remit to undertake marine scientific research. There are also three non-executive members. The role of the MSCC is to implement the pan-UK Marine Science Strategy, which covers the period 2010-2025. The secretariat for the MSCC is hosted by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) and the

Natural Environment Research Council The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is a British Research Councils UK, research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences. History NERC began in 1965 when several envir ...

National Oceanography Centre The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is a marine science research and technology institute based across two sites, one in Southampton and one in Liverpool, England. It is the UK’s largest institute for integrated sea level science, coastal ...

. The committee usually meets twice per year and was formed in 2008 in response to the recommendations of the House of Commons Select Committee Report 'Investigating the Oceans', and replaces the Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology (IACMST). The Marine Science Co-ordination Committee's work is overseen by a Ministerial Marine Science Group, representing UK and Devolved Governments. The MSCC also has oversight of the

Marine Environmental Data and Information Network The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) is a United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off th ...

(MEDIN) and the UK Underwater Sound Forum.

References

External links

MSCC home page

IMarEST

National Oceanography Centre

Natural Environment Research Council
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