Marine science: links to working groups

The Marine Science Coordination Committee (MSCC) is a partnership of government departments, devolved administrations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, environment agencies and research bodies involved in funding and marine science in the UK. It is coordinated by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

The aim of the Committee is to drive forward the delivery of the UK Marine Science Strategy and produce the most effective body of evidence to support science and policy decisions through improved co-ordination and use of resources, knowledge exchange and communication.

The committee reports to the Ministerial Marine Science Group and has four delivery areas each with a working group:

• Science alignment
• Data monitoring and assessment
• Economic growth
• Communication

Members

Current members are senior representatives of government departments which fund marine science, devolved administrations and bodies which provide marine science:

• Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
• Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Department for International Development (DfID)
• Department for Transport (DfT)
• Environment Agency (EA)
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
• Marine and Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)
• Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
• Marine Scotland
• Met Office
• Ministry of Defence (MOD)
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Natural Resources Wales
• The Northern Ireland Executive
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Seafish
• The Crown Estate
• The Scottish Government
• United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
• Welsh Government

More information

The MSCC is coordinated by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and more information is available through the MSCC website.