The Plankton Project (run by Elizabeth Beston) has been collecting monthly and/or weekly plankton data from the Norfolk Coast since autumn 2022 and will continue to do so from Cromer Pier for the foreseeable future. The methodology used to sample plankton in the top 1 m of surface water is repeated weekly, with taxa and environmental conditions noted.
Scope:
Nearshore plankton of Norfolk
Habitat:
Pelagic
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Norfolk
Organisations:
The Plankton Project
Funding body:
I have received funding from the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society, the Marine Biological Society and the British Ecological Society
Contact:
Elizabeth Beston
Contact emails:
How to take part:
Weekly
Website:
How to get involved
Anyone is welcome to join The Plankton Project, using my methodology to collect plankton data around the Norfolk Coast.
Related info
My records for March 2023 to December 2023 were added to the NBN Atlas via the PMNHS. Records since then will need to be added, retrospectively by me, and a continued stream of data will be added regularly from weekly surveys.