Data for the UK Marine Strategy Framework Directive Article 8 biodiversity assessment: Condition of intertidal rocky shore macroalgae (seaweed) communities in coastal waters determined using Water Framework Directive methods

Water Framework Directive River Basin Management Plan Cycle 2 intertidal rocky shore macroalgal index classification data used for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Article 8 biodiversity assessments for the UK Regional Seas. The WFD rocky shore macroalgae method statement and classification tool (‘Precision In Rocky Shores_PIRATES_v04_UKTAG.xls’) used to calculate WFD Ecological Quality Ratios are available at http://www.wfduk.org/resources%20/coastal-waters-rocky-shore-macroalgae. Project coordinated by the Environment Agency and Joint Nature Conservation Committee. River Basin Management Plan Cycle 2 rocky shore macroalgae data held by the relevant WFD Agency.