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WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD)

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires member states to develop biological indicators and ecological classification for assessment of the ecological quality status of rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters (ie estuaries). WFD compliant bioindicators and classification tools detecting impacts on structure (biodiversity) and functioning of aquatic ecosystems (i.e. fish, aquatic plants, algae and benthic invertebrates) are being developed by each member state.

Aquatonics Ltd can carry out many of the ecological surveys required under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). We have recently completed a one week course on the identification of seaweeds using a UK and Ireland WFD method that utilises a Reduced Species List (RSL) of approximately 80 seaweeds.Click here for photos of algae taken at the Workshop. In May 2007 we were joined by Dr Emma Wells, an Associate of Aquatonics with a very detailed knowledge of seaweeds. Please click here for Emma's CV.

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 are available here. Further information on implementation of the WFD in the UK and Ireland is available on the Water Framework Directive web site.

A list of the intercalibration sites in the EU is available here. A map showing the intercalibration sites is available here.