Lead Labs

The BEQUALM self-funded scheme has three components - Whole Organism, Biomarkers and Community Analysis. The QA/QC programme for each of these is managed by a lead laboratory/organisation:

Whole Organism (Bioassays and Fish Disease) - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK
Whole Organism (Luminescent Bacteria Assay) - UPC-CRIT, Spain
Biomarkers - Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway
Community Analysis - National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme (NMBAQC), UK

They will be responsible for development and implementation of the QA/QC programme and the associated financial aspects.