Under the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), among the biological parameters involved in the assessment of coastal water bodies, the quality element "phytoplankton" is defined. This indicator Phytoplankton is made up of several indexes including a biomass index and an abundance index. Oxygen balance appearing among the elements of physicochemical quality selected for the classification of the ecological state of coastal water bodies. The quality element "benthic invertebrates" is also part of the biological parameters involved in the assessment of these water bodies.

The consolidated database shows the spatial distribution of sampling effort by French and Monaco oceanographic campaigns. The measures are divided between the mouth of the Rhone, the Gulf of Lions, and Ligurian and Provence seas. The database contains 55 campaigns or time series, over 5 decades from 1962 to 2010. 28 are oceanographic campaigns of spatial strategy (some were revisited), 14 of temporal strategy, 2 of spatio-temporal strategy, and 1 one-time campaign. In total, it has 24,886 entries including: 19,027 nitrate data - 13,826 nitrite data - 11,452 ammonium data – 20,936 phosphates data – 14,605 silicates data. The majority (92%) of associated temperature and salinity data is available.

The data is provided as a layer of points representing the samples taken (operations) in the French Mediterranean. The lists of species identified corresponding to these sample points are in the Biocean database.

Levels of metal concentration (lead, cadmium, mercury), organochlorine (PCB153 and HCHg Lindane), PAHs (Fluoranthene) in surficial sediments (1 cm) of the sub-region Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast.

Levels of metal concentration (lead, cadmium, mercury), organochlorine (PCB153 and HCHg Lindane), PAHs (Fluoranthene) in surficial sediments (1st cm) of the sub-region English Channel and the North Sea.

The data are provided as a layer of points representing the benthic samples (operations) in the French Mediterranean. The lists of species identified corresponding to these sampling points are given in the bibliographic references indicated in the layer.

Spatial distribution of all oxygen data in degrees integrated vertically and horizontally for all sub-regions of the English Channel, the North Sea, the Celtic Seas and the Bay of Biscay.

Levels of metal concentration (lead, cadmium, mercury), organochlorine (PCB153 and HCHg Lindane), PAHs (Fluoranthene) in mussels and oysters on the coast of the sub-regions English Channel and North Sea.

Levels of metal concentration (lead, cadmium, mercury), organochlorine (PCB153 and HCHg Lindane), PAHs (Fluoranthene) in mussels and oysters on the coast of the sub-regions Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast.

The data is provided as a layer of points representing submersible dives in the French Mediterranean.