DASSH is a flagship initiative of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and builds on the MBA's historic role in the promotion of marine science.
Within the MEDIN partnership, DASSH (as a Core Trust Seal accredited data repository) operates as the UK Data Archive Centre (DAC) for marine species and habitats data. Core-funded by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Scottish Government, DASSH provides tools and services for the long-term curation, management, preservation and publication of marine species and habitats data, within the UK. DASSH is also the UK node for OBIS ensuring that UK marine biodiversity data flows internationally.
Working closely with partners and data providers we are committed to the FAIR Data Principles, to make marine biodiversity data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).
Through partnerships with other UK and European data centres DASSH contributes to data portals including the NBN Atlas, EMODnet, EurOBIS and GBIF.