Table 1. Potential users of the marine...

Table 1.

Potential users of the marine ALSF GIS database

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)	Improve coordination of sectoral funding.
	Maximise benefits of available funds by targeting research to priorities.
	Supporting policy requirements.
	Achieving public access to environmental information (Environmental Information Regulations) and freedom of information.
Other funders	Maximise benefits of available funds by targeting research to priority themes and spatial locations.
	Identifying other research programmes and researchers to help avoid duplication of effort.
Marine aggregate industry	More readily identify available research to improve their own scientific/technical understanding.
	Improve linkages to other sectors.
	Improve access to information for prospecting and associated activities.
	Provide a primary location for information from ALSF and other aggregate research programmes.
Researchers	More readily identify available research to improve their own scientific/technical understanding.
	Become more identifiable as contributors to research.
	Improve linkages within the wider research community.
	Identify potential funding bodies.
	Respond better to research calls.
Regulators	Identify status of present knowledge.

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