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Metadata: North Sea CodWatch 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership survey
Abstract:
Data from FSP 2007/09 Programme 18 ‘North Sea Codwatch’, which from April 2007 to March 2009 monitored the status of 1- and 2-year-old cod (Gadus morhua) and also of cod and whiting (Merlangius merlangius) (the latter only from June 2008 on) of all ages in catches in the North Sea made by selected commercial vessels associated with the Eastern England Fish Producers Organisation Ltd (EEFPO). The Programme from June 2008 to March 2009 was part-funded by a grant from Yorkshire Forward.
Data holder:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 10799 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | North Sea CodWatch 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | FSP North Sea CodWatch |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | CEFASd047e2f2-9a7d-4e0e-8c62-c4a52e8ec3dd |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CEFAS630 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2008-01-01 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Data from FSP 2007/09 Programme 18 ‘North Sea Codwatch’, which from April 2007 to March 2009 monitored the status of 1- and 2-year-old cod (Gadus morhua) and also of cod and whiting (Merlangius merlangius) (the latter only from June 2008 on) of all ages in catches in the North Sea made by selected commercial vessels associated with the Eastern England Fish Producers Organisation Ltd (EEFPO). The Programme from June 2008 to March 2009 was part-funded by a grant from Yorkshire Forward. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Twelve fishers with a track record of catching cod were selected by the EEFPO to maximise spatial coverage of the North Sea and to include a wide range of fishing gears and target species. Trip logsheets, designed and formatted by the EEFPO and Cefas, were distributed to all fishers in the project. The logsheets include fields for: • Target species, gear type and dimensions (including mesh size), and quota allocation. • Date, time, a single midpoint lat/long identifier for each tow/haul, target species, hours towed/soak-time. • For each of the three objectives (1-year-old cod, 2-year-old cod, and cod of all ages): a relative estimate by the observing fisher of abundance using a 5-point scale (0 = zero, 1 = small numbers, 2 = moderate numbers, 3 = high numbers, 4 = very high numbers), and an estimate of the quantity (by weight and number) retained and discarded. Fishers were requested to estimate relative abundance using their previous historical knowledge of incoming year classes and of cod fishing in general (the average fishing experience of participating skippers is 30 years). Fishers were provided with guidance by quarter on the expected upper and lower likely lengths of 1- and 2-year-old cod, derived from previous sampling of retained and discarded catches during recent fishing trips attended by observers in the central North Sea. No allowance was made for potential differences in growth rate between different areas of the North Sea, as this was deemed appropriate in order to reduce the complexity of sampling by fishers moving in and out of different fishing areas. Also, no allowance is made for difference in growth rate at age between years. Fishers were provided with fish measuring boards, and guidance was given in the subsampling of large or mixed catches. The distribution and collection of logsheets and the transfer of data onto Excel spreadsheets were carried out by the EEFPO. Fishers were encouraged also to record additional observations they considered relevant to the project. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biota abundance, biomass and diversity |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | data.gov.uk | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 61.5 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 9 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | |
| defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/630 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Cefas Data Portal |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | noLimitations | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2016-11-14 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2022-01-27 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2012-10-24 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2022-01-27 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.1 |