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Metadata: 2013 onwards, Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), Cuckmere, biannual small fish surveys by beach seine
Abstract:
The Sussex IFCA in collaboration with the Environment Agency (EA) undertake biannual small fish surveys at two sites near the entrance of the Cuckmere river during spring and autumn each year, the first survey being in spring 2013. The IFCA standard operating procedure for surveying small fish is used (a copy of this document is held by the IFCA) and the methodology conforms with the Centre for Environment and Fisheries and Aquaculture (Cefas) advice for surveying juvenile bass. One survey method is used; a beach seine. All fish caught are identified to species level. The first 50 of each fish species are measured (total length from snout to tip of tail) with the remainder being counted. In addition, fork length is measured for bass, and for all bass greater than 21cm a scale sample is taken for age determination. The surveys are always conducted at slack water and at similar tidal heights. Additional information recorded includes; Water analysis (temperature, salinity, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen (percentage and mg/L) and pH ), tidal state, tidal height, persons present, fish identifier and meteorological information. The data is currently stored in MS Excel spreadsheets. The objective of monitoring small fish is to develop a time series of relative abundance in the near shore habitats (areas which are commonly utilised by juvenile fish as nursery grounds). The information collected has many applications e.g. to monitor abundance over time, to investigate responses to specific events or to investigate the growth rate of a species.
Data holder:
Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
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Use constraints:
Use for research or education acceptable if originators are acknowledged.
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1110 |
| 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. | 2013 onwards, Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), Cuckmere, biannual small fish surveys by beach seine |
| 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. | 46e378350de7364bac9b82b269e813fc |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | SXIFCA0000005 |
| 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. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2013-06-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2024-04-17 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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'. | biannually |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The Sussex IFCA in collaboration with the Environment Agency (EA) undertake biannual small fish surveys at two sites near the entrance of the Cuckmere river during spring and autumn each year, the first survey being in spring 2013. The IFCA standard operating procedure for surveying small fish is used (a copy of this document is held by the IFCA) and the methodology conforms with the Centre for Environment and Fisheries and Aquaculture (Cefas) advice for surveying juvenile bass. One survey method is used; a beach seine. All fish caught are identified to species level. The first 50 of each fish species are measured (total length from snout to tip of tail) with the remainder being counted. In addition, fork length is measured for bass, and for all bass greater than 21cm a scale sample is taken for age determination. The surveys are always conducted at slack water and at similar tidal heights. Additional information recorded includes; Water analysis (temperature, salinity, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen (percentage and mg/L) and pH ), tidal state, tidal height, persons present, fish identifier and meteorological information. The data is currently stored in MS Excel spreadsheets. The objective of monitoring small fish is to develop a time series of relative abundance in the near shore habitats (areas which are commonly utilised by juvenile fish as nursery grounds). The information collected has many applications e.g. to monitor abundance over time, to investigate responses to specific events or to investigate the growth rate of a species. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The fish species identifier was a qualified and competent marine biologist and had completed small fish identification courses. Where species identification was difficult, samples were sent to a specialist for species verification (eg: the Natural History Museum, London). All fish lengths were measured to the nearest millimeter. Water chemistry parameters are gathered using a 'YSI professional Handset, Multi-parameter Proseries Instrument'. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | NDGO0005 | |
| Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features |
| 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 | Fish abundance in water bodies | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Salinity of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Temperature of the water column | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North #1 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.7576 |
| East #1 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.1549 |
| South #1 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.7575 |
| West #1 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.1546 |
| North #2 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.7768 |
| East #2 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.1618 |
| South #2 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.7538 |
| West #2 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.1379 |
| Regional sea | Eastern Channel | |
| 30E9 | ||
| English Channel | ||
| 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 | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.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 | Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority | |
| Individual name | Sussex IFCA Data Manager | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| admin@sussex-ifca.gov.uk | ||
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | Use for research or education acceptable if originators are acknowledged. |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Use for research or education acceptable if originators are acknowledged. |
| 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. | 2013-12-11 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2013-12-11 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery metadata standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.8 |