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Metadata: 1988-2011 Stebbing et al. British records of American lobsters, Homarus americanus
Abstract:
American lobsters (Homarus americanus) are native to the east coast of North American and Canada, but have been imported live into Europe for several decades resulting in their escape into the wild. American lobsters have the potential to have a significant impact on the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) fisheries in Europe, but the status of American lobsters is not well understood, especially in Great Britain (GB) where reports have been sporadic. Reports were collated from across GB of American lobsters being caught in coastal waters. Between 1988 and 2011, 26 individuals have been positively identified using standard taxonomic techniques. American lobsters were found predominantly in waters off southern England, with no confirmed reports from Wales and a single report from Scotland. However, there are anecdotal reports of American lobsters being found in much greater numbers from around GB. The potential threat that American lobsters pose to fisheries in GB and the rest of Europe is discussed along with recommendations to better estimate the numbers of animals being released.
Data holder:
Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 10671 |
| 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. | 1988-2011 Stebbing et al. British records of American lobsters, Homarus americanus |
| 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. | cad3dacd0277303ad31e4f3e9c8e4ca0 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | DASSHDT00000088 |
| 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 | 1988-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-10-31 |
| 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'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | American lobsters (Homarus americanus) are native to the east coast of North American and Canada, but have been imported live into Europe for several decades resulting in their escape into the wild. American lobsters have the potential to have a significant impact on the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) fisheries in Europe, but the status of American lobsters is not well understood, especially in Great Britain (GB) where reports have been sporadic. Reports were collated from across GB of American lobsters being caught in coastal waters. Between 1988 and 2011, 26 individuals have been positively identified using standard taxonomic techniques. American lobsters were found predominantly in waters off southern England, with no confirmed reports from Wales and a single report from Scotland. However, there are anecdotal reports of American lobsters being found in much greater numbers from around GB. The potential threat that American lobsters pose to fisheries in GB and the rest of Europe is discussed along with recommendations to better estimate the numbers of animals being released. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Data taken from a very brief report of Homarus americanus distribution in British waters. Data collected almost entirely from one appendix, which gives only approximate locations for some sightings, eg. The Wash, these locations determined from the map in report and co-ordinates assigned in gridreferencefinder.com |
| 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 | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos generic abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North #1 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.4051 |
| East #1 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 2.1795 |
| South #1 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 49.9008 |
| West #1 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6.3019 |
| North #2 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.5198 |
| East #2 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.0369 |
| South #2 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.5153 |
| West #2 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.2375 |
| North #3 | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.4067 |
| East #3 | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.7316 |
| South #3 | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.5681 |
| West #3 | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.3244 |
| Regional sea | Eastern Channel | |
| Irish Sea | ||
| Southern North Sea | ||
| Western Channel and Celtic Sea | ||
| Iva | ||
| Ivb | ||
| Ivc | ||
| VIa | ||
| VIId | ||
| VIIe | ||
| 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 | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.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 | |
| Phone | +44 (0)1502 562244 | |
| datamanager@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 | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.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 | |
| Phone | +44 (0)1502 562244 | |
| datamanager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17031/663a2443b6f9d |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI link |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| 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 | Open access | |
| 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 | 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. | CC BY - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Text or Plaintext |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents | |
| 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. | 2011-12-23 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-07-14 |
| 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 | 3.1.2 |