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Metadata: FishDAC- Scottish Scientific Electrofishery for Razor Clams Trial
Abstract:
The electrofishing for razor clams trial officially started in February 2018 (after public consultation in 2016) and is currently extended to January 2025. Marine Directorate (formerly Marine Scotland Science (MSS)) are responsible for the biological and ecological goals. These goals are to gather local level information on razor clam populations and stocks, including accurate data gathered by trial participants to supplement stock survey work; provide advice on sustainable harvesting levels; and, to investigate the impacts of the electrofishing method on target and non-target species.
Data holder:
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Use constraints:
no limitations to public access
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4012 |
| 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. | FishDAC- Scottish Scientific Electrofishery for Razor Clams Trial |
| 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. | Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12475 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12475 |
| 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 | 2018-08-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2026-01-30 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 200.00 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
| 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'. | Not Planned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The electrofishing for razor clams trial officially started in February 2018 (after public consultation in 2016) and is currently extended to January 2025. Marine Directorate (formerly Marine Scotland Science (MSS)) are responsible for the biological and ecological goals. These goals are to gather local level information on razor clam populations and stocks, including accurate data gathered by trial participants to supplement stock survey work; provide advice on sustainable harvesting levels; and, to investigate the impacts of the electrofishing method on target and non-target species. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The scientific trial of electrofishing for razor clams commenced on 1 February 2018. The trial was authorised following public consultation and in light of scientific research which demonstrated that the electrofishing method is highly selective, produces high quality product with zero bycatch and is less intrusive than traditional methods, like dredging. The trial aims to help understand the potential economic impact of the industry and provide useful evidence on how this fishery can be managed effectively and sustainably. The limited number of vessels participating in the trial are equipped with electronic monitoring equipment to record fine-scale spatial data on fishing activity (i.e. the fishery footprint) and are authorised to electrofish for razor clams in defined areas. The vessels are subject to landings (output) and effort (input) limits, and are required to report catches on a daily basis to monitor landings per effort unit (LPUE). All other commercial fishing for razor clams is prohibited in Scotland. Data from a variety of sources continues to be gathered and analysed. Laboratory based programmes have been set up to improve biological data on the species and are supported by samples provided by the fishermen. All the findings from the trial will be considered before any decision is made about the future approach to electrofishing for razor clams in Scotland. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Electrofishing for razor clams trial- year 4 annual update report (www.gov.scot), Marine Scotland Update: Electrofishing for razor clams trial (1 February 2020 – 31 January 2021) (www.gov.scot), Update: Electrofishing for razor clams trial (1 February 2018 – 31 January 2019), Update: Electrofishing for razor clams trial (1 February 2019 – 31 January 2020), Update - 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023 Report Link |
| 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 | Fishing effort | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Shellfish reproduction | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fisheries and aquaculture | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
| 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 | Commercial fish and shellfish populations are healthy | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sea-floor integrity supports ecosystem | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.5 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.5 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -8 |
| Regional sea | 43E2 | |
| 44E2 | ||
| 41E3 | ||
| 42E3 | ||
| 45E3 | ||
| 40E4 | ||
| 43E4 | ||
| 38E5 | ||
| 39E5 | ||
| 40E5 | ||
| 41E7 | ||
| 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 | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| 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 | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| 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 | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Marine Scotland | |
| Phone | 01312442733 | |
| Delivery point | Marine Scotland Science 375 Victoria Road | |
| Postal code | AB119DB | |
| City | Aberdeen | |
| Lynda.Blackadder@gov.scot | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-razor-clam-trial/ |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | Reference info #0 |
| 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. | no limitations to public access |
| 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. | The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| 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. | 2023-11-14 |
| 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. | 2025-12-08 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.7 |