CEFAS3a8a2f04-dda3-4fec-9ebc-0321c9c6be1d English series series Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk pointOfContact 2025-05-13T12:16:13 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 South Western International Bottom Trawl Survey, Qtr 4 (FSS: Q4SWIBTS) 2016-03-21 publication 2025-05-13 revision 2011-10-07 creation CEFAS23 https://data.cefas.co.uk Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) for each of the annual surveys covering the Celtic Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel using research vessels and GOV trawls in support of EU Data Regulations and as part of the International Bottom Trawl survey. Additional aims include collection of benthic, water temperature and salinity and litter data. Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk originator Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk custodian Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk distributor Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) data.manager@cefas.co.uk owner Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk owner European Commission info@publications.europa.eu owner annually Benthos Crustacean Invertebrate Mollusc Shellfish Age Advice Indicator Management Monitoring Stock (biological) Biodiversity Catchment area Coastal environment Deep sea Ecosystem Species Taxonomy GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Biodiversity indices Litter abundance and type Electrical conductivity of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Fish abundance in water bodies Fish and shellfish catch statistics SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Biota abundance, biomass and diversity Water column temperature and salinity Fish Fisheries SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Epipelagic Water column SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2010-05-18 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions Public data - no limitations to reuse English biota -10.00 -1.00 48.00 55.00 2003 2011 Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/23 Cefas Data Portal information The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Species Distribution – Technical Guidelines 2013-12-10 publication false See the referenced specification Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication true See the referenced specification Standard survey grid was repeated annually (2003-2011). Data was collected using an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system and upload onto the Fishing Survey System (FSS). Biological samples were returned to the laboratory for processing. Species and Gear codelists are available via the additional information source field. MEDIN 3.1.1