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Plankton data from Corystes 04/1991 as part of a series of 4 plankton surveys carried out in the North Sea and English Channel between 20th March - 28th June 1991. The aims were to study: - The distribution, abundance and production of sole (- *Solea solea*- ) eggs as part of the ICES coordinated programme to estimate the female sole spawning stock biomass in divisions IVb, c, d, e. - The distribution and abundance of the planktonic stages of crab (- *Cancer pagarus*- ), spider crab (- *Maia squinado*- ) and b (- *Dicentrarchus labrax*- ). - The vertical distribution of crab larvae using the LHPR system. Plankton samples were collected at each site on a planned survey grid. This data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered, of the main net samples. It does not include the LHPR samples.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11092 |
| 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 / English Channel Plankton Survey - RV Corystes 04/1991 |
| 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. | CEFASf1c86382-6533-4da8-aec8-5ac8b6ddcf8b |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CEFAS3782 |
| 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 | 1991-04-12 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1991-04-18 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 1000 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001 |
| 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. | Plankton data from Corystes 04/1991 as part of a series of 4 plankton surveys carried out in the North Sea and English Channel between 20th March - 28th June 1991. The aims were to study: - The distribution, abundance and production of sole (- *Solea solea*- ) eggs as part of the ICES coordinated programme to estimate the female sole spawning stock biomass in divisions IVb, c, d, e. - The distribution and abundance of the planktonic stages of crab (- *Cancer pagarus*- ), spider crab (- *Maia squinado*- ) and b (- *Dicentrarchus labrax*- ). - The vertical distribution of crab larvae using the LHPR system. Plankton samples were collected at each site on a planned survey grid. This data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered, of the main net samples. It does not include the LHPR samples. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Samples were collected using the 76cm high speed tow net fitted with a 40cm diameter opening nose cose and either a 270 or 600 µm mesh net and a Lyndhurst-Hardy Plankton Recorder (LHPR). Sampler deployment: The sampler was deployed in a double oblique tow from the surface to within 2 m of the seabed. Veering and hauling speeds were manually adjusted to ensure that each depth band was sampled equally. At shallow stations, multiple double oblique dives were necessary to enable a sufficient volume of water to be filtered. A minimum sampler deployment time of 15 minutes was aimed for. On recovery, the net was carefully washed down and the sample collected from the end bag. Each sample was then fixed using buffered formaldehyde solution and transported to the participating laboratories for sorting and identification.Sample analysis: Fish eggs and larvae were picked out from all samples by eye and, whenever practicable, the whole sample was sorted. However sub-sampling was at times necessary. Sub-sampling was carried out using a Folsom splitter. Fish larvae were readily identified unless they had been badly damaged during collection or were prematurely hatched. For some groups such as the sandeels (Ammodytidae) and the group of Gadidae commonly called rocklings, individuals were not identified to the species level. Fish eggs were initially split into three groups on the basis of the presence or absence of oil globules. Those containing either a single or many oil globules could usually be identified to the species level. Eggs with no oil globules were more difficult to identify. Some of these species such as cod (*Gadus morhua*), sprat (*Sprattus sprattus*), long rough dab (*Hippoglossoides platessoides*), dragonet (*Callionymus* spp.) and plaice (*Pleuronectes platessa*) were identified because of their size or unique features. Unidentified eggs in this group were recorded as egg diameters. Data Storage: The raw data were stored in an Access database. The various data files were stored on the database in a series of tables linked by having the content of certain fields in common. All routine calculations, calibration changes and conversions were carried out in the database. The data tables (but not queries) have now been extracted into comma separated variable files. Plankton data are normally expressed as either number of organisms per m3 or per m2. These are calculated from the volume of water filtered (derived using regression co-efficients calculated for different flowmeters). Number per m3 is obtained by dividing the numbers per sample by the volume filtered, and number per m2 of sea surface is obtained by multiplying the number per m3 by the mean total or sampled depth during a deployment. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Microzooplankton |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Phytoplankton | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zooplankton | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Plankton | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Advice | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Analysis | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Management | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Monitoring | |
| 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 | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.5 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 2.5 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 49 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/3782 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Cefas Data Portal |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/ | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode | |
| 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. | 2016-03-09 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-10-31 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2016-03-07 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2023-10-31 |
| 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 |
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