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Metadata: 2023, Cefas, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling (FISMaDiM) Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ
Abstract:
The report provides a brief overview of the different types of data available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activity. This review focuses on vessel location data, rather than catches or landings data. A comprehensive report (MMO, 2022) was commissioned by Defra’s Marine Biodiversity Impact Evidence Group (IEG) and prepared by the Marine Management Organisation which investigated data accessible to MMO to enable spatial mapping of <12m fishing vessel activity in England. This review aims to complement the MMO (2022) report, by expanding its spatial coverage to include Scotland, and by including a review of data available for >12 m fishing vessels nationally. A brief overview of methods and tools available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities is included. We further illustrate the strengths and limitations of existing data, methods and tools used to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities and provide recommendations relevant to the application of these data to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind developments. This report is an output of the Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling project (FISMaDiM) project as part of the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC).
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19416 |
| 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. | 2023, Cefas, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling (FISMaDiM) Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling (FISMaDiM) Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ |
| 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. | d3c035f8-ad5b-45ee-a303-547f5d3fb803 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-3973 |
| 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. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2022-08-31 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2024-08-31 |
| 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. | The report provides a brief overview of the different types of data available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activity. This review focuses on vessel location data, rather than catches or landings data. A comprehensive report (MMO, 2022) was commissioned by Defra’s Marine Biodiversity Impact Evidence Group (IEG) and prepared by the Marine Management Organisation which investigated data accessible to MMO to enable spatial mapping of <12m fishing vessel activity in England. This review aims to complement the MMO (2022) report, by expanding its spatial coverage to include Scotland, and by including a review of data available for >12 m fishing vessels nationally. A brief overview of methods and tools available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities is included. We further illustrate the strengths and limitations of existing data, methods and tools used to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities and provide recommendations relevant to the application of these data to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind developments. This report is an output of the Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling project (FISMaDiM) project as part of the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC). |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Standardised approaches to identify the distribution of fishing activities in the UK have been developed for sightings, landings and fisher reported data. In the case of electronic reporting, there are still limitations and gaps. Electronic reporting data, with the exception of Remote Electronic Monitoring (where fishing operations can be validated through video observations or sensor data) do not differentiate whether a vessel is engaging in fishing or other activities. Several methods have been developed to infer fishing activity based on some descriptor of the vessel movement profile. For example, the simplest criterion is a speed rule, where records above and below a certain speed threshold are assumed to be associated with fishing operations (Lee et al., 2010; Palmer and Wigley, 2009). This method is mainly used to classify VMS data into fishing or non-fishing activities. This approach, however, has several critiques, mainly associated with the low frequency of data acquisition in VMS. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Fishery characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish and shellfish catch statistics | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research and Development Activity | |
| 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 | Sea regions | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.4987 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 3.2092 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 48.6183 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -7.9028 |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Position name | Marine Data Advisor | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Cefas | |
| datamanager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3973/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| 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 | Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. | |
| 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. | Once published, there will be no constraints on access and use. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. |
| 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. | 2024-03-13 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-12-01 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2023-12-01 |
| 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. | 2026-02-05 |
| 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 |