CEFAS0aeb2fe3-84aa-4dea-8036-10d2ef10cdab English dataset 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 2023-02-03T05:57:40 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Model validation and finfish farms modelling output data in Kuwait Bay 2017-2019 2020-08-14 publication 2023-02-03 revision 2020-07-07 creation CEFAS20721 https://data.cefas.co.uk This data refers to a numerical model validation, in Kuwait Bay, for both the hydrodynamics and the biogeochemistry. Also, there is a dataset regarding finfish farms modelling. Different types of data have been used for the model set up and observations for the model validation: Physical and biogeochemical observations: data from the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA) at various monitoring stations for more than 30 years, as part of KEPA’s long-term water quality monitoring programme (`http://www.emisk.org/emisk/`_ ). Tidal velocities and water levels collected by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). Bathymetry data: was the same as used by Bacon et al. (2014), which was based on compilation of a single beam bathymetry survey conducted in May 2014, by the authors, and complemented with digitised sections of a hydrographic chart of the area (Mina Az Zawr to Al Basrah and Bushehr-UKHO2884) (www.toddchart.com). Tidal forcing: was obtained from the OTPS regional product for the Persian Gulf at 1/60 degrees resolution (`http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/PerS.html`_) Temperature and Salinity: data from the global ECMWF reanalysis model ORAP5.0, which can be downloaded from `http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1`_ . Meteorological forcing: obtained from the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-Interim. .. _`http://www.emisk.org/emisk/`: http://www.emisk.org/emisk/ .. _`http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/pers.html`: http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/PerS.html .. _`http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1`: http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1 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 notPlanned Coastal environment Management Modelling Aquaculture Mariculture GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Anthropogenic contamination Fish Nutrients Phytoplankton Water column temperature and salinity SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Agricultural and aquaculture facilities GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Water column Infralittoral 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 100 English farming 0.50 50.00 20.00 52.00 2017-05-30 2019-03-31 Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/20721 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 Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities – 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 This work provides a range of numerical results regarding finfish modelling in Kuwait Bay, for different scenarios. Two farm size scenarios were considered: one corresponding to an average historical production and the other representing a hypothetical farm with a production 100 times higher. The aim of this work was to strengthen Cefas’ position and knowledge in the field of modelling of aquaculture farming areas. The objectives** **were to; 1) have the knowledge and ability to deploy a complex model (Delft3D) for application to aquaculture siting; 2) have identified (potentially global) data sources needed to drive those models. One paper was produced and submitted to* Environmental management. *The benefits for Cefas are the capacity and capability building, opportunities to win overseas contracts, strengthened skill sets and availability of tools and the ability to advise Defra or UK policy makers with better tools at lower cost than if the same work were carried out with the existing tools. The approach** **was to identify: what sort of questions we will need to address, the types of models available, data sources required to run the models and, where appropriate, to acquire models, test and train in usage, and develop a full-scale scenario involving data/models/expert assessment. MEDIN 3.1.1