CEFAS1ecd17d4-c9cb-46f6-9082-63a74f6fd726 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 2019-10-29T10:09:34 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 River Tyne to Druridge Bay Mixed Crab and Lobster Survey 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership FSP North East Crab 2013-11-06 publication 2019-10-29 revision 2012-08-22 creation CEFAS541 https://data.cefas.co.uk The fishing vessel *Wendy Patricia* was chartered between August and October 2007 to carry out a potting survey and an acoustic survey in the mixed crab and lobster fishery in an area off the northeast coast from the river Tyne to Druridge Bay. The main objective was to investigate the population structure of edible crabs in relation to the characteristics of the seabed. Fishing positions were spread throughout the survey area but most stations were in Whitley Bay and north of Newbiggin, corresponding to the pre-survey positions of the gear. Sidescan sonar and underwater video were used during the acoustic survey to map ground types in proximity to the fishing positions. The fishing survey took place in late August and early September and the acoustic survey was carried out in October. 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 notPlanned Benthos Crustacean Shellfish Stock (biological) Species GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Fisheries SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies Fishery characterisation SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Benthic boundary 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 1000 English biota -2.00 -1.00 55.00 55.50 2007-08-01 2007-10-31 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/541 Cefas Data Portal download The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: Binary download, CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. 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 Catches of brown crab (*Cancer pagurus*) were generally larger farther offshore on ground that included areas of sand, while catches from the inshore areas were dominated by lobsters (*Homarus gammarus*) and velvet crabs ( *Necora puber*). Hard and rocky reefs often characterised the seabed in the inshore areas. Although moderate catches of lobsters were also taken at offshore sites adjacent to wrecks, velvet crab catches were restricted to the hard or rough inshore areas. Low numbers of Nephrops (*Nephrops norvegicus*) were taken at only five of the offshore sites. MEDIN 3.1.1