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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
2020-05-18T09:24:12
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
2022-01-07
revision
WGS 84
Western Channel sole and plaice 2008/09 - Fisheries Science Partnership
FSP Western Channel sole and plaice
2017-01-20
publication
2020-05-18
revision
2017-01-11
creation
CEFAS18329
https://data.cefas.co.uk
One of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) survey series of Western
Channel sole and plaice. The survey’s main aim is to show trends in the
distribution, abundance and age composition of sole (*Solea solea*) and
plaice (*Pleuronectes platessa*), and to provide some information on bycatch
species. At each station sampled, shot and haul, positional, depth and times
information were recorded, and for all species of fish and shellfish length
distribution data were taken. Otoliths were collected from sole and plaice to
provide individual age at length information.
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
annually
Biota abundance, biomass and diversity
Fish
SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary
2011-03-25
revision
Species distribution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
publication
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
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Public data - no limitations to reuse
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2008-08-20
2008-10-04
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Unknown
https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/18329
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INSPIRE Data Specification on Species Distribution – Technical Guidelines
2013-12-10
publication
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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
The primary aim is to investigate the abundance, size and age composition of
sole,* Solea solea*, and plaice, *Pleuronectes platessa*, in the Western
English Channel (ICES Division VIIe). Additional data are collected on other
commercial species such as cod (*Gadus morhua*), lemon sole (*Microstromus
kitt*), megrim (*Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis*), and monkfish (*Lophius
piscatorius*). Both the Eastern and Western surveys of the study area are
carried out by one commercial beam trawler during late summer and early
autumn. In all, there are 90 target stations equally spread over the western
and eastern surveys that have been sampled consistently over all years, from
2003 onwards. Historically, there were more stations but not all were sampled
every year and the survey design was thus simplified to cover only the 90 core
stations, maintaining the survey for the long term.
At each station the catch for the port and starboard gears were combined,
which was subsequently split into the retained and discarded component prior
to sampling. Fish and shellfish were identified to either species or if not
the highest possible taxa, and were measured in accordance with Cefas’
standard practices. When necessary catches by species were a subsampled prior
to measuring. Species of Cephalopod were measured, except for Octopii, which
were counted. Biological samples for sole and plaice were collected for age
determination purposes.
MEDIN
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