CEFASba4179c8-366b-4957-a206-88ef1a02cc33 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 2024-07-24T11:38:21 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Phytoplankton abundance data from the Gibraltar coastline 2009-2019 2019-04-05 publication 2024-07-24 revision 2018-01-31 creation CEFAS18964 https://data.cefas.co.uk Full community phytoplankton analysis results, expressed as cells per litre, from samples collected from the Gibraltar coastline between 2009 to 2019. 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 HM Government of Gibraltar admin@environmental-agency.gi owner notPlanned Plankton GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Phytoplankton SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet P02 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 data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions Public data - no limitations to reuse English biota -10.00 -5.00 35.00 40.00 2009-07-03 2019-04-02 Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/18964 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: 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 The data were derived from water samples collected at a 2m depth using a Niskin sampler on an quarterly basis at four sites by HM Government of Gibraltar. Site positions are included in the dataset, and are accurate to +/- 30m. Samples were preserved with acidified Lugol's Iodine and sent immediately after collection. Once received by Cefas, samples were analysed using the Utermohl method detailed in the UKNRL SOP for phytoplankton ( `https://www.afbini.gov.uk/publications/uk-nrl-phytoplankton-enumeration-sop`_ ), using high-power inverted microscopes, as soon as possible after receipt in order to reduce deterioration of the cells. Identification was to genera or species level where possible, according to light microscopy limitations, and was otherwise to taxonomic or morphological groupings. Size categories are available for some species and for morphological/taxonomic groups. Between 2009 and 2015, the counting methods consisted of either Whole Baseplate or Fields of View. From late 2015, the counting method of Transects was introduced, and used alongside Whole Base and Fields of View. .. _`https://www.afbini.gov.uk/publications/uk-nrl-phytoplankton-enumeration-sop`: https://www.afbini.gov.uk/publications/uk-nrl-phytoplankton-enumeration-sop MEDIN 3.1.1