CEFASbc5a5d79-8df4-4307-ba9a-583c79495171 English CEFASfaaaf62a-c1ad-46e3-96a0-70f980aa1199 series 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 2023-02-01T12:08:04 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 1978 Eastern Irish Sea Groundfish Survey Catch Data - Silver Star Time Series 2013-10-17 publication 2023-02-01 revision 2013-07-02 creation CEFAS2572 https://data.cefas.co.uk A series of groundfish surveys were carried out on the fishing vessel Silver Star from 1976 to 1991 in the eastern Irish Sea. Fishing took place using a Boris Goshawk trawl towed for an hour. This data is from the 3 surveys carried out during 1978. Numbers at length by centimetre of the main commercial fish species are recorded. Station positions by area are recorded. 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 Biodiversity indices Fish abundance in water bodies Fish and shellfish catch statistics Fish biomass in water bodies SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Biota abundance, biomass and diversity Fish Fisheries Other biological measurements SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Advice Analysis Management Monitoring GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication 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 -5.00 -2.50 53.00 54.50 1978-03-29 1978-10-21 Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/2572 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 Three cruises were carried out in 1978: - **Silver Star 01/78 (29th March - 10th April)** 20 one-hour trawls were carried out between the 31st March and the 4th April in the area off Conwy, a further 14 one-hour trawls were carried out between the 5th and the 9th off the coast of Douglas. All commercial species were measured and otoliths were taken from 360 plaice, 212 whiting, 15 sole, 30 brill and 30 cod. - **Silver Star 02/78 (11th June - 30th June)** 14 one-hour trawls were carried out between 11th and 17th June off the coast of Douglas, a further 12 hauls were carried out between 19th and 22nd June at Conwy. Fresh winds prevented fishing on the 27th-28th, but the weather moderated enough for trawling stations to be completed in Liverpool Bay. All commercial species were measured and otoliths were taken from 457 plaice, 229 whiting, 86 sole, 16 lemon sole, 27 cod, 6 brill and 1 turbot. - **Silver Star 03/78 (8th October - 21st October)** Despite working being interrupted by gale force winds, 34 one-hour trawls were carried out in the areas of the North Wales coast, Liverpool Bay and the strata between the Manx 6-mile limit and the Cumberland 12-mile limit. All commercial species were measured and otoliths were taken from 671 plaice, 529 whiting, 93 sole, 61 cod, 18 lemon sole, 14 brill, 21 haddock, 1 turbot. MEDIN 3.1.1