CEFAScbe0f32a-a6d4-4e1f-a84e-acade4d01413 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 2023-10-31T10:49:47 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 Southern North Sea and English Channel Plankton Survey - RV Corystes 01/90 2013-12-04 publication 2023-10-31 revision 2013-07-01 creation CEFAS2556 https://data.cefas.co.uk Analysis of plankton samples collected as part of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinated herring larvae survey of ICES Regions IVc and VIId (Southern North Sea and Eastern English Channel). Plankton samples were collected at each site on a planned survey grid. Dataset consists of the numbers and lengths of herring, sprat and pilchard larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered. 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 Microzooplankton Phytoplankton Zooplankton SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Plankton Advice Analysis Management Monitoring GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication 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 1000 English biota -2.00 5.00 49.00 53.00 1990-01-04 1990-01-18 Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/2556 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 77 plankton samples were collected using a 53cm Gulf-type sampler with 20cm nosecone and MAFF MH82 electronics package for recording flow counts. Herring, sprat and pilchard were sorted and measured from these samples using standard identification techniques. Additional fine mesh (325um) 'pup' samples were also collected but not analysed. Data storage:The raw data were stored in an Access database. The various data files were stored on the database in a series of tables linked by having the content of certain fields in common. All routine calculations, calibration changes and conversions were carried out on the database. The data tables (but not queries) have now been extracted into text files. Plankton data are normally expressed as either number of organisms per m3 or per m2. The number per m3 is obtained by dividing the numbers per sample by the volume filtered, calculated from the sampler flowmeters. Number per m2 is obtained by multiplying the number per m3 by the mean sampled depth during a deployment. MEDIN 3.1.1