CEFASec927765-854a-48fe-a993-0fdbb7a03573 English 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 2019-10-29T10:09:34 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 North East coast cod 2009/10 - Fisheries Science Partnership survey FSP North East coast cod and whiting 2016-11-14 publication 2019-10-29 revision 2016-11-10 creation CEFAS18210 https://data.cefas.co.uk The North East (NE) Coast (of England) cod survey is a designated time-series survey conducted since 2003 as part of the UK Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP). The NE Coast cod surveys in 2003 and 2004 were largely exploratory, examining factors such as the effect of gear type and time of day on catch rates of cod and other species. The objective of the survey series is to provide year-on-year comparative information on distribution, relative abundance and size/age composition of NE coast cod and whiting. The surveys also provide data on catches of other species important to the NE coast fishery, including haddock. 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 data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions Adherance to the Cefas Data access policy required. Terms and conditions of OGL – Open Government Licence apply. `http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/`_ .. _`http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/`: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ English biota -1.00 2.00 53.75 54.75 2009-10-06 2009-10-31 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System Unknown https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/18210 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 The geographic limits of the survey were initially defined to encompass the main grounds for cod and allied species fished by bottom trawlers operating from ports such as Scarborough, Bridlington and Whitby on England’s NE coast. The routine Cefas observer scheme clearly shows that vessels using whitefish otter trawls operate mainly on the strip of coarser sediments running along the coast, particularly between autumn and spring. (The area of coarse sediment is referred to as "hard ground"). Inshore hard ground provides a typical habitat for young cod up to 2–3 years old, which remain in the area until they mature, then migrate seasonally between feeding and spawning grounds. The immature cod are therefore present in such areas throughout the year. The FSP surveys of NE cod in 2003 and 2004 targeted mainly hard ground, with some stations farther offshore. The survey was redesigned in 2005 in collaboration with the vessel owner to provide broad coverage of a range of seabed types off the NE coast, at the same time allowing increased survey intensity on the hard ground. The same survey design was used in 2006 and 2007. A similar design, but with a coarser grid and fewer stations, was used in 2008 to allow for a ~10% curtailment of the survey concomitant with rising fuel costs, and that design was subsequently also used from 2009 to 2012. MEDIN 3.1.1