5494e6a3ba6460c7be51b7a3a2f576c5 English dataset Devon and Severn IFCA Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk pointOfContact 2024-11-27 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Teign Cockle Stock Assessment 2012, 2018-2022 2023-03-31 publication 2010-09-30 creation 2022-10-19 revision TEIGNCOCKLE2019DSIFCA http://TEIGNCOCKLE2019DSIFCA In 2012, 2018 AND 2019, 2020, 2022 Devon and Severn IFCA has carried out stock assessments on the public Cockle beds within the Teign Estuary, South Devon. These surveys determine the area where live Cockles are present, spatial density and abundance, and the estimated stock (in tonnes). This data informs the Authority's management of the public stocks. Devon and Severn IFCA Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk originator Devon and Severn IFCA Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk custodian asNeeded Documents Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Bivalve molluscs Bivalves 2015-04-07 creation Data available on request otherRestrictions Data available on request English biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E6 SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision littoral -3.5131 -3.4942 50.5385 50.5479 2010-09-30 2022-10-19 Devon and Severn IFCA Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk distributor https://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/Resource-library/H-Environment-and-Research A link to the web service or dataset http://https://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/ A link to the general host site dataset Data was collected by Devon and Severn IFCA. Transects are walked across each mussel bed using the Dutch Wand method of surveying, data on the extent of each bed was also used to create GIS layers of the area of the beds.