5e3e02e25c182688aa67e0f945b55b45 English University of Plymouth Ropes to Reefs Project 2023_24 dataset Amy Cartwright University of Plymouth, School of Biological and Marine Sciences amy.cartwright@plymouth.ac.uk pointOfContact 2025-02-14 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2023 University of Plymouth Ropes to Reefs EK80, CTD, Plankton and Video Groundtruthing Data 2025-02-14 publication 2023_University_of_Plymouth_Ropes_to_Reefs_EK80_CTD_Plankton_Video_Groundtruthing Hydroacoustic survey using a wideband EK80 at 38 and 120 kHz at the Offshore Shellfish mussel farm site 2 in Lyme Bay. The aim of the survey was to assess the relationship between the ropes at the mussel farm and pelagic fish. CTD and opportunistic video data and plankton samples were collected at the same time, where possible. Surveys were undertaken in March, May, July and November 2024. Emma V Sheehan University of Plymouth, School of Biological and Marine Sciences Associate Professor of Marine Ecology emma.sheehan@plymouth.ac.uk originator DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian continual Database Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Fish abundance in water bodies Fish biomass in water bodies SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Aquaculture GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Permission must be sought from data owner for any use. otherRestrictions Restricted public access. Please contact data owner to discuss requirements. English biota SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision epipelagic water column -52.3258 52.3258 -5.8292 5.8292 2023-04-01 2025-02-14 DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor dataset The Ropes to Reefs project is an extension of the work carried out by University of Plymouth at the Offshore Shellfish Ltd mussel farm as part of an ongoing long-term monitoring project since 2013.