9d2f4d12f33278ccb6875eb009c9c90f English dataset Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority IFCO enquiries@Southern-IFCA.gov.uk pointOfContact 2022-04-21 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Southern IFCA Solent Scallop Survey 2021 - Present 2021-08-19 publication 2021-07-30 creation 2022-04-21 revision SIFCA0721 As part of Southern IFCA's management of Bivalve species in the Solent, a baseline survey, repeated annually, has been carried out in order to better understand the extent and nature of the Solent scallop fishery. This survey aims to provide an initial understanding on the distribution of the king scallop (Pecten maximus) and collect information on the population structure of the scallops found within the Solent. The intention is to use the findings of this survey to not only provide an initial baseline but also be used to develop an annual monitoring programme which will enable Southern IFCA to track population trends and feed this into its management of the Solent bivalve fisheries through the newly confirmed Solent Dredge Permit Byelaw. Survey includes Catch Per Unit Effort (kg/m of dredge/hr) and height and width measurements of all scallops sampled. Patrick Cooper Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority patrick.cooper@Southern-IFCA.gov.uk originator Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority IFCO enquiries@Southern-IFCA.gov.uk custodian continual 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 None otherRestrictions English biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Eastern Channel ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E8 SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision circalittoral SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision infralittoral -1.3231 -1.0209 50.7037 50.8487 2021-07-30 2022-04-21 Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority IFCO enquiries@Southern-IFCA.gov.uk distributor http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk Southern IFCA A link to the web service or dataset dataset This data was collected by Research officers at Southern IFCA. Data is collected using set tows on a dredge for 4 minutes. All catch is measured, weighed and returned to produce catch per unit effort data and measurement data for the scallops.