a03fe584592c40de1aa5a790d73911ac English dataset Natalie Hold Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Lecturer in Sustainable Marine Fisheries School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB n.hold@bangor.ac.uk pointOfContact 2024-12-03 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 FISP Filling the Gap Project 2022-2024 2024-12-02 publication 2022-01-01 creation 2024-11-27 revision FISP_Filling_the_gap_Bangor_2024 The Filling the Gap Crustacean FISP is a collaborative research project led by Seafish, Bangor University, Devon and Severn IFCA, and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group. The project has four workpackages (WP): WP1: Improving understanding of the landings structure of brown crab fisheries within English and Welsh waters. No data was collected for this workpackage, it used existing datasets. WP2: Understanding the size structure of crustacean populations, and the environmental, spatial, temporal and fisher behaviour factors that can affect the size structure of landings data. Data collected: Size composition data of brown crab and European lobster onboard commercial fishing vessels across Wales. Interviews with commercial crustacean fishers in wales on changes in their fishing practises overtime. WP3: Assessing the potential benthic impacts of crab and lobster pots on habitats of conversation importance. Data collected: Quadrat and transect data from ecological dive surveys conducted at high- and low-intensity pot fishing sites in North Wales. These were performed to assess the benthic impacts of pot fishing and its subsequent effects on the abundance and size of benthic species in the area. WP4: Defining and developing an enforceable method to determine a soft-shelled crab. Data collected: Commercial potting boat surveys targeting Cancer pagurus/brown crab in South Devon, to trial and develop a credible methodology for assessing the softness of a brown crab shell using durometer measurements in collaboration with fishers in the Devon and Severn IFCA district. Laboratory dissections to analyse the relationship between Cancer pagurus/brown crab shell hardness and meat yield. Natalie Hold Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Lecturer in Sustainable Marine Fisheries School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB n.hold@bangor.ac.uk originator Natalie Hold Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB n.hold@bangor.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Habitats and biotopes Sea regions Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Fish and shellfish catch statistics Date and time Fishery characterisation Fishing effort SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Recreation GEMET 2011-07-06 creation Some of the data collected during the project is confidential and not permitted access wider than Bangor University Fisheries Team. otherRestrictions This project clollected commercially sensitive informative e.g., volume of catch and fishing locations. Therefore some aspects of the project cannot be shared wider than the Bangor University Fisheries Team, due to data sharing agreements with fishers. English biota oceans biota SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column -6.2230 -3.0950 51.0180 53.8630 -1.5500 0.5000 53.6000 55.6600 2022-01-01 2024-12-31 Natalie Hold Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Lecturer in Sustainable Marine Fisheries School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB n.hold@bangor.ac.uk distributor http://www.bangor.ac.uk/sos/Crustacean_FISP Filling the Gap FISP website A link to the general host site dataset Data was collected by trained Bangor University Fisheries Researchers. Interviews were transcribed in happy scribe using the AI feature and manually checked by researchers for typos.