f5a1d6f76dcc5a9b72a97585f476c588 English dataset Esther Hughes Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk pointOfContact 2019-08-08 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 1924 Fal estuary oyster bed survey 1926-12-31 publication 1924-01-01 creation 1926-12-31 revision MRMLN0010000010D http://www.dassh.ac.uk Ostrea edulis records from a report on a survey of the Fal Estuary oyster beds carried out at request for the Ministry. The primary objectives of the survey were to obtain information with regard to the stock of oysters, including the nature and proportions of the different sizes; the rate of fishing, and the distribution of the stock on the various grounds. J.H. Orton Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator Becky Seeley Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Database Delimited Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes Sea regions Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Habitats and biotopes INSPIRE THEMES 2011-02-16 creation Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies Shellfish reproduction Fishery characterisation Shellfish morphology, age and physiology Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Released under DASSH terms and conditions otherRestrictions Released under DASSH terms and conditions https://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions 250 English biota oceans biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea -5.0806 -4.9996 50.1481 50.2322 1924-01-01 1924-12-31 Orton (1926) Report on a survey of the Fal oyster beds (November 1924), with notes on the biology of the oyster Ostrea edulis. Dan Lear Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor dataset This report deals with the methods and results of a careful and competent survey of the oyster beds in the Fal estuary carried out at request for the Ministry. The primary objectives of the survey were to obtain information with regard to the stock of oysters, including the nature and proportions of the different sizes; the rate of fishing, and the distribution of the stock on the various grounds. Samples were obtained by dredging (unspecified) and by means of a Petersen grab.