ff0bbc2e2c85179be8c0c7aa0ee995f9 English a03fe584592c40de1aa5a790d73911ac dataset 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 pointOfContact 2024-12-13 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 FISP Filling the Gap 2022-2024 WP4 Crab Observer Data 2024-12-13 publication 2024-08-30 creation 2024-08-30 revision FISP_Filling_the_gap_WP4_Crab_observer_data Brown crab shell hardness data was collected by researchers onboard commercial crustacean potting vessels within the Devon and Severn IFCA district. Core measurements taken include: string number, number of pots per string, the abundance and size of each crab caught in the string, the sex of each animal, durometer scores, fisher classification of hardness, moult stage assessment, GPS location of string and whether the animal was landed or discarded, pot type information (inkwell or parlour), soak time, condition index and damage. Trips were sporadic and dependent on weather and fisher availability. Trips occurred over May - August 2024. This work package was to trial and develop a credible methodology for assessing the softness of a brown crab shell using durometer measurements. 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 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 Database Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Fish and shellfish catch statistics Date and time Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies Fishing effort SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Data is confidential and not permitted access wider than Bangor University Fisheries Team. otherRestrictions Not publicly available because this dataset contains commerically sensitive information e.g., volume of catch and fishing locations. Therefore cannot be shared wider than the Bangor University Fisheries Team, due to data sharing agreements with fishers. English biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea -4.5346 -2.9218 49.9003 50.6766 2024-05-17 2024-08-30 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 distributor http://www.bangor.ac.uk/sos/Crustacean_FISP Filling the Gap FISP website A link to the general host site dataset MEDIN data guideline for static net, pot and trap data 2011-02-02 publication See the referenced specification true Data was collected by trained Bangor University Fisheries Researchers. Moult stage, condition index and damage protocols taken from Aiken, D. E. (1980), Moulting and growth, In “The Biology and Management of Lobsters” (J. S. Cobb and B. F. Phillips, eds), Vol. 1, pp. 91-162. Academic Press, New York.