English Channel Crab Tagging Data from 1968 to 1974

From 1968 to 1974, a tagging programme applied Petersen disc tags to edible crabs (*Cancer pagurus*) in the English Channel. The data were collected to describe and quantify crab movements, growth, mortality, and behaviour. The dataset was aggregated by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling crab migration patterns based on release and recapture locations.
• Estimating growth rates and mortality based on recapture intervals and size data.
• Analyzing behavioral patterns in relation to environmental factors mentioned in the study.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 6-year period from 1968 to 1974.
• Focuses on a specific species (*Cancer pagurus*) in a defined geographic area (the English Channel).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Petersen disc tagging of edible crabs.

Time Range

1968-1974

Freshness

unknown

Geography

English Channel