The 1982 Eastern Irish Sea Groundfish Survey Catch Data - Silver Star Time Series contains numbers at length for main commercial fish species from three surveys in 1982. Fishing was conducted using a Boris Goshawk trawl towed for an hour from the vessel Silver Star, with station positions by area recorded. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical fish population size structure based on numbers at length by centimetre.
- Studying spatial distribution of commercial species based on recorded station positions by area.
- Investigating species composition and biodiversity from the included summary table for other species.
Strengths
- Data is part of a defined time series from a specific vessel (Silver Star) spanning 1976 to 1991.
- Surveys used a standardized method (Boris Goshawk trawl towed for an hour).
- Includes a summary table for other species from two specific cruises (02/82 and 03/82).
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 via eu_open_data
- Collection Method
- Surveys conducted from the fishing vessel Silver Star using a Boris Goshawk trawl.
- Time Range
- 1982
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern Irish Sea