Eastern Irish Sea Groundfish Catch Data from 1983 Silver Star Surveys

1983 Eastern Irish Sea Groundfish Survey Catch Data - Silver Star Time Series contains numbers at length by centimetre for main commercial fish species from three surveys in 1983. The data was collected by the Government Digital Service using a Boris Goshawk trawl towed for an hour at recorded station positions. A summary table for two of the cruises includes catch data for all other species.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical fish stock size based on recorded numbers at length.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of commercial species based on station positions by area.
• Comparing catch composition across survey cruises based on the included summary table.

Strengths

• Data covers three distinct surveys conducted within a single year (1983).
• Includes a summary table for cruises 02/83 and 03/83 with catch data for all other species.
• Specifies the fishing method (Boris Goshawk trawl) and tow duration (one hour).

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

Surveys carried out on the fishing vessel Silver Star using a Boris Goshawk trawl.

Time Range

1983

Freshness

Historical data from 1983; last update unknown.

Geography

Eastern Irish Sea