Cefas ECST 1/84: 1984 Young Fish Survey of Sole and Plaice on the East Coast

Cefas conducted the ECST 1/84 survey from 03/09/1984 to 26/09/1984 as part of the International Young Fish Survey. The survey operated at 231 stations on the East coast of the British Isles, catching 49 different species to evaluate the recruitment of Sole and Plaice and collect data on small fish abundance. Station, catch, length, and biological data for Sole and Plaice were gathered using push nets and beam trawls.

Use Cases

• Modeling recruitment trends for Sole and Plaice based on the survey's biological data.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of young fish species based on the 231 station locations.
• Studying historical species composition and diversity based on the 49 species caught.
• Calibrating population assessment models based on the length data collected for all fish species.

Strengths

• Survey operations were conducted at a specific 231 stations, providing defined spatial coverage.
• Data includes 49 different species, indicating a multi-species ecological scope.
• Survey has a precise temporal range from 03/09/1984 to 26/09/1984.
• Description specifies collection of biological data for target species Sole and Plaice.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single survey in 1984.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Collection Method

Scientific survey using 1.5m push nets and 2m beam trawls.

Time Range

03/09/1984 to 26/09/1984

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

East coast of the British Isles (predominantly South and East coasts)