CIRO 6/00: North Sea Groundfish Survey with Species and Environmental Data, 2000

North Sea survey data collected by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) from August 10 to September 6, 2000. The dataset includes station, catch, length, and biological data for 152 species from 349 trawl stations, alongside benthic catches and water temperature and salinity measurements. It was undertaken as part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey in support of EU data regulations.

Use Cases

• Modeling fish species distribution and abundance based on trawl station and catch data.
• Analyzing stock composition estimates for commercial fish species using length and biological data.
• Studying benthic community structure based on recorded benthic catches.
• Correlating fish presence with environmental conditions using collected water temperature and salinity data.

Strengths

• Covers 349 survey stations, providing a substantial spatial sample.
• Records data for 152 different species, offering broad taxonomic coverage.
• Includes multiple data types: station, catch, length, biological, and environmental measurements.
• Collected using standardized research vessels and GOV trawls, suggesting methodological consistency.

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

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), aggregated via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Data collected using research vessels and standardized trawl gear (GOV, Beam Trawl, Van Veen Grab) and water sampling equipment (Niskin bottles).

Time Range

August 10, 2000 to September我们发现 6, 2000.

Freshness

Data is from a single survey in 2000; it is a historical snapshot.

Geography

North Sea.