CORY 12B/00: 2000 Irish Sea and Bristol Channel Groundfish Survey Data
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Description
166 stations were sampled during a 22-day survey aboard the Corystes in late 2000. This dataset contains catch, length, and biological data for 86 species, collected by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) to create abundance indices for EU regulations and ICES research. Additional aims included collecting benthic, litter, water temperature, salinity, and acoustic data.
Use Cases
Modeling groundfish population indices based on catch and length data.
Analyzing benthic community composition based on grab and beam trawl samples.
Studying environmental conditions based on water temperature and salinity profiles.
Investigating marine litter distribution from the survey's litter data collection.
Strengths
Survey operations were undertaken on 166 stations, providing a detailed spatial sample.
86 different species were caught, indicating broad taxonomic coverage.
Data collection used standardized gear including a 4m beam trawl and CTD profiler.
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 modeling.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
Source
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
Collection Method
Research vessel survey using 4m beam trawls, grabs, and CTD profilers.
Time Range
12/09/2000 to 03/10/2000
Freshness
Survey data is from 2000; it is a historical snapshot.
Geography
Irish Sea and Bristol Channel
License is OGL-UK-3.0; users must comply with its terms.