SEA5 Technical Report: Cephalopod Species in the North Sea

A 2004 Strategic Environmental Assessment report for the North Sea (SEA5) focusing on cephalopod species of fishery importance. The report was conducted by the UK Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department of Energy and Climate Change) and published by the Government Digital Service. It details species like the squid Loligo forbesi and the octopus Eledone cirrhosa, noting their ecological roles and size ranges from 1.5 cm to 20 meters.

Use Cases

• Studying cephalopod population ecology based on species descriptions and ecological niche information.
• Analyzing fishery impacts on specific squid and octopus species mentioned in the report.
• Modeling predator-prey dynamics in marine ecosystems based on described cephalopod roles.
• Comparing biological traits like growth rates and nervous system development across invertebrate species.

Strengths

• Report provides specific biological details, such as size ranges from 1.5 cm to 20 meters for different species.
• Focuses on named species of fishery importance, including Loligo forbesi and Eledone cirrhosa.
• Originates from a formal government environmental assessment (SEA5) process.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

UK Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change), Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA5) process.

Time Range

2004

Freshness

Report is from 2004; data may be historical.

Geography

North Sea