SEA6 Technical Report: Cephalopod Ecology and Fisheries in the Irish Sea

A technical report from the Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA6, conducted by the UK Department of Trade and Industry. The report provides an overview of cephalopod species relevant to the Irish Sea, detailing their ecological roles as predators and prey, their interactions with commercial fisheries, and specific commercial landing data. The document is published by the Government Digital Service on the EU Open Data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling predator-prey interactions in marine food webs based on described cephalopod ecological roles.
• Assessing the impact of commercial fishing on cephalopod stocks and community structure shifts mentioned in the report.
• Studying species-specific commercial significance and by-catch data, such as the 82-tonne Loligo forbesi landing in 2002.

Strengths

• Report includes specific commercial data, such as 82 tonnes of Loligo forbesi landed in 2002.
• Provides detailed ecological context for cephalopod species, including their roles as predators, prey, and migratory influences.
• Authored as part of a formal government Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA6).

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 (UK)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from scientific literature, fisheries data, and ecological surveys for the SEA6 assessment.

Time Range

Report references data from 2002; the assessment was conducted in 2005.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Covers the SEA6 area, which is the Irish Sea.