Cefas HUMB 1/06: Young Fish Survey of UK Coasts, August-September 2006

Surveys around the British Isles, predominantly the South and East coasts, were completed in late August and early September. This survey from 2006 collected station, catch, length, and biological data for 76 species across 81 stations to evaluate the recruitment of Sole and Plaice. It was undertaken by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) as part of the International Young Fish Survey.

Use Cases

• Modeling recruitment patterns of Sole and Plaice based on the biological data collected.
• Analyzing species abundance and diversity based on the catch data for 76 different species.
• Studying spatial distribution of young fish based on the station data from 81 survey locations.
• Comparing fishing gear efficiency based on the described use of a 2m beam trawl with a shrimp net.

Strengths

• Survey operations were undertaken on 81 stations, providing multiple spatial data points.
• 76 different species were recorded, indicating broad taxonomic coverage.
• Data includes multiple types: station, catch, length, and biological data for key species.
• Clear temporal scope: survey took place between 27/08/2006 and 07/09/2006.

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.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Collection Method

Beam trawl survey operations undertaken at sea.

Time Range

27/08/2006 to 07/09/2006

Freshness

Data is from a 2006 survey; historical dataset.

Geography

British Isles, predominantly the South and East coasts