2010 Defra MB0106: Brown Crab Landings in England and Wales

MFA landings data for Brown Crab from reported shellfish landings at ports in England and Wales. The dataset originates from the UK Government Digital Service and is hosted on the EU Open Data platform. The temporal coverage is likely centered around the year 2010, as indicated by the title.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual shellfish landings trends based on reported port data.
• Modeling fishery sustainability for Brown Crab based on landings volume.
• Mapping regional fishing activity in England and Wales based on port locations.
• Assessing the economic contribution of the Brown Crab shellfishery.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a government agency (Government Digital Service), suggesting an official reporting mechanism.
• Focuses on a specific species (Brown Crab) and geographic region (England and Wales), providing clear scope.

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

Collection Method

Reported shellfish landings at ports.

Time Range

Likely 2010 or surrounding period.

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Ports in England and Wales.