2010 Defra MB0106: Brown Shrimp Landings from English and Welsh Ports

England and Wales landings data for Brown Shrimp from reported shellfish landings at ports. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and originates from the UK's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). It covers the year 2010.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical shellfish landings trends based on reported port data.
• Model regional fishery yields based on species-specific landings data.
• Assess marine resource management policies based on official government landings records.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a government department (Defra), suggesting an official reporting mechanism.
• Focuses on a specific species (Brown Shrimp) and year (2010), providing a clear temporal and taxonomic scope.
• Geographic coverage is explicitly stated as ports in England and Wales.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)

Collection Method

Reported shellfish landings at ports.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Data is from 2010; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Ports in England and Wales