2022-2024 FISP: Ecosystem Benefits of UK Oyster Aquaculture Sites Mumbles 2022 Sediment Sa

Survey data from the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships project measuring ecosystem benefits of oyster aquaculture sites in England and Wales. The dataset likely contains results from underwater imagery, sediment sampling, oyster dredging, and ecosystem function sampling conducted in 2022 and 2023. Project partners Tethys Oysters Ltd., Atlantic Edge Oysters Ltd., Envision Marine Ltd., and the University of Essex collaborated on the research.

Use Cases

• Modeling biodiversity associated with oyster farms based on macrofauna diversity measurements from sediment samples.
• Analyzing denitrification activity at aquaculture sites based on genomic analysis of microorganisms.
• Comparing ecosystem function between farmed, naturalized reef, and control sites based on nitrification/denitrification sampling.
• Assessing oyster abundance and recovery at historic sites based on survey data from commercially restocked areas.

Strengths

• Data collection involved multiple methodologies: underwater imagery, sediment sampling, oyster dredging, and ecosystem function sampling.
• Surveys cover a variety of sites including three oyster farms, one naturalized reef, control sites, and a historic restocked site.
• Research was conducted by a consortium of industry and academic partners.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (via eu_open_data platform)

Collection Method

Field surveys including underwater camera recording, sediment sampling, oyster dredging, and laboratory genomic analysis.

Time Range

2022-2023

Freshness

Survey data collected in 2022 and 2023.

Geography

Oyster aquaculture sites in England and Wales, including Mumbles.