Fishing Survey System (FSS): Species and Gear Code Reference Tables

Tables of species and gear codes used in the Cefas Fishing Survey System (FSS) database. The dataset is provided by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network for cross-referencing with other Cefas datasets. It was last updated on 2026-06-11.

Use Cases

• Standardizing species names across datasets based on the FSS code tables.
• Interpreting gear types in fishing survey records based on the FSS gear codes.
• Joining or validating other Cefas datasets using the provided reference codes.
• Creating lookup tables for data cleaning and harmonization workflows.

Strengths

• Provides official reference codes from the Cefas Fishing Survey System (FSS).
• Intended for cross-referencing with other Cefas datasets, suggesting integration potential.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Marine Environmental Data & Information Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 08:11:07.584953; freshness should be verified.