Irish Sea Fish Egg and Larvae Counts from 2006-2010 Survey Voyages
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Description
Irish Sea Fish Egg Production Survey 2006 is a marine plankton dataset collected by the Government Digital Service. The data series includes 15 voyages from 2006 to 2010, with samples taken on a planned grid. It contains counts of fish eggs and larvae, positional data, and filtered water volumes.
Use Cases
Modeling fish spawning distribution based on egg and larvae counts mentioned in the description
Analyzing plankton community composition based on the described fine-mesh sampling method
Studying temporal trends in fish reproduction from the 2006-2010 survey series
Mapping survey coverage and sampling density based on the described positional data
Strengths
Data collection spanned 5 years from 2006 to 2010, providing a temporal series
Samples were collected on a planned survey grid, suggesting systematic spatial coverage
Analysis was conducted under a specific contract (Cefas C3576), indicating formal processing
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 modeling
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
Source
Government Digital Service
Collection Method
Plankton samples collected using a fine mesh (80 micron) 'PUP' sampler attached to a Gulf VII sampler frame on survey voyages.
Time Range
2006 to 2010
Freshness
Survey period ended in 2010; dataset is historical.
Geography
Irish Sea
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