Irish Sea Zooplankton Survey Data from 2006 to 2008

A series of cruises carried out in the Irish Sea from 2006 to 2008 by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. The data consists of analysis results from fine mesh (PUP) net samples, including counts of identified zooplankton, associated positional data, and volumes filtered.

Use Cases

• Modeling zooplankton distribution and abundance based on positional data and sample volumes.
• Analyzing temporal trends in fish egg production from the 2006-2008 survey period.
• Correlating environmental conditions with plankton counts based on the described sampling methodology.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined three-year period (2006 to 2008).
• Includes positional data, allowing for spatial analysis.
• Results from a specific sampling method (fine mesh PUP net), providing methodological consistency.

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

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Collection Method

Analysis of samples from a series of survey cruises using fine mesh (PUP) nets.

Time Range

2006 to 2008

Freshness

Data collection concluded in 2008; last update status unknown.

Geography

Irish Sea