FSS: MEMFISH: Macro-ecology of Marine Fish in UK Waters

UK waters fish survey data from annual trawl operations. The dataset includes station, catch, length, and biological data for selected species, collected using PHHT, Granton otter, and beam trawls. It is aggregated by the Government Digital Service from eu_open_data.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on station and catch data.
• Analyzing fish population size structure based on length data.
• Studying biological traits and life history for selected species.
• Comparing catch composition and effort across different trawl gear types.

Strengths

• Includes multiple data types: station, catch, length, and biological data.
• Covers multiple gear types: PHHT, Granton otter trawls, and beam trawls.
• Data is collected from annual surveys, suggesting a time-series component.

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

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Annual fish surveys using specified trawl gears.

Time Range

unknown

Freshness

unknown

Geography

UK waters