Southern North Sea Plankton Station Data from 1968 RV Corella Survey

1968 survey data from one of nine expeditions investigating fish spawning grounds in the southern North Sea. The dataset, provided by the Government Digital Service, likely contains station information for a survey that originally recorded counts of fish eggs, larvae, and other zooplankton. Only the station data is currently available in electronic format.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical plankton sampling station locations based on the station data mentioned in the description
• Study the spatial distribution of 1968 North Sea survey efforts based on the available station records
• Reconstruct historical marine survey methodologies based on the described focus on fish eggs and larvae
• Investigate long-term changes in North Sea spawning areas by using this dataset as a historical baseline

Strengths

• Data originates from a series of nine dedicated scientific surveys conducted in 1968
• Focuses on a specific and ecologically important region: the southern North Sea spawning areas

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The core biological data (egg/larval counts) is described but not available in electronic format
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Survey data collected during RV Corella cruise 02/68, part of a series of 9 surveys.

Time Range

1968

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

Southern North Sea