Southern North Sea Plankton Survey Station Data from 1968

Station data from a 1968 survey investigating fish eggs and larvae in southern North Sea spawning areas. The full dataset includes counts of fish eggs, larvae, and other zooplankton, but only the station information is currently available in electronic format. The survey was one of a series of nine conducted that year.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical plankton survey station locations based on the station data
• Study long-term changes in North Sea spawning grounds based on the 1968 survey series
• Reconstruct sampling methodology for historical marine biology based on the described survey series

Strengths

• Data originates from a defined series of 9 surveys conducted in a single year (1968)
• Focuses on a specific ecological region (southern North Sea spawning areas)

Limitations

• Only station data is available electronically; the core biological counts (eggs, larvae, zooplankton) are not in the described electronic format
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Survey data collected during a series of 9 ship-based surveys in 1968.

Time Range

1968

Freshness

Historical dataset from 1968; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Southern North Sea spawning areas.