UK Fisheries Industry Data Strategy and Action Plans, 2016-2017

A 2016/17 desk study by the UK Government Digital Service addressed the strategic need for industry-led data collection in fisheries management. The work reviewed existing initiatives, appraised data-deficient stocks, and developed action plans for case studies. This output likely contains textual reports and strategic documents rather than raw observational data.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking industry data integration initiatives based on the review of existing programs.
• Identifying data gaps for UK fisheries stocks based on the rapid appraisal of data-deficient stocks.
• Designing stakeholder engagement plans based on the developed action plans for case study stocks.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific strategic challenge: integrating industry-generated data into fisheries management.
• Output is based on a structured three-activity methodology: review, appraisal, and action plan development.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Desk-based study involving review, rapid appraisal, and action plan development.

Time Range

2016/17

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United Kingdom