235 different species were caught during a 2013 marine survey across 192 stations in the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel. The survey collected station, catch, length, and biological data for groundfish using research vessels and 4m beam trawls. Cefas conducted this work to support EU data regulations and an ICES research program, also gathering benthic, litter, water temperature, salinity, and acoustic data.
Use Cases
- Calculate species abundance indices based on catch and length data mentioned in the description
- Model fish population distributions based on station and environmental data
- Assess marine litter impact based on the benthic and litter data collection
- Analyze correlations between water temperature/salinity and species presence
Strengths
- Data covers 235 different marine species
- Survey operations were undertaken on 192 stations
- Includes multiple data types: catch, biological, environmental, and acoustic
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Collection Method
- Survey undertaken by Cefas using research vessels and 4m beam trawls, with additional equipment including a CTD cast and Slocum sea glider.
- Time Range
- Survey took place between 10/09/2013 and 03/10/2013
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:11:58.393198; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Irish Sea and Bristol Channel