CORY 10/03: English Channel Beam Trawl Survey Catch and Biological Data

107 stations were sampled during a survey from 26/07/2003 to 09/08/2003 aboard the RV Corystes. The survey collected station, catch, length, and biological data for 167 species in the Southern North Sea and Eastern English Channel using a 4m beam trawl. It was undertaken by Cefas as part of an ICES-funded research program and in support of EU data regulations.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution and abundance based on catch data from 107 stations.
• Analyzing fish population length structures based on the collected length data.
• Assessing benthic community composition based on the collection of benthic data.
• Studying marine litter distribution patterns based on the litter data collection aim.
• Correlating catch rates with environmental factors based on collected water temperature and salinity data.

Strengths

• Survey operations were undertaken on 107 stations, providing spatial coverage.
• Records catch data for 167 different species identified during the survey.
• Includes multiple data types: station, catch, length, and biological data for selected species.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-06-11 08:10:59.991243; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), part of the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.

Collection Method

Collected using a 4m beam trawl deployed from research vessels during a standardized survey.

Time Range

26/07/2003 to 09/08/2003

Freshness

Dataset metadata was last updated on 2026-06-11.

Geography

Southern North Sea and Eastern English Channel (ICES areas VIId and IVc).