Identification

Title

2005 - 2005 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) North East coast cod 2005/06 - Fisheries Science Partnership survey

Alternative title(s)

FSP North East coast cod and whiting

Abstract

The North East (NE) Coast (of England) cod survey is a designated time-series survey conducted since 2003 as part of the UK Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP). The NE Coast cod surveys in 2003 and 2004 were largely exploratory, examining factors such as the effect of gear type and time of day on catch rates of cod and other species. The objective of the survey series is to provide year-on-year comparative information on distribution, relative abundance and size/age composition of NE coast cod and whiting. The surveys also provide data on catches of other species important to the NE coast fishery, including haddock.

Resource type

series

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/18203/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS1c507bcc-34b5-4eb4-b60e-fd39b4835d4b

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1

East bounding longitude

2

North bounding latitude

54.75

South bounding latitude

53.75

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2005-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

End position

2005-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-02-09

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

The geographic limits of the survey were initially defined to encompass the main grounds for cod and allied species fished by bottom trawlers operating from ports such as Scarborough, Bridlington and Whitby on England’s NE coast. The routine Cefas observer scheme clearly shows that vessels using whitefish otter trawls operate mainly on the strip of coarser sediments running along the coast, particularly between autumn and spring. (The area of coarse sediment is referred to as "hard ground"). Inshore hard ground provides a typical habitat for young cod up to 2–3 years old, which remain in the area until they mature, then migrate seasonally between feeding and spawning grounds. The immature cod are therefore present in such areas throughout the year. The FSP surveys of NE cod in 2003 and 2004 targeted mainly hard ground, with some stations farther offshore. The survey was redesigned in 2005 in collaboration with the vessel owner to provide broad coverage of a range of seabed types off the NE coast, at the same time allowing increased survey intensity on the hard ground. The same survey design was used in 2006 and 2007. A similar design, but with a coarser grid and fewer stations, was used in 2008 to allow for a ~10% curtailment of the survey concomitant with rising fuel costs, and that design was subsequently also used from 2009 to 2012.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2017-02-09T13:05:43

Metadata language