Identification

Title

Small pelagic fish sampling programme 2018/19 - Fisheries Science Partnership

Alternative title(s)

FSP Small pelagic fish sampling

Abstract

This Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) project was a collaboration between industry and scientists, responding to the need for data from the main small pelagic fisheries in the South West coast of England. It had three primary objectives: i) to collaborate, improve and continue the self‐sampling time‐series of biological data collected on sardine from commercial catches in support of the stock assessment; ii) to engage the Lyme Bay fishermen in a self‐sampling programme to collect biological data on sprat needed for the stock assessment and iii) to run an industry‐based acoustic survey in parallel with the existing scientific PELTIC survey to involve industry in the process of collecting fisheries independent data and to investigate several queries from industry about the validity of the Cefas PELTIC survey (effects of timing and lack of shallow water coverage on biomass estimate).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/18683

name: Cefas Data Portal

description: The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: Binary download.

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS18683

codeSpace

https://data.cefas.co.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

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

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-01-11

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-01-11

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.50

East bounding longitude

-2.50

North bounding latitude

51.00

South bounding latitude

49.75

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-06-30

End position

2018-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-05-24

date type

revision

effective date

2022-11-30

date type

creation

effective date

2017-08-23

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This project trialled the first self‐sampling initiative for sprat (*Sprattus sprattus*). Two out of the three vessels and one processor provided biological information on the catches. Despite the limited amount of data and some issues with the data collected, this first attempt provided valuable information on the length structure of the catches and provided a good basis for a future self‐sampling collaboration. The industry led acoustic survey was carried out in parallel to the PELTIC18 survey to evaluate the sprat population in Lyme Bay (Western English Channel) using fisheries acoustics and pelagic trawling in Lyme Bay, similar to those conducted in previous years (2011 and 2012). Due to localised distribution of sprat, the survey was able to cover the majority of the stock. A portable scientific Simrad EK60 echosounder was deployed from one of the pelagic sprat trawlers and used to collect acoustic data along seven equidistant transects which were also covered by the PELTIC survey several weeks later.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-12-10

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

Unknown

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

email address

defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-11-30T02:24:58

Metadata language