Identification

Title

UK Biodiversity Indicator B2, Sustainable fisheries

Abstract

This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator B2, Sustainable fisheries. Fish are an integral component of marine biodiversity. They are an important element of the food chain for seabirds, seals and cetaceans and are a source of food and employment for people. Sustainable fisheries will help to ensure marine ecosystems remain diverse and resilient and provide a long-term and viable fishing industry. The indicator shows the percentage of fish stocks in seas around the UK that are both harvested sustainably and are at full reproductive capacity. It is based on a group of seven species in 13 stocks for which there are reliable estimates of fishing mortality and spawning biomass, together with precautionary reference points for fishing mortality and biomass that allow the sustainability of the stocks to be evaluated. The indicator stocks include a range of local and widely distributed finfish species of major importance to the UK fishing industry. This is one of a suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by JNCC on behalf of Defra; the latest publication date was 19 January 2016 - for indicator B2 the latest data are for 2013. The supporting technical spread sheet lists the stocks used to create the indicator.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4244

name: page-4244

Unique resource identifier

code

209eb19e-3f55-4315-809c-385cf39b8ecd

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4244 Data set supported by a Word document (B2 - Sustainable fisheries.docx) containing all of the website text, a jpeg image (UKBI2015_B2i_Final.jpg), and a technical background spread sheet (UKBI2015_TechBG_B2_Final.xlsx) listing which stocks are included.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Terrestrial

UK Biodiversity

Evidence

Biodiversity

fish stocks

Fishery Management

indicator

sustainable fisheries

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.65

East bounding longitude

2.0

North bounding latitude

61.0

South bounding latitude

49.77

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1990

End position

2013

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-01-19

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Source: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Microsoft Excel for Windows

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement "Contains public sector information from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0"

Limitations on public access

No limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-05-17

Metadata language