2006 - 2006 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Western Channel sole and plaice 2006/07 - Fisheries Science Partnership
FSP Western Channel sole and plaice
One of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) survey series of Western Channel sole and plaice. The survey’s main aim is to show trends in the distribution, abundance and age composition of sole ( *Solea solea* ) and plaice ( *Pleuronectes platessa* ), and to provide some information on bycatch species. At each station sampled, shot and haul, positional, depth and times information were recorded, and for all species of fish and shellfish length distribution data were taken. Otoliths were collected from sole and plaice to provide individual age at length information.
series
http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/18237/
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http://www.cefas.co.uk/
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OGP
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
biota
revision
2011-03-25
publication
2008-06-01
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-2
50.75
49
revision
2010-05-18
2006-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
2006-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
publication
2020-05-18
annually
The primary aim is to investigate the abundance, size and age composition of sole, * Solea solea* , and plaice, *Pleuronectes platessa* , in the Western English Channel (ICES Division VIIe). Additional data are collected on other commercial species such as cod ( *Gadus morhua* ), lemon sole ( *Microstromus kitt* ), megrim ( *Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis* ), and monkfish ( *Lophius piscatorius* ). Both the Eastern and Western surveys of the study area are carried out by one commercial beam trawler during late summer and early autumn. In all, there are 90 target stations equally spread over the western and eastern surveys that have been sampled consistently over all years, from 2003 onwards. Historically, there were more stations but not all were sampled every year and the survey design was thus simplified to cover only the 90 core stations, maintaining the survey for the long term. At each station the catch for the port and starboard gears were combined, which was subsequently split into the retained and discarded component prior to sampling. Fish and shellfish were identified to either species or if not the highest possible taxa, and were measured in accordance with Cefas’ standard practices. When necessary catches by species were a subsampled prior to measuring. Species of Cephalopod were measured, except for Octopii, which were counted. Biological samples for sole and plaice were collected for age determination purposes.
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
custodian
Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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