Identification

Title

2007 - 2007 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) River Tyne to Druridge Bay Mixed Crab and Lobster Survey 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership

Alternative title(s)

FSP North East Crab

Abstract

The fishing vessel *Wendy Patricia* was chartered between August and October 2007 to carry out a potting survey and an acoustic survey in the mixed crab and lobster fishery in an area off the northeast coast from the river Tyne to Druridge Bay. The main objective was to investigate the population structure of edible crabs in relation to the characteristics of the seabed. Fishing positions were spread throughout the survey area but most stations were in Whitley Bay and north of Newbiggin, corresponding to the pre-survey positions of the gear. Sidescan sonar and underwater video were used during the acoustic survey to map ground types in proximity to the fishing positions. The fishing survey took place in late August and early September and the acoustic survey was carried out in October.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/541/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS1ecd17d4-c9cb-46f6-9082-63a74f6fd726

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

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2

East bounding longitude

-1

North bounding latitude

55.5

South bounding latitude

55

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

2007-08-01

End position

2007-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-01-20

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Catches of brown crab ( *Cancer pagurus* ) were generally larger farther offshore on ground that included areas of sand, while catches from the inshore areas were dominated by lobsters ( *Homarus gammarus* ) and velvet crabs ( *Necora puber* ). Hard and rocky reefs often characterised the seabed in the inshore areas. Although moderate catches of lobsters were also taken at offshore sites adjacent to wrecks, velvet crab catches were restricted to the hard or rough inshore areas. Low numbers of Nephrops ( *Nephrops norvegicus* ) were taken at only five of the offshore sites.

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

2017-01-20T14:55:16

Metadata language