1998 - Ongoing, North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NWIFCA) Cockle Surveys

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Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Last updated:
27 September 2013
Topic:
Mapping
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Summary

The NWIFCA conducts cockle surveys across its district in order to inform the management of this fishery. Data is collected on the density of cockles in an area, their status in relation to minimum landing size (20 mm) and age. Samples are also often taken for weighing and production of length frequency tables. This data can be used to estimate other parameters such as the mass of stock on the bed. In the past beds have been surveyed regularly (every year). However, the NWIFCA has moved toward a more adaptive survey strategy where beds are more often surveyed after reports of a possible commercial stock by local area officers.

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Added to data.gov.uk
2017-09-21
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No restrictions to public access
Harvest GUID
ea5cce71bf0b7c878642623503ddd102
Extent
Latitude: 55.0091° to 53.3046°
Longitude: -3.7354° to -2.7356°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4978
Dataset reference date
2013-09-27 (publication)
Frequency of update
irregular
Responsible party
Northwestern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (originator, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng
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