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Northern Thames Estuary Sole Selectivity Trails 2010/11 - Fisheries Science Partnership

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
10 September 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

To investigate the potential of more selective/environmentally friendly fishing methods by fitting square-mesh panels to 80mm otter trawls (i.e. modified trawl design) to reduce discard rates of fish and benthos in the northern Thames estuary.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
09 September 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFASae9d7254-ce91-4db8-86e3-3f5778995a35
Extent (Latitude)
51.75° to 51.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-0.50° to 1.50°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2017-01-12
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-09-09
Dataset reference date (creation)
2012-10-24
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng