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Transitional & coastal water fish surveys (NFPD)

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
15 September 2026
Topic
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Summary

The Environment Agency undertakes fisheries monitoring work on rivers, lakes and transitional and coastal (TraC) waters.

This dataset contains site and survey information, the numbers and species of fish caught, fish lengths, weights and ages (where available), for all the TraC water fish surveys carried out across England from 1981 onwards.

Notes:

  • These survey data are stored in an archive more commonly known as the NFPD (National Fish Populations Database).
  • This dataset contains transitional and coastal (TraC) water surveys only.
  • Third party data held on the NFPD are excluded from the dataset.
  • Approved for Access under AfA347.

Please see the Dataset Documentation for further detail. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2017. All rights reserved.

Data links

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Transitional_and_coastal_water_fish_surveys_(NFPD).pdf PDF 15/9/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
15 September 2026
Harvest GUID
11254005-e58b-4354-9c56-0d459665d1b8
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
1981-03-01
Dataset reference date (revision)
2024-04-10
Frequency of update
monthly
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

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Licence information

Open Government Licence