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Fladen experimental fishing impact recovery data - Benthic macrofauna

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
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Summary

Total counts and biomass in grams of individual taxa identified from 0.1m squared Day Grab samples of the seabed with associated station information. The benthic macrofaunal samples were collected at sampling stations located within six experimental boxes (three treatments and three control) during a fishing impact recovery survey within the Fladen Grounds. Data were collected at three time points (before impact (time 0), immediately after impact (time

  1. and 8 months after impact (time 2) during two research surveys on the RV Cefas Endeavour in April 2015 and November 2015.

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Cefas Data Portal – 23/7/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
16 July 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFASe39865ef-ea4f-4c67-bf6f-383506677076
Extent (Latitude)
58.25° to 58.00°
Extent (Longitude)
0.00° to 0.50°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2019-04-04
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-07-16
Dataset reference date (creation)
2019-03-18
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng