This dataset has been extracted as part of an exercise to assemble "all" Cefas
Temperature Data and publish it in a Data paper. It is one of 17 Cefas data
sources assembled. The Fishing Survey System (FSS) is a purpose–built database
used to hold and maintain Cefas fish survey data, primarily from government
mandated surveys. This SQL database holds the main research and charter vessel
fishing surveys data from 1901 to present. It includes station, catch, length,
and biological data. Easy to access user front end for storing and editing
most forms of survey vessel data. Individual surveys grouped by their parent
cruise series. Three current sections are shellfish, Fisheries Science
Partnership and standard fisheries surveys. Fish stock monitoring survey
stations, provide the main source of temperature data. This dataset also
stretches the UK Shelf Waters designation, including a single coastal
Greenland survey in 1959 and Arctic surveys in 1930 and 1949–1959.
