Western English Channel Groundfish Survey using charter vessels Bogey and Carhelmar (1985-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1985 onwards (September to October each year) |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Fixed station grid covering the western English Channel (north side) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | The survey consists of 57 stations on the main sole grounds in the English waters of the western English Channel. There has been one vessel change (1989) at the same time as the gear change. The objective is to provide fisheries-independent abundance indices of all age-groups of sole and plaice which are used by the assessment working groups to 'tune' the VPA and to estimate recruitment. Data are collated on other fish species. |
| Originators | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Data web site | http://www.cefas.co.uk/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Contracts Office, CEFAS, Lowestoft |
| Address | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1621 562244 |
| Facsimile | +44 (0)1502 513865 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1029056 |
| Global identifier | 435 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
