Plankton surveys in the North Sea (1962-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1962 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Various areas of the North Sea; Southern Bight and north east coast of England in particular |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters; Zooplankton egg hatch proportion |
| Instruments | Plankton nets; salinity sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | Surveys are carried out each year as background to fish stock monitoring programmes. Fish eggs and larvae are sorted to species where possible and numbers associated with temperature and salinity data on station sheets. Contoured distributions are becoming available in UK Digital Marine Atlas (UKDMAP) format. |
| 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 | 1029066 |
| Global identifier | 445 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
