Fish sampling from five power station cooling water intake screens around the coast of England (1972-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1972 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | 5 power stations on the east, south and west coast of England (Oldbury (Severn estuary), Tilbury and West Thurrock (Thames), Dungeness (Sussex) and Sizewell (Suffolk)) |
| 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 cooling water intake screens are sampled fortnightly during September to December for bass, and fortnightly during March to May for 1- group sole. Fish lengths and numbers/hour have been recorded for all species captured at Sizewell (1982-1986), Dungeness (1982-1989), Oldbury (1972-1993), West Thurrock (1975-1992) and Tilbury (1993-1996). |
| Originators | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Data web site | http://www.cefas.co.uk/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Contracts Office, CEFAS, Lowestoft |
| Address | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1621 562244 |
| Facsimile | +44 (0)1502 513865 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1029068 |
| Global identifier | 447 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
