Burry Inlet, south Wales cockle survey (1982-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1982 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Burry Inlet, South Wales |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sediment grain size parameters; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Zoobenthos generic abundance |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers; manual biota samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data are collected from a series of intertidal transects whose origins are marked by posts. Transect separation is 400m, and sample stations are 50m apart down the transects. The data set records the number of cockles per sample station aged in the field as spat and others (1982-1988) or spat, 1 year old and 2 years and older (1989 to date). From each transect 3 samples are retained for weighing and detailed ageing. Approximately 350 samples are collected each year. |
| Originators | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
| References | Walker, P. (1996) A survey of cockle stocks in the Burry Inlet, South Wales, November 1996., MAFF. Shellfish Resource Group Report, No. 20 |
| 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 | 1029076 |
| Global identifier | 456 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
