Register of fish farms in England and Wales (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 |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | England and Wales |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish disease and parasites; River flow and discharge; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Metadata parameters; Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets; satellite positioning systems |
| Description | |
| Summary | Registered fish farm data is updated annually and details verified during site visit by an EC Inspector. Data held include farms and sites designated for notifiable diseases from 1984 to date, species held and development stage, production details, geographical location, water catchment and discharge site, holding facilities and employee type and numbers. Only shellfish and very few fish sites have any relevance to marine environment. |
| 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 | 1029099 |
| Global identifier | 482 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-09 |